WTA Championships 1996
| WTA Championships 1996 | |
| date | 11/18 - 11/24/1996 |
| Edition | 26th |
| navigation | 1995 ◄ 1996 ► 1997 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | New York City United States
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| Tournament number | 808 |
| category | WTA Tour Championships |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | carpet |
| draw | 16E / 8D |
| Prize money | US $ 2,000,000 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Steffi Graf
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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| Winner (singles) |
Steffi Graf
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| Winner (doubles) |
Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
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| As of December 26, 2013 | |
The 1996 WTA Championships was a women's WTA indoor carpet court tournament held in Madison Square Garden in New York City . It was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from November 18 to 24, 1996.
In the individual, Steffi Graf won against Martina Hingis 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 0, 4: 6 and 6: 0. In doubles, the pairing Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández won 6: 3 and 6: 2 against Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario .
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S. Graf
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K. Habšudová
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1 | 4th | 1 | S. Graf
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B. Paul
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3 | 2 | 8th | L. Davenport
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4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | L. Davenport
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6th | 6th | 1 | S. Graf
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4th | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A. Sanchez Vicario
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6th | 7th | 5 | J. Novotná
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6th | 4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 B. Schultz-McCarthy
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4th | 6th | 3 | A. Sanchez Vicario
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0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A. Coetzer
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4th | 1 | 5 | J. Novotná
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J. Novotná
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6th | 6th | 1 | S. Graf
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6th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 6th | A. Huber
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5 | 2 | 7th |  M. Hingis
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3 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 I. Majoli
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7th | 6th | I. Majoli
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Wiesner
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1 | 6th | 4th | 4th | C. Martínez
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | C. Martínez
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6th | 3 | 6th | I. Majoli
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2 | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | M. Hingis
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6th | 6th | 7th | M. Hingis
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 I. Spîrlea
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2 | 1 | 7th | M. Hingis
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K. Date
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5 | K. Date
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1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Seles
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4th | r | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
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6th | 3 | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| M. Hingis H. Suková
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4th | 6th | 5 | 1 | J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||
| 4th | M. McGrath L. Neiland
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6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | M. McGrath L. Neiland
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Y. Basuki C. Vis
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4th | 7th | 4th | 1 | J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||
L. Raymond R. Stubbs
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2 | 2 | 3 | L. Davenport, M.J. Fernández
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||
| 3 | L. Davenport, M.J. Fernández
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6th | 6th | 3 | L. Davenport, M.J. Fernández
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||
| E. Smylie L. Wild
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1 | 2 | 2 | G. Fernández N. Swerawa.svg){kind=small}
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6th | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | G. Fernández N. Swerawa
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||
Web links
- WTA Championships 1996 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- WTA Championships 1996 (English) on the ITF homepage