1996 WTA Tier I Series

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]

1996 WTA Tier I Series
Details
DurationJanuary 29 – October 20
Edition7th
Tournaments8
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesGermany Steffi Graf (3)
Most finalsGermany Steffi Graf
Spain Arantxa Sánchez (3)
1995
1997

Tournaments

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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

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

SinglesDoubles

  Iva Majoli   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–1   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva
  Mariaan de Swardt
  Irina Spîrlea
7–6, 6–3
Indian Wells

SinglesDoubles

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

SinglesDoubles

  Steffi Graf   Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–3   Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
6–4, 6–4
Hilton Head

SinglesDoubles

  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2   Jana Novotná
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Gigi Fernández
  Mary Joe Fernández
6–2, 6–3
Rome

SinglesDoubles

  Conchita Martínez   Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Gigi Fernández
  Martina Hingis
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
  Irina Spîrlea*
Berlin

SinglesDoubles

  Steffi Graf   Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5   Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
  Martina Hingis
  Helena Suková
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Montréal

SinglesDoubles

  Monica Seles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6(7–2)   Larisa Neiland
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Mary Joe Fernández
  Helena Suková
7–6, 6–1
Zürich

SinglesDoubles

  Jana Novotná   Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2   Martina Hingis*   Nicole Arendt
  Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–4
  Helena Suková

See also

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References

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  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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