1995 WTA Tour

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The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

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Schedule [edit]

The table below shows the 1995 WTA Tour schedule.

January [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
2 January Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Tier III Germany Sabine Hack
2-6, 7-6, 6-4
Romania Irina Spîrlea Sweden Maria Strandlund
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Canada Jana Nejedly
Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang
Slovenia Tina Križan
Japan Nana Miyagi
Germany Porwik / Romania Spîrlea
6-2, 6-3
Belgium Courtois / Belgium Feber
9 January Australia Hobart, Australia Tier IV Georgia (country) Leila Meskhi
6-2, 6-3
China Fang Li Austria Judith Wiesner
Japan Yone Kamio
United States Jolene Watanabe
Germany Meike Babel
United States Tami Whitlinger Jones
Kazakhstan Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Nagatsuka / Japan Sugiyama
2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Netherlands Bollegraf / Latvia Savchenko
9 January Australia Sydney, Australia Tier II Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6-3, 6-4
United States Lindsay Davenport Japan Kimiko Date
United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Australia Nicole Bradtke
United States Patty Fendick
United States Davenport / Czech Republic Novotná
7-5, 2-6, 6-4
United States Fendick / United States Fernandez
16 January
2 weeks
1995 Australian Open
Australia Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam France Mary Pierce
6-3, 6-2
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
Spain Conchita Martínez
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
Mexico Angélica Gavaldón
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Novotná / Spain Sánchez Vicario
6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
30 January New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV Australia Nicole Bradtke
3-6, 6-2, 6-1
United States Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen Italy Silvia Farina
Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
France Julie Halard
Netherlands Kim De Weille
Australia Rachel McQuillan
China Fang Li
Canada Hetherington / South Africa Reinach
7-6, 6-2
Italy Golarsa / Netherlands Vis
31 January Japan Tokyo, Japan Tier I Japan Kimiko Date
6-1, 6-2
United States Lindsay Davenport Croatia Iva Majoli
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Spain Conchita Martínez
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
Germany Anke Huber
France Mary Pierce
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
6-0, 6-3
United States Davenport / Australia Stubbs

February [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
6 February United States Chicago, IL, USA Tier II Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
7-5, 7-6
United States Lisa Raymond United States Zina Garrison-Jackson
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Amy Frazier
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
Belgium Laurence Courtois
United States Chanda Rubin
Argentina Sabatini / Netherlands Schultz
5-7, 7-6, 6-4
United States Whitlinger Jones / United States Werdel
13 February United States Oklahoma City, OK, USA Tier III Netherlands Brenda Schultz
6-1, 6-2
Kazakhstan Elena Likhovtseva United States Patty Fendick
United States Amy Frazier
United States Audra Keller
United States Laxmi Poruri
United States Lisa Raymond
United States Tami Whitlinger Jones
United States Arendt / Italy Golarsa
6-4, 6-3
United States Adams / Netherlands Schultz
14 February France Paris, France Tier II Germany Steffi Graf
6-2, 6-2
France Mary Pierce Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Croatia Iva Majoli
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Austria Judith Wiesner
United States McGrath / Latvia Savchenko
6-4, 6-1
Netherlands Bollegraf / Australia Stubbs
20 February Austria Linz, Austria Tier III Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6-7, 6-3, 6-4
Germany Barbara Rittner Germany Meike Babel
Austria Beate Reinstadler
Austria Petra Schwarz
Italy Anna-Maria Cecchini
Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Finland Nanne Dahlman
United States McGrath / France Tauziat
6-1, 6-2
Croatia Majoli / Austria Schwarz
27 February United States Indian Wells, CA, USA Tier II United States Mary Joe Fernandez
6-4, 6-3
Belarus Natalia Zvereva Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
United States Chanda Rubin
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
United States Lindsay Davenport
Spain Conchita Martínez
United States Davenport / United States Raymond
2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Latvia Savchenko / Spain Sánchez Vicario
27 February Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Tier III South Africa Joannette Kruger
7-6, 6-3
Japan Kyoko Nagatsuka United States Gigi Fernández
Argentina Florencia Labat
Belgium Nancy Feber
Italy Silvia Farina
France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France Sandrine Testud
Germany Kschwendt / Canada Simpson
6-2, 0-6, 6-4
Italy Golarsa / United States Harvey-Wild

March [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
6 March United States Delray Beach, FL, USA Tier II Germany Steffi Graf
6-2, 6-4
Spain Conchita Martínez Germany Anke Huber
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
Germany Barbara Rittner
Kazakhstan Elena Likhovtseva
Argentina Florencia Labat
Netherlands Kristie Boogert
United States Fernandez / Czech Republic Novotná
6-4, 6-0
United States McNeil / Latvia Savchenko
17 March United States Miami, FL, USA Tier I Germany Steffi Graf
6-1, 6-4
Japan Kimiko Date Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
Australia Rachel McQuillan
Germany Anke Huber
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Czech Republic Novotná / Spain Sánchez Vicario
7-5, 2-6, 6-3
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
27 March United States Hilton Head, SC, USA Tier I Spain Conchita Martínez
6-1, 6-1
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Italy Silvia Farina
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
France Lea Ghirardi
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Croatia Iva Majoli
United States Arendt / Netherlands Bollegraf
0-6, 6-3, 6-4
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva

April [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
3 April United States Amelia Island, FL, USA Tier II Spain Conchita Martínez
6-1, 6-4
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Germany Sabine Hack
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Belgium Laurence Courtois
Poland Katarzyna Nowak
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
South Africa Coetzer / Argentina Gorrochategui
6-2, 3-6, 6-2
United States Arendt / Netherlands Bollegraf
10 April United States Houston, TX, USA Tier II Germany Steffi Graf
6-1, 6-1
Sweden Asa Carlsson Germany Sabine Hack
Germany Wiltrud Probst
United States Tami Whitlinger Jones
Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili
South Africa Joannette Kruger
Italy Anna-Maria Cecchini
United States Arendt / Netherlands Bollegraf
6-4, 6-2
Germany Probst / Canada Simpson
10 April Japan Tokyo, Japan Tier III United States Amy Frazier
7-6, 7-5
Japan Kimiko Date Japan Nana Miyagi
China Min Tang
Japan Kyoko Nagatsuka
Italy Rita Grande
Japan Yone Kamio
United States Patty Fendick
Japan Saeki / Japan Yoshida
6-7, 6-4, 7-6
Japan Nagatsuka / Japan Sugiyama
24 April Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Tier III Belgium Sabine Appelmans
6-4, 6-3
Germany Silke Meier Slovakia Denisa Szabová
Romania Irina Spîrlea
Italy Laura Golarsa
Germany Marketa Kochta
Germany Barbara Rittner
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Argentina Paz / Canada Simpson
7-5, 6-2
Italy Golarsa / Romania Spîrlea
25 April Spain Barcelona, Spain Tier II Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
5-7, 6-0, 6-2
Croatia Iva Majoli South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Poland Katarzyna Nowak
United States Ann Grossman
France Nathalie Tauziat
Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Latvia Savchenko / Spain Sánchez Vicario
7-5, 4-6, 7-5
South Africa de Swardt / Croatia Majoli

May [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
1 May Germany Hamburg, Germany Tier II Spain Conchita Martínez
6-1, 6-0
Switzerland Martina Hingis Germany Anke Huber
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Germany Petra Begerow
Austria Judith Wiesner
Germany Barbara Rittner
Germany Jana Kandarr
United States Fernández / Switzerland Hingis
6-2, 6-3
Spain Martínez / Argentina Tarabini
8 May Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Tier IV France Julie Halard
6-4, 6-4
Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová Slovakia Katarina Studenikova
Netherlands Stephanie Rottier
Sweden Asa Carlsson
Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
Austria Barbara Schett
United States Harvey-Wild / United States Rubin
6-7, 6-3, 6-2
Sweden Lindström / Sweden Strandlund
8 May Italy Rome, Italy Tier I Spain Conchita Martínez
6-3, 6-1
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Czech Republic Helena Suková
France Mary Pierce
United States Shaun Stafford
South Africa Joannette Kruger
United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Croatia Iva Majoli
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
3-6, 7-6, 6-4
Spain Martínez / Argentina Tarabini
15 May Germany Berlin, Germany Tier I Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6-4, 6-1
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Romania Irina Spîrlea
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Japan Kimiko Date
Germany Petra Begerow
Australia Nicole Bradtke
France Mary Pierce
South Africa Coetzer / Argentina Gorrochategui
4-6, 7-6, 6-2
Latvia Savchenko / Argentina Sabatini
15 May Rover British Clay Court Championships
United Kingdom Bournemouth, Great Britain
Singles draw Doubles draw
Tier IV Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová
6-7, 6-4, 6-3
Canada Patricia Hy-Boulais United States Lindsay Lee
Sweden Asa Carlsson
Czech Republic Petra Langrová
Czech Republic Radka Bobková
Belgium Els Callens
United States Chanda Rubin
South Africa de Swardt / Romania Dragomir
6-3, 7-5
Australia Guse / Canada Hy-Boulais
22 May France Strasbourg, France Tier III United States Lindsay Davenport
3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Japan Kimiko Date France Sandrine Testud
Japan Yone Kamio
Austria Judith Wiesner
Netherlands Stephanie Rottier
Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
United States Davenport / United States Fernandez
6-2, 6-3
Belgium Appelmans / Netherlands Oremans
29 May
2 weeks
1995 French Open
France Paris, France
Grand Slam Germany Steffi Graf
7-5, 4-6, 6-0
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Japan Kimiko Date
Spain Conchita Martínez
United States Chanda Rubin
Croatia Iva Majoli
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
6-7(6), 6-4, 7-5
Czech Republic Novotná / Spain Sánchez Vicario

June [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
12 June United Kingdom Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III United States Zina Garrison-Jackson
6-3, 6-3
United States Lori McNeil South Africa Elna Reinach
Belgium Els Callens
Belgium Laurence Courtois
United States Nicole Arendt
Germany Christina Singer
Australia Kristine Radford
Netherlands Bollegraf / Australia Stubbs
3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Australia Bradtke / Australia Radford
19 June United Kingdom Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II France Nathalie Tauziat
3-6, 6-0, 7-5
United States Chanda Rubin Germany Christina Singer
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Japan Kimiko Date
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
United States Lori McNeil
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Czech Republic Novotná / Spain Sánchez Vicario
0-6, 6-3, 6-4
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
26 June
2 weeks
1995 Wimbledon
United Kingdom London, Great Britain
Grand Slam Germany Steffi Graf
4-6, 6-1, 7-5
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Conchita Martínez
United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Japan Kimiko Date
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Czech Republic Novotná / Spain Sánchez Vicario
5-7, 7-5, 6-4
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva

July [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
10 July Italy Palermo, Italy Tier IV Romania Irina Spîrlea
7-6, 6-2
Germany Sabine Hack Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
Austria Barbara Schett
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
Italy Flora Perfetti
Germany Veronika Martinek
Italy Silvia Farina
Czech Republic Bobková / Czech Republic Langrová
6-4, 6-1
Austria Schwarz / Slovakia Studenikova
24 July Austria Styria, Austria Tier IV Austria Judith Wiesner
7-6, 6-3
Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tatjana Ječmenica
Austria Barbara Paulus
Spain Ángeles Montolio
Italy Silvia Farina
Italy Anna-Maria Cecchini
Spain Silvia Ramon-Cortes
Italy Farina / Hungary Temesvári
6-2, 6-2
France Fusai / Germany Probst
31 July United States San Diego, CA, USA Tier II Spain Conchita Martínez
6-2, 6-0
United States Lisa Raymond France Sandrine Testud
France Mary Pierce
United States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
United States Gigi Fernández
Australia Rachel McQuillan
Sweden Asa Carlsson
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
6-2, 6-1
France Dechaume-Balleret / France Testud

August [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
7 August United States Manhattan Beach, CA, USA Tier II Spain Conchita Martínez
4-6, 6-1, 6-3
United States Chanda Rubin Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
United States Lindsay Davenport
Germany Anke Huber
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
7-5, 6-7, 7-5
Latvia Savchenko / Argentina Sabatini
14 August Canada Toronto, Canada Tier I United States Monica Seles
6-0, 6-1
South Africa Amanda Coetzer Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
France Mary Pierce
Croatia Iva Majoli
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Germany Anke Huber
Argentina Sabatini / Netherlands Schultz-McCarthy
4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Switzerland Hingis / Croatia Majoli
28 August
2 weeks
1995 US Open
United States New York, USA
Grand Slam Germany Steffi Graf
7-6, 0-6, 6-3
United States Monica Seles Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Spain Conchita Martínez
United States Amy Frazier
United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
7-5, 6-3
Netherlands Schultz-McCarthy / Australia Stubbs

September [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
11 September Poland Warsaw, Poland Tier III Austria Barbara Paulus
7-6(4), 4-6, 6-1
France Alexandra Fusai Poland Magdalena Grzybowska
Germany Karin Kschwendt
Germany Jana Kandarr
Czech Republic Katerina Kroupova
Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová
Belarus Tatiana Ignatieva
Italy Cecchini / Italy Garrone
5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Slovakia Nagyová / Slovakia Szabová
12 September Japan Nagoya, Japan Tier IV United States Linda Wild
6-4, 6-2
Czech Republic Sandra Kleinová Japan Yone Kamio
Australia Kristin Godridge
Japan Rika Hiraki
South Korea Sung-Hee Park
United States Laxmi Poruri
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Guse / Australia Radford
6-4, 6-4
Japan Hiraki / South Korea Park
18 September Russia Moscow, Russia Tier III Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
6-4, 6-2
Russia Elena Makarova United States Meredith McGrath
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
Sweden Asa Carlsson
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Finland Nanne Dahlman
United States McGrath / Latvia Savchenko
6-1, 6-0
Russia Kournikova / Poland Olsza
19 September Japan Tokyo, Japan Tier II France Mary Pierce
6-3, 6-3
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu
United States Lindsay Davenport
South Korea Sung-Hee Park
United States Amy Frazier
United States Davenport / United States Fernandez
6-3, 6-2
South Africa Coetzer / United States Wild
25 September Germany Leipzig, Germany Tier II Germany Anke Huber
W/O
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Austria Judith Wiesner
United States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
South Africa Joannette Kruger
United States Lindsay Lee
Latvia Savchenko / United States McGrath
6-4, 6-4
Netherlands Schultz-McCarthy / Netherlands Vis
25 September China Beijing, China Tier IV United States Linda Wild
7-5, 6-2
Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang Australia Kristin Godridge
United States Shaun Stafford
South Korea Mi-Ra Jeon
United States Ann Grossman
Netherlands Petra Kamstra
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
Germany Porwik / United States Wild
6-1, 6-0
Netherlands Rottier / Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang

October [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
2 October Indonesia Surabaya, Indonesia Tier IV Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang
6-1, 6-1
China Jing-Qian Yi Slovenia Tina Križan
Australia Annabel Ellwood
Ukraine Elena Brioukhovets
China Fang Li
China Li-Ling Chen
France Sarah Pitkowski
Netherlands Kamstra / Slovenia Križan
2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Japan Miyagi / United States Reece
2 October Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland Tier I Croatia Iva Majoli
6-4, 6-4
France Mary Pierce United States Chanda Rubin
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
South Africa Joannette Kruger
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
United States Arendt / Netherlands Bollegraf
6-4, 6-7, 6-4
United States Rubin / Netherlands Vis
9 October Germany Filderstadt, Germany Tier II Croatia Iva Majoli
6-4, 7-6
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Germany Anke Huber
United States Chanda Rubin
Germany Petra Begerow
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
France Mary Pierce
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
5-7, 6-1, 6-4
United States McGrath / Latvia Savchenko
17 October Brighton International
United Kingdom Brighton, Great Britain
Tier II United States Mary Joe Fernandez
6-4, 7-5
South Africa Amanda Coetzer Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Austria Barbara Paulus
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
United States McGrath / Latvia Savchenko
7-5, 6-1
United States McNeil / Czech Republic Suková
30 October Canada Quebec City, Canada Tier III Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
7-6, 6-2
Belgium Dominique Monami United States Lindsay Lee
Australia Rennae Stubbs
France Sandrine Testud
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Belgium Laurence Courtois
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Arendt / Netherlands Bollegraf
7-6, 4-6, 6-2
United States Raymond / Australia Stubbs
30 October United States Oakland, CA, USA Tier II Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
6-3, 6-4
Japan Ai Sugiyama United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernandez
United States Zina Garrison-Jackson
Czech Republic Helena Suková
United States Linda Wild
United States Venus Williams
Czech Republic McNeil / Czech Republic Suková
3-6, 6-4, 6-3
United States Adams / United States Garrison-Jackson

November [edit]

Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists
6 November United States Philadelphia, PA, USA Tier I Germany Steffi Graf
6-1, 4-6, 6-3
United States Lori McNeil United States Zina Garrison-Jackson
Germany Anke Huber
United States Meredith McGrath
Romania Irina Spîrlea
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Spain Conchita Martínez
United States McNeil / Czech Republic Suková
4-6, 6-3, 6-4
United States McGrath / Latvia Savchenko
13 November United States New York, NY, USA 1995 WTA Tour Championships Germany Steffi Graf
6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Germany Anke Huber Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
United States Mary Joe Fernandez
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
Japan Kimiko Date
Spain Conchita Martínez
Czech Republic Novotná / Spain Sánchez Vicario
6-2, 6-1
United States Fernández / Belarus Zvereva
13 November Thailand Pattaya City, Thailand Tier IV Austria Barbara Paulus
6-4, 6-3
China Jing-Qian Yi Italy Rita Grande
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
Poland Aleksandra Olsza
Venezuela Maria-Alejandra Vento
China Min Tang
Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang
Canada Hetherington / Australia Radford
2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Australia Godridge / Japan Miyagi

Statistical Information [edit]

List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:

The following players won their first title:

See also [edit]

References [edit]