1994 Oahu Open
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The 1994 Oahu Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Oahu Open
, and was part of the World Series
of the 1994 ATP Tour
. It took place in Oahu
, Hawaii
, United States
, from January 3 through January 9, 1994.
The singles featured Queen's Club
runner-up, Sydney Indoor semifinalist and Antwerp doubles finalist Wayne Ferreira
, Indianapolis and Vienna quarterfinalist Richey Reneberg
, and Kuala Lumpur runner-up Jonas Svensson
. Also competing in the draw were Beijing semifinalist Brad Gilbert
, Bolzano champion Jonathan Stark
, Fabrice Santoro
, Renzo Furlan
and Patrick McEnroe
.
Wayne Ferreira
def.
Richey Reneberg
, 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–1
Tom Nijssen
/
Cyril Suk
def. Alex O'Brien
/ Jonathan Stark
, 6–4, 6–4
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. It was the 1st edition of the Oahu Open
Oahu Open
The Oahu Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on the ATP Tour for one year in 1994. The event was held in Oahu, Hawaii and was played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...
, and was part of the World Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 1994 ATP Tour
1994 ATP Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup , the ATP Tour World...
. It took place in Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, from January 3 through January 9, 1994.
The singles featured Queen's Club
1993 Queen's Club Championships
The 1993 Stella Artois Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Queen's Club in London in the United Kingdom and was part of the World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour...
runner-up, Sydney Indoor semifinalist and Antwerp doubles finalist Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
, Indianapolis and Vienna quarterfinalist Richey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....
, and Kuala Lumpur runner-up Jonas Svensson
Jonas Svensson
Jonas Svensson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.During his career, Svensson was a French Open semi-finalist twice both times as unseeded player....
. Also competing in the draw were Beijing semifinalist Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert , is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, an author and former professional tennis player. He was born in Oakland, California and graduated from Piedmont High School ....
, Bolzano champion Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles . Stark reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.-Early life:Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971...
, Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
, Renzo Furlan
Renzo Furlan
Renzo Furlan is a former tennis player from Italy.Having turned professional in 1988, Furlan represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the quarter finals by India's Leander Paes...
and Patrick McEnroe
Patrick McEnroe
Patrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe...
.
Singles
Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....
def.
Richey RenebergRichey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....
, 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–1
- It was Wayne Ferreira's 1st title of the year, and his 3rd overall.
Doubles
Tom NijssenTom Nijssen
Tom Nijssen is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the U.S. Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen...
/
Cyril SukCyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
def.
Alex O'BrienAlex O'Brien
Alex O'Brien is a professional tennis player from the United States, who competed on the ATP Tour. He was the No. 1 doubles player in the world and was ranked as high as 30 in the world in singles .He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1996...
/
Jonathan StarkJonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles . Stark reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.-Early life:Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971...
, 6–4, 6–4