Bank of the West Classic 1996
| Bank of the West Classic 1996 | |
| date | November 4, 1996 - November 10, 1996 |
| Edition | 17th |
| navigation | 1995 ◄ 1996 |
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| venue | Oakland United States
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| Tournament number | 703 |
| category | WTA Tier II |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | carpet |
| draw | 28E / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 450,000 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Magdalena Maleewa
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Lori McNeil Helena Suková
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| Winner (singles) |
 Martina Hingis
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| Winner (doubles) |
Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
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| As of April 3, 2016 | |
The 1996 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament in Oakland, California . It was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from November 4th to 10th, 1996. Defending champion was the Bulgarian Magdalena Maleewa , but she was eliminated in the first round. The winner was Martina Hingis , who was only 16 years old from Switzerland . The Americans Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández triumphed in doubles . The tournament has been held in Stanford (California) since 1997 , for later results see there .
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Web links
- Bank of the West Classic 1996 as a PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Bank of the West Classic 1996 (English) on the ITF website