1994 Amway Classic
Encyclopedia
The 1994 Amway Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
at the ASB Tennis Centre
in Auckland
in New Zealand
that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from January 31 through February 6, 1994.
Ginger Helgeson defeated 
Inés Gorrochategui
7–6, 6–3
Patricia Hy
/ Mercedes Paz
defeated
Jenny Byrne
/
Julie Richardson
6–4, 7–6
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
at the ASB Tennis Centre
ASB Tennis Centre
The ASB Tennis Centre is a tennis facility located in the Parnell district of Auckland, New Zealand. The centre was founded in 1920 by Tennis Auckland. It hosts the Heineken Open for men and the ASB Classic for women on consecutive weeks in January each year before the Australian Open...
in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour
1994 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . 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...
. The tournament was held from January 31 through February 6, 1994.
Women's Singles
Ginger Helgeson defeated Inés GorrochateguiInes Gorrochategui
Inés Gorrochategui is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No...
7–6, 6–3
- It was Helgeson's only title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Women's Doubles
Patricia HyPatricia Hy-Boulais
Patricia Hy-Boulais is a former tennis player. Representing Hong Kong early in her career, Hy-Boulais became a citizen of Canada in 1991...
/
Mercedes PazMercedes Paz
Mercedes María Paz is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29, 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world...
defeated
Jenny ByrneJenny Byrne
Jenny Byrne is a former professional tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 45 in singles and World No. 27 in doubles...
/
Julie RichardsonJulie Richardson
Julie Richardson is a former professional tennis player. She won six doubles titles in her career.-External links:...
6–4, 7–6
- It was Hy's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Paz's only title of the year and the 24th of her career.