1995 French Open – Women's singles

1995 French Open GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 128 16 1995 French Open Steffi Graf defeated defending champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1995 French Open. It was her fourth French Open singles title and 16th major singles title overall. Sánchez Vicario lost the world No. 1 ranking to Graf following the tournament, and would never recapture it. The match between Virginie Buisson and Noëlle van Lottum was the longest women's match at a major at the time, spanning 4 hours and 7 minutes. This record would later be broken by Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and Regina Kulikova in the 2010 Australian Open. The tournament marked the first major appearance of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Amélie Mauresmo. Seeds 30em ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) GER Steffi Graf (champion) FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round) ESP Conchita Martínez (semifinals) CZE Jana Novotná (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals) JPN Kimiko Date (semifinals) BLR Natasha Zvereva (first round) GER Anke Huber (fourth round) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) USA Mary Joe Fernández (first round) USA Amy Frazier (third round) CZE Helena Suková (first round) JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (third round) Qualifying 1995 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 185 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 GER Steffi Graf 2 5 7 6 4 0 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 JPN Kimiko Date 9 7 5 6 3 ESP Conchita Martínez 4 GER Steffi Graf 2 3 6 77 65 3 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 USA Chanda Rubin   6 3 6 1 CRO Iva Majoli 12 JPN Kimiko Date 9 5 7 1 6 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual   ESP Conchita Martínez 4 0 6 4 6 ARG Gabriela Sabatini 8 GER Steffi Graf 2 1 6 0 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 ISR A Smashnova 6 4 6 0 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 AUT B Reinstadler 6 3 6 1 ISR A Smashnova USA A Frazier 14 6 1 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 FRA S Pitkowski 6 3 6 0 GER S Meier AUT B Reinstadler 4 6 3 6 USA D Graham ISR A Smashnova 3 6 4 6 SVK K Habšudová USA A Frazier 14 2 6 4 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 KOR Park S-h 6 1 6 0 FRA S Pitkowski BLR T Ignatieva 6 3 6 4 GER S Meier USA S Cacic 6 4 6 3 AUT B Reinstadler USA Z Garrison-Jackson 6 4 6 3 AUT B Paulus USA D Graham 4 6 2 6 ISR A Smashnova GER M Kochta 6 1 6 2 SVK K Habšudová SWE M Strandlund 6 2 6 2 UKR N Medvedeva USA A Frazier 14 1 6 0 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round JPN A Sugiyama USA C Rubin 2 6 6 1 2 6 JPN A Sugiyama USA J Watanabe 6 3 6 2 USA C Rubin CZE J Novotná 5 710 68 4 6 8 6 JPN A Sugiyama BEL L Courtois 6 1 6 3 USA J Watanabe FRA L Ghirardi 6 1 3 6 6 4 USA C Rubin GER M Babel 6 3 6 2 AUT P Schwarz CZE J Novotná 5 4 6 3 6 CZE H Suková 15 JPN A Sugiyama 6 4 3 6 7 9 USA S Stafford BEL L Courtois 4 6 3 6 FRA A-G Sidot WC USA J Watanabe 3 6 2 6 FRA L Ghirardi ARG M Paz 7 5 6 1 USA C Rubin RUS E Makarova 78 66 6 3 GER M Babel NED S Rottier 6 3 6 4 SVK R Zrubáková AUT P Schwarz 4 6 2 6 AUT S Dopfer CZE J Novotná 5 1 6 6 2 1 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA M Pierce 3 CRO I Majoli 12 2 6 3 6 FRA M Pierce 3 ARG F Labat 6 2 6 2 TPE Wang S-t CRO I Majoli 12 5 7 2 6 FRA M Pierce 3 GER C Singer 7 5 6 0 BEL D Van Roost ARG F Labat 6 1 2 6 0 6 TPE Wang S-t RUS E Likhovtseva 6 1 6 2 ARG MJ Gaidano Q CRO I Majoli 12 1 6 0 6 FRA M Pierce 3 AUS N Bradtke 6 1 6 3 AUS K Radford GER C Singer 1 6 6 1 2 6 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret BEL D Van Roost 2 6 3 6 ARG F Labat GER W Probst 6 3 6 4 BUL K Maleeva TPE Wang S-t 4 6 6 3 2 6 RUS E Likhovtseva SWE Å Carlsson 710 68 6 2 BUL E Pampoulova ARG MJ Gaidano Q 0 6 5 7 JPN M Endo CRO I Majoli 12 3 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round JPN K Date 9 USA L Davenport 7 6 4 6 3 JPN K Date 9 POL K Nowak 6 1 6 3 SUI M Hingis USA L Davenport 7 6 4 2 6 2 6 JPN K Date 9 FRA V Buisson WC 6 2 6 1 USA M McGrath POL K Nowak 2 6 6 1 3 6 RSA M de Swardt SUI M Hingis 1 6 77 63 2 6 FRA S Testud USA L Davenport 7 3 6 5 7 JPN K Date 9 CZE L Richterová 6 2 6 2 FRA N van Lottum WC FRA V Buisson WC 77 63 5 7 2 6 HUN A Temesvári USA M McGrath 4 6 5 7 POL K Nowak USA K Po 6 2 6 4 RSA M de Swardt FRA N Dechy WC 6 1 6 4 SUI M Hingis AUT J Wiesner 2 6 6 3 7 5 USA E deLone Q FRA S Testud 5 7 6 3 6 8 HKG 1959 Tang M USA L Davenport 7 64 77 0 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP V Ruano Pascual ROU R Dragomir 2 6 6 0 6 3 FRA N Tauziat ESP V Ruano Pascual 2 6 64 77 ROU R Dragomir JPN N Sawamatsu 16 4 6 77 65 6 2 BUL M Maleeva 6 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 4 6 5 7 ESP V Ruano Pascual USA P Fendick 7 5 6 1 ROU R Dragomir USA L Harvey-Wild 6 1 4 6 6 1 BEL N Feber JPN N Sawamatsu 16 64 77 6 1 5 7 BUL M Maleeva 6 USA N Arendt 6 3 6 4 FRA N Tauziat JPN Y Kamio 6 1 6 2 FRA I Demongeot ESP V Ruano Pascual 66 78 2 6 ITA S Farina USA P Fendick 4 6 3 6 FIN P Thorén Q ROU R Dragomir 3 6 0 6 FRA A Cocheteux WC USA L Harvey-Wild 63 77 6 4 3 6 SLO T Križan BEL N Feber 2 6 5 7 FRA N Herreman WC JPN N Sawamatsu 16 4 6 1 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA A Serra Zanetti ESP C Martínez 4 0 6 1 6 ITA A Serra Zanetti GER V Martinek LL 6 4 6 3 FRA J Halard ESP C Martínez 4 1 6 2 6 ARG P Suárez Q ITA A Serra Zanetti 2 6 3 6 GER V Martinek LL CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 1 6 0 USA A Grossman FRA J Halard 4 6 6 3 2 6 NED M Oremans ESP C Martínez 4 2 6 3 6 USA MJ Fernandez 13 ARG P Suárez Q 4 6 3 6 GER B Rittner ITA A Serra Zanetti 5 7 5 7 GER V Martinek LL MEX A Gavaldón 6 4 6 4 CAN P Hy-Boulais SVK K Studeníková 6 3 6 0 ESP N Ávila Bonastre USA A Grossman 4 6 1 6 FRA A Fusai FRA J Halard 6 2 4 6 3 6 FRA C Dhenin WC NED M Oremans 62 77 64 77 GER S Hack ESP C Martínez 4 0 6 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ARG G Sabatini 8 JPN K Nagatsuka 6 3 6 0 ARG G Sabatini 8 ROU I Spîrlea 6 3 6 4 JPN K Nagatsuka ROU C Cristea Q 6 3 6 2 ARG G Sabatini 8 RSA A Coetzer 7 5 6 3 ROU I Spîrlea FRA C Mothes-Jobkel WC 6 0 6 1 JPN K Nagatsuka BEL E Callens Q 4 6 6 4 6 4 RSA J Kruger ROU C Cristea Q 3 6 4 6 ARG G Sabatini 8 CZE R Bobková 6 2 6 0 GER S Frankl RSA A Coetzer 0 6 4 6 USA A Keller ROU I Spîrlea 0 6 1 6 USA M Werdel-Witmeyer FRA C Mothes-Jobkel WC 4 6 1 6 JPN K Nagatsuka RSA E Reinach 77 63 6 3 BEL E Callens Q INA Y Basuki 4 6 6 3 6 1 RSA J Kruger GER K Kschwendt 6 3 6 4 ROU C Cristea Q BLR N Zvereva 10 1 6 7 5 6 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER A Huber 11 GER S Graf 2 4 6 5 7 GER A Huber 11 BEL S Appelmans 6 0 6 3 ITA N Baudone GER S Graf 2 2 6 1 6 GER A Huber 11 NED B Schultz 6 4 6 4 BEL S Appelmans USA T Whitlinger-Jones 7 5 4 6 6 3 ITA N Baudone NED K Boogert 6 4 6 4 GER P Begerow GER S Graf 2 4 6 3 6 GER A Huber 11 AUT B Schett Q 6 3 7 5 LAT L Neiland NED B Schultz 6 1 3 6 4 6 ITA A-M Cecchini BEL S Appelmans 3 6 4 6 USA T Whitlinger-Jones AUS R McQuillan 6 2 6 0 FRA A Mauresmo Q ITA N Baudone 6 1 3 6 1 6 ARG P Tarabini NED K Boogert 2 6 3 6 USA L McNeil GER P Begerow 6 1 2 6 0 6 ARG I Gorrochategui GER S Graf 2 1 6 5 7 External links 1995 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1995 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1995 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open – Women's singles Category:1995 in women's tennis Category:1995 in French women's sport