1994 US Open – Men's Singles 1994 US Open – Men's Singles Unseeded Andre Agassi defeated Michael Stich 6–1, 7–6, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1994 US Open. Agassi became the first unseeded player in the Open era (1968-present) to win the championship and the first overall since Fred Stolle in 1966. It would also be the final Grand Slam and final match for tennis legend Ivan Lendl. Pete Sampras was the defending champion but was upset in the fourth round by unseeded Jaime Yzaga. The seeded players are listed below. Andre Agassi is the champion; others show
Andre Agassi with Rafter using traditional serve & volley methods against Agassi's variety of return of serves and passing shots as main weapons. Agassi led 8–2 on hard courts, but Rafter surprisingly won their sole match on clay at the 1999 Rome Masters. They played four matches at Wimbledon with both winning two matches each. Agassi won the first two in 1993 and 1999, while Rafter took their 2000 and 2001 encounters, both the gruelling 5-setters often being presented on the lists of best matches ever played. Agassi also won both their meetings at the Australian Open, in 1995 and 2001, on