Martina Hingis had a remarkable run to the tournament championship at Auckland, knocking off three of the top four seeds in Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Steffi Graf. Jimmy Connors posted three consecutive straight-set victories, the last coming over Roger Federer, to claim the men’s title.
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Men’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Juan Martin Del Potro, Yannick Noah, Thomas Muster
Quarterfinals:
Roger Federer defeated Ken Rosewall 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Jimmy Connors defeated Stan Smith 6-0, 7-6
Guillermo Vilas defeated Rafael Nadal 7-6, 6-2
Semifinals:
Federer defeated Agassi 6-2, 7-5
Connors defeated Vilas 7-5, 6-3
Final:
Connors defeated Federer 7-6, 6-0
Women’s Tournament
Did not advance to quarterfinals: Victoria Azarenka, Jana Novotna, Justine Henin, Simona Halep
Quarterfinals:
Serena Williams defeated Petra Kvitova 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Martina Hingis defeated Margaret Court 6-4, 6-3
Chris Evert defeated Virginia Wade 7-6, 6-3
Steffi Graf defeated Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Semifinals:
Hingis defeated Williams 7-5, 6-3
Graf defeated Evert 3-6, 7-5, 7-6
Final:
Hingis defeated Graf 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
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