1995 WTA Tour
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Duration | 2 January – 13 November 1995 |
Edition | 25th |
Tournaments | 51 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships WTA Tier I (8) WTA Tier II (17) WTA Tier III (11) WTA Tier IV (10) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() ($2,538,620) |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles Team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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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.
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 1995 WTA Tour schedule.
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Grand Slam events |
Year-end championships |
Tier Is |
Tier IIs |
Tier IIIs |
Tier IVs |
Team events |
January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Jan | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 12 teams |
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Danamon Indonesia Open Jakarta, Indonesia Tier III $161,250 - Hard - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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9 Jan | Schweppes Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV $107,500 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Peters International Sydney, Australia Tier II $322,500 - Hard - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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16 Jan 23 Jan |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $2,338,825 - Hard - 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed |
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30 Jan | Amway Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV $107,500 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I $806,250 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Feb | Ameritech Cup Chicago, United States Tier II $430,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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13 Feb | IGA Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III $161,250 - Hard (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II $430,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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20 Feb | EA-Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier III $161,250 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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27 Feb | State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier II $430,000 - Hard - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Puerto Rico Open San Juan, Puerto Rico Tier III $161,250 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Mar | Delray Beach Winter Championships Delray Beach, United States Tier II $430,000 - Hard - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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13 Mar 20 Mar |
Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I $1,550,000 - Hard - 96S/48D Singles - Doubles |
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27 Mar | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I $806,250 - Clay - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II $430,000 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles |
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10 Apr | Gallery Furniture Championships Houston, United States Tier II $430,000 - Clay - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier III $161,250 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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17 Apr | Fed Cup First Round Sofia, Bulgaria, Carpet (i) Freiburg, Germany, Clay Metz, France, Clay Aventura, Florida, U.S., Hard |
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24 April | Zagreb Open Zagreb, Croatia Tier III $161,250 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Spanish Open Barcelona, Spain Tier II $430,000 - Clay - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 May | Citizen Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II $430,000 - Clay - 28S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |
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8 May | Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier IV $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I $806,250 - Clay - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles |
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15 May | WTA German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I $806,250 - Clay - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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Rover British Clay Court Championships Bournemouth, Great Britain Tier IV $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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22 May | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III $161,250 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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World Doubles Cup Edinburgh, Great Britain $188,125 - Clay - 8D Doubles |
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29 May 5 June |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $3,820,604 - Clay - 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles - Doubles - Mixed |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 June | DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III $161,250 - Grass - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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19 June | Direct Line International Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II $430,000 - Grass - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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26 June 3 July |
Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $3,044,890 - Grass - 128S/64Q/64D/64X Singles - Doubles - Mixed |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Jul | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier IV $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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17 Jul | Fed Cup Semifinals Santander, Spain, Clay Wilmington, United States Carpet (i) |
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24 Jul | Styrian Open Styria, Austria Tier IV $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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31 Jul | Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II $430,000 - Hard - 48S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Aug | Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II $430,000 - Hard - 48S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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14 Aug | Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Tier I $806,250 - Hard - 56S/32Q/28D Singles - Doubles |
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28 Aug 4 Sep |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $4,271,000 - Hard - 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Sep | Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw, Poland Tier III $161,250 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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WTA Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Tier IV $107,500 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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18 Sep | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier III $161,250 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Nichirei International Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier II $430,000 - Hard - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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25 Sep | Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II $430,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Nokia Open Beijing, China Tier IV $107,500 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Oct | Wismilak Open Surabaya, Indonesia Tier IV $107,500 - Hard - 32S/14Q/16D Singles - Doubles |
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European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier I $806,250 - Hard (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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9 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II $430,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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17 Oct | Brighton International Brighton, Great Britain Tier II $430,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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30 Oct | Challenge Bell Quebec City, Canada Tier III $161,250 - Carpet (i) - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Bank of the West Classic Oakland, United States Tier II $430,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/14D Singles - Doubles |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Nov | Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Tier I $806,250 - Carpet (i) - 28S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |
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13 Nov | WTA Tour Championships New York City, United States WTA Tour Championships $2,000,000 - Carpet (i) - 16S/9D Singles - Doubles |
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Volvo Women's Open Pattaya City, Thailand Tier IV $107,500 - Hard - 32S/32Q/16D Singles - Doubles |
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20 Nov | Fed Cup Final Valencia, Spain, Clay |
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Statistical Information[]
List of players and titles won, last name alphabetically:
- Steffi Graf - Paris, Delray Beach, Miami, Houston, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Philadelphia, WTA Tour Championships (9)
- Conchita Martínez - Hilton Head, Amelia Island, Hamburg, Rome, San Diego, Manhattan Beach (6)
- Magdalena Maleeva - Chicago, Moscow, Oakland (3)
- Mary Joe Fernández - Indian Wells, Brighton (2)
- Iva Majoli - Zurich, Filderstadt (2)
- Barbara Paulus - Warsaw, Pattaya City (2)
- Mary Pierce - Australian Open, Tokyo (Tier II) (2)
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario - Barcelona, Berlin (2)
- Brenda Schultz-McCarthy - Oklahoma City, Quebec City (2)
- Linda Wild - Nagoya, Beijing (2)
- Sabine Appelmans - Zagreb (1)
- Nicole Bradtke - Auckland (1)
- Kimiko Date - Tokyo (Tier I) (1)
- Lindsay Davenport - Strasbourg (1)
- Amy Frazier - Tokyo (Tier III) (1)
- Zina Garrison-Jackson - Birmingham (1)
- Sabine Hack - Jakarta (1)
- Julie Halard - Prague (1)
- Anke Huber - Leipzig (1)
- Joannette Kruger - San Juan (1)
- Leila Meskhi - Hobart (1)
- Jana Novotná - Linz (1)
- Ludmila Richterová - Bournemouth (1)
- Gabriela Sabatini - Sydney (1)
- Monica Seles - Toronto (1)
- Irina Spîrlea - Palermo (1)
- Nathalie Tauziat - Eastbourne (1)
- Wang Shi-ting - Surabaya (1)
- Judith Wiesner - Styria (1)
The following players won their first title:
Joannette Kruger - San Juan
Ludmila Richterová - Bournemouth
Iva Majoli - Zurich
Rankings[]
Below are the 1995 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1995" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1995" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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