1994 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
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The 1994 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a tennis
Tennis
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 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the event known that year as the Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Pilot Pen Tennis
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, 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
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. It took place at the Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack
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, Long Island
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, New York
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, United States, from August 22 through August 28, 1994.

The singles field was led by ATP
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 No. 2, Wimbledon
1994 Wimbledon Championships
The 1994 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...

 runner-up, Kitzbühel and Tokyo indoor winner Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivaniševic
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, Doha, Stuttgart indoor
1994 Eurocard Open
The 1994 Stockholm Open was an ATP tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held February 14-21.The single's draw was headlined by. Other top seeds were.-Men's Singles:...

 and Washington titlist Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
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, and Jakarta, Philadelphia
1994 Comcast U.S. Indoor
The 1994 Comcast U.S. Indoor was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts that was part of the Championship Series of the 1994 ATP Tour...

, Hong Kong, Atlanta and Cincinnati champion Michael Chang
Michael Chang
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. Also competing were Australian Open
1994 Australian Open
The 1994 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia...

 runner-up, Wimbledon semifinalist Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...

, Adelaide and Copenhagen
1994 Copenhagen Open
The 1994 Copenhagen Open is an ATP tournament held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The tournament was held February 28 – March 7.Yevgeny Kafelnikov won his second career title, both coming in this year.-Men's Singles:...

 titlist Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...

, Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline
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, Marc Rosset
Marc Rosset
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 and Arnaud Boetsch
Arnaud Boetsch
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.

Singles

  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...

def.   Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997...

, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
  • It was Yevgeny Kafelnikov's 3rd title of the year, and overall.

Doubles

  Olivier Delaître
Olivier Delaître
Olivier Delaître is a former tennis player from France. He won 15 doubles titles during a fourteen year career becoming the world's 3rd ranked doubles player on July 12, 1999....

/   Guy Forget
Guy Forget
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def.   Andrew Florent
Andrew Florent
Andrew Florent , is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Florent enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 10 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

 /   Mark Petchey
Mark Petchey
Mark Dave Petchey is a former tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won one doubles title in his career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 8 August 1994, when he became the number 80 of the world...

, 6–4, 7–6

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