1994 Bank of the West Classic – Singles
1994 tennis event results
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Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. The score was 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3).[1][2] It was the 20th title for Sánchez Vicario in her singles career and her 8th title in this season, after previously winning at Amelia Island, Barcelona, Hamburg, the French Open, Montréal, the US Open and Tokyo.[3]
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Martina Navratilova| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1994 Bank of the West Classic | |
| Champion | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Runner-up | Martina Navratilova |
| Score | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |
| Draw | 28 (2WC/1Alt) |
| Seeds | 8 |
This was the first ever professional tournament for future 7-time major champion and world No. 1 Venus Williams, at the age of 14. She defeated Shaun Stafford in the first round and faced Sánchez Vicario (then World No. 2) at the second round. Williams won the first set and was leading 3–1 in the second set, but Sánchez Vicario won the next 11 games in a row and won the match 2–6, 6–3, 6–0.[4]
The match was recreated in the film King Richard, released in 2021. Sánchez Vicario (played by Mexican tennis player Marcela Zacarías) showed her discomfort after being portrayed as the antagonist of the film, as she was accused of performing gamesmanship in order to defeat Williams.[5]
Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
Martina Navratilova (final)- Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva(withdrew)
Anke Huber (quarterfinals)- Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
- Lori McNeil (first round)
- Zina Garrison-Jackson (quarterfinals)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| 1 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||
| 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 65 | 63 | |||||||||
| Debbie Graham
| 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Martina Navratilova
| 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | V Williams
| 6 | 6 | WC | V Williams
| 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Stafford
| 3 | 4 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Werdel
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Z Garrison-Jackson
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Kruger
| 4 | 6 | 3 | M Werdel
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Dechaume-Balleret
| 0 | 1 | 8 | Z Garrison-Jackson
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Z Garrison-Jackson
| 6 | 6 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Davenport
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | L Davenport
| 5 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Kuhlman
| 6 | 4 | 2 | K Po
| 7 | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Po
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | L Davenport
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M McGrath
| 6 | 6 | 5 |  A Huber
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Tu
| 3 | 4 | M McGrath
| 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Mall
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | A Huber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Huber
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L McNeil
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Graham
| 7 | 6 | D Graham
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Ignatieva
| 4 | 2 | P Fendick
| 7 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Fendick
| 6 | 6 | D Graham
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Langrová
| 2 | 1 | J Watanabe
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Watanabe
| 6 | 6 | J Watanabe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  E Smylie
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Graham
| 6 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Frazier
| 6 | 6 | 2 | M Navratilova
| 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R Nideffer
| 0 | 0 | 6 | A Frazier
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Shriver
| 4 | 79 | 2 | T Whitlinger-Jones
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Whitlinger-Jones
| 6 | 67 | 6 | 6 | A Frazier
| 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Kochta
| 6 | 7 | 2 | M Navratilova
| 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cacic
| 3 | 5 | M Kochta
| 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Navratilova
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||