1994 Canadian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1994 Canadian Open
Champions	Meredith McGrath Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie
Score	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	28 (2WC/1Q)
Seeds	8

Main article: 1994 Canadian Open (tennis)

Larisa Neiland and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but Novotná opted to rest after competing consecutively in the previous two weeks, winning the title at San Diego and finishing as runner-up at Manhattan Beach. Neiland teamed up with Gabriela Sabatini and lost in the semifinals to Pam Shriver and Elizabeth Smylie.

Meredith McGrath and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title by defeating Shriver and Smylie 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Meredith McGrath / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
2. Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie (final)
3. Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
4. Yayuk Basuki / Nana Miyagi (second round)
5. Amanda Coetzer / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
6. Larisa Neiland / Gabriela Sabatini (semifinals)
7. Laura Golarsa / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
8. Debbie Graham / Natalia Medvedeva (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Meredith McGrath Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford	1	3
								1	Meredith McGrath Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	6	6
								2	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6	2	4
	6	Larisa Neiland Gabriela Sabatini	1	66
	2	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6	78

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M McGrath A Sánchez Vicario	2	6	6
		M Jaggard-Lai R Simpson-Alter	5	6	2				J Hetherington S Stafford	6	3	0
		J Hetherington S Stafford	7	4	6										1	M McGrath A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		E Maniokova L Meskhi	7	3	6										8	D Graham N Medvedeva	0	3
		P Hy M Werdel	5	6	0				E Maniokova L Meskhi	3	4
		A Dechaume-Balleret F Labat	1	1				8	D Graham N Medvedeva	6	6
	8	D Graham N Medvedeva	6	6																		1	M McGrath A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
																							N Arendt K Radford	1	3
								4	Y Basuki N Miyagi	3	6	4
	Q	R Grande J Kruger	6	6				Q	R Grande J Kruger	6	2	6
		K Maleeva B Rittner	3	2											Q	R Grande J Kruger	1	2
	WC	S Jeyaseelan V Webb	3	3												N Arendt K Radford	6	6
		R McQuillan M Oremans	6	6					R McQuillan M Oremans	4	2
		N Arendt K Radford	6	77					N Arendt K Radford	6	6
	5	A Coetzer P Tarabini	2	61

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	L Neiland G Sabatini	6	7
		C Rubin J Steven	3	5				6	L Neiland G Sabatini	6	4	77
		K Boogert M Paz	5	0					N Bradtke E Reinach	2	6	64
		N Bradtke E Reinach	7	6											6	L Neiland G Sabatini	6	77
		I Demongeot P Ritter	6	3	0										3	L McNeil R Stubbs	3	63
	WC	M Bernard C Delisle	2	6	6			WC	M Bernard C Delisle	2	3
								3	L McNeil R Stubbs	6	6
																						6	L Neiland G Sabatini	1	66
	7	L Golarsa N Tauziat	5	7	6																	2	P Shriver E Smylie	6	78
		S Collins L Ferrando	7	5	0			7	L Golarsa N Tauziat	6	6
		S Farina G Helgeson	77	7					S Farina G Helgeson	4	0
		R Hiraki T Price	61	5											7	L Golarsa N Tauziat	60	4
		E Likhovtseva I Majoli	65	6	3										2	P Shriver E Smylie	77	6
		M Pierce A Temesvári	77	2	6				M Pierce A Temesvári	6	4	4
								2	P Shriver E Smylie	4	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)