The 1995 Australian Open was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in

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in Australia. It was the 83rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1995.

Seniors

Men's singles

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defeated

Pete Sampras Petros "Pete" Sampras ( el, Πέτρος Σάμπρας; born August 12, 1971) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. His professional career began in 1988 and ended at the 2002 US Open, which he won, defeating longtime rival Andre ...

4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(8–6), 6–4 * It was Agassi's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's singles

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defeated

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu Isabel María "Arantxa" Sánchez Vicario (; born 18 December 1971) is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player. She won 14 Grand Slam titles: four in singles, six in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She also won four Ol ...

6–3, 6–2 * It was Pierce's 1st career Grand Slam title and her only Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

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defeated

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6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 * It was Palmer's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title. It was Reneberg's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.

Women's doubles

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defeated

Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in do ...

Natasha Zvereva Natallia Marataŭna Zvierava ( be, Наталля Маратаўна Зверава; russian: Наталья Маратовна Зверева, Natalia Maratovna Zvereva; born 16 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus ...

6–3, 6–7^(3–7), 6–4 * It was Novotná's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last Australian Open title. It was Sánchez Vicario's 10th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

/ Rick Leach defeated

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7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(3–7), 6–4 * It was Zvereva's 14th career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Australian Open title. It was Leach's 6th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Lee Jong-min 6–4, 6–4

Girls' singles

Siobhan Drake-Brockman Siobhan Drake-Brockman (born 7 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. She won the girls' singles title at the 1995 Australian Open. Biography Drake-Brockman, a right-handed player out of Bunbury, Western Australia, ...

defeated Annabel Ellwood 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Luke Bourgeois / Lee Jong-min defeated Nicolas Kiefer /

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6–2, 6–1

Girls' doubles

Corina Morariu Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Romanian descent. She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles ...

/ Ludmila Varmužová defeated

Saori Obata , Obata Saori, born 23 April 1978 is a retired female tennis player from Japan. She turned professional in April 1996, and in February 2004, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day she reached her career-high dou ...

/ Nami Urabe 6–1, 6–2

References

External links

Australian Open official website
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