1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships

1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
DateMarch 24–27
Edition20th
Draw8D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationWesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
VenueSaddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort
1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships
1994 Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships
1993 Champions Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Champions Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Score6–2, 7–5
Draw8D

The 1994 Light n' Lively Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from March 24 through March 27, 1994.

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[1] It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 57th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd title of the year and the 40th of her career.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (final)
  2. Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  3. Patty Fendick / Meredith McGrath (semifinals)
  4. Larisa Neiland / Elizabeth Smylie (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6 6  
  Mary Joe Fernández
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel
0 0  
1 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
2 6 6
3 Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
6 3 2
3 Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
4 6 6
  Lori McNeil
Rennae Stubbs
6 1 4
1 Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
2 5  
2 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 7  
WC Tracy Austin
Pam Shriver
6 7  
4 Larisa Neiland
Elizabeth Smylie
3 5  
WC Tracy Austin
Pam Shriver
2 2  
2 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
  Jill Hetherington
Shaun Stafford
2 3  
2 Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1995). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1995. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 152, 173. ISBN 9780002184847.