1995 French Open
The 1995 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 29 May until 11 June. It was the 99th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1995.
1995 French Open | |
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Date | 29 May – 11 June |
Edition | 99th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Thomas Muster | |
Women's Singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Men's Doubles | |
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis | |
Women's Doubles | |
Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland / Todd Woodbridge |
Seniors
Men's Singles
Thomas Muster[1] defeated Michael Chang, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4.
- It was Muster's sixth title of the year, and his 29th overall. It was his first career Grand Slam title.
Women's Singles
Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0.
- It was Graf's fifth title of the year, and her 91st overall. It was her 16th career Grand Slam title, and her fourth French Open title.
Men's Doubles
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis defeated Nicklas Kulti / Magnus Larsson, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1.
Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez, 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5.
Mixed Doubles
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland / Mark Woodforde defeated Jill Hetherington / John-Laffnie de Jager, 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4).
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Mariano Zabaleta defeated Mariano Puerta[2] 6–2, 6–3
Girls' Singles
Amélie Cocheteux defeated Marlene Weingärtner, 7–5, 6–4
Boys' Doubles
Raemon Sluiter / Peter Wessels defeated Justin Gimelstob / Ryan Wolters, 7–6, 7–5
Girls' Doubles
Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová defeated Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni, 7–6, 7–5
References
- Muster became the first Austrian tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
- Puerta reached the 2005 Men's Singles final, but lost to Rafael Nadal.