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1996 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationJanuary 29 – October 20
Edition7th
Tournaments8
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Germany Steffi Graf (3)
Most tournament finals Germany Steffi Graf
Spain Arantxa Sánchez (3)
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1997 →
Main article: 1996 WTA Tour

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. [1]

Tournaments

Tournament Country Location Surface Date Prize money
Toray Pan Pacific Open [2] Japan Tokyo Carpet (i) Jan 29 – Feb 4 $926,250
State Farm Evert Cup United States Indian Wells Hard Mar 8 – 17 $550,000
Lipton Championships United States Key Biscayne Hard Mar 21 – 31 $1,550,000
Family Circle Cup [2] United States Hilton Head Island Clay Apr 1 – 8 $926,250
Italian Open [3] Italy Rome Clay May 6 – 12 $926,250
WTA German Open [2] Germany Berlin Clay May 13 – 19 $926,250
du Maurier Open Canada Montreal Hard Aug 5 – 11 $926,250
European Indoors [2] Switzerland Zürich Carpet (i) Oct 14 – 20 $926,250

Results

* First-time champion
Tournament Singles champions Runners-up Score Doubles champions Runners-up Score
Tokyo

Singles – Doubles

Croatia Iva Majoli Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–1 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Romania Irina Spîrlea 		7–6, 6–3
Indian Wells

Singles – Doubles

Germany Steffi Graf Spain Conchita Martínez 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) United States Chanda Rubin* France Julie Halard-Decugis
France Nathalie Tauziat 		6–1, 6–4
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Miami

Singles – Doubles

Germany Steffi Graf United States Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–3 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland 		6–4, 6–4
Hilton Head

Singles – Doubles

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Austria Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		United States Gigi Fernández
United States Mary Joe Fernández 		6–2, 6–3
Rome

Singles – Doubles

Spain Conchita Martínez Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario United States Gigi Fernández
Switzerland Martina Hingis 		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Romania Irina Spîrlea*
Berlin

Singles – Doubles

Germany Steffi Graf Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland 		Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková 		6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Montréal

Singles – Doubles

United States Monica Seles Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6(7–2) Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 		United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Helena Suková 		7–6, 6–1
Zürich

Singles – Doubles

Czech Republic Jana Novotná Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2 Switzerland Martina Hingis* United States Nicole Arendt
Belarus Natasha Zvereva 		7–5, 6–4
Czech Republic Helena Suková

See also

References

  1. ^ "1996 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
  2. ^ a b c d John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 175, 177–179, 182. ISBN  9780002187145.
  3. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN  978-0942257700.

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