WTA Tour 1996

◄ WTA Tour 1996 ►
Period:	December 1995 - November 1996
Edition:	26th
Number of tournaments:	51
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Doubles Championships Tier I (7) Tier II (16) Tier III (11) Tier IV (11)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Steffi Graf (7)
Most of the finals:	Steffi Graf (8)
Awards
Player of the year:	Steffi Graf
Double team of the year:	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Newcomer of the year:	Martina Hingis
Newcomer of the year:	Anna Kurnikowa
Returner of the year:	Jennifer Capriati

The 1996 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open :
Monica Seles

French Open ,
Wimbledon Championships and
US Open :
Steffi Graf

The WTA Tour 1996 (officially: Corel WTA Tour 1996 ) was the 26th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

The team competitions Hopman Cup and Fed Cup are not part of the WTA Tour. They are listed here as the top female players usually play these tournaments.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Tier I. Tier II Tier III Tier IV

Others Hopman Cup Fed Cup Olympic games

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - $ 700,000 hard court	Iva Majoli Goran Ivanišević	Martina Hingis Marc Rosset	2: 1
	Amway Classic Auckland , New Zealand Tier IV - $ 107,500 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sandra Cacic	Barbara Paulus	6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 4
		Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	Jill Hetherington Kristine Radford	6: 1, 6: 0
08.01.	Peters International Sydney , Australia Tier II - $ 342,500 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Monica Seles	Lindsay Davenport	4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3
		Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	6: 3, 6: 3
	Schweppes Tasmanian Open Hobart , Australia Tier IV - 107,500 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D / 8Q	Julie Halard-Decugis	Mana Endo	6: 1, 6: 2
		Yayuk Basuki Kyōko Nagatsuka	Kerry-Anne Guse Park Sung-hee	7: 6, 6: 3
15.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 3,970,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 32M	Monica Seles	Anke Huber	6: 4, 6: 1
		Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 4
		Larisa Neiland Mark Woodforde	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 0
29.01.	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Tier I - $ 926,250 Carpet ( Indoor ) - 28E / 23Q / 16D	Iva Majoli	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 4, 6: 1
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Mariaan de Swardt Irina Spîrlea	7: 6 7 , 6: 3

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02/12	Open Gaz de France Paris , France Tier II - $ 450,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Julie Halard-Decugis	Iva Majoli	7: 5, 7: 6 4
		Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6: 4, 6: 3
19.02.	Faber Grand Prix Essen , Germany Tier II - $ 450,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 16D	Iva Majoli	Jana Novotná	7: 5, 1: 6, 7: 6 6
		Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	Lori McNeil Helena Suková	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
	IGA Tennis Classic Oklahoma City , United States Tier III - $ 164,250 Indoor Hard Court - 32E / 20Q / 16D	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Amanda Coetzer	6: 3, 6: 2
		Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	6: 4, 6: 3
02/26	EA-Generali Open Linz , Austria Tier III - $ 164,250 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sabine Appelmans	Julie Halard-Decugis	6: 2, 6: 4
		Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath	Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 4

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.03.	State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells , United States Tier II - $ 550,000 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Conchita Martínez	7: 6, 7: 6
		Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6: 1, 6: 4
18.03.	The Lipton Championships Miami , United States Tier I - $ 1,550,000 Hard Court - 96E / 64Q / 48D	Steffi Graf	Chanda Ruby	6: 1, 6: 3
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6: 4, 6: 4

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/01	Family Circle Mag. Cup Hilton Head Island , United States Tier I - $ 926,250 Clay - 28E / 32Q / 16D	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
April 8th	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island , United States Tier II - $ 450,000 Clay - 56E / 25Q / 28D	Irina Spîrlea	Mary Pierce	6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6: 1, 6: 1
	Danamon Indonesia Open Jakarta , Indonesia Tier III - $ 164,250 Hard Court - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Linda Wild	Yayuk Basuki	without a fight
		Rika Hiraki Naoko Kijimuta	Laurence Courtois Nancy Feber	7: 6 2 , 7: 5
April 15	Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Tier III - $ 164,250 Hard Court - 32E / 26Q / 16D / 8Q	Kimiko Date	Amy Frazier	7-5, 6-4
		Kimiko Date Ai Sugiyama	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 3
04/29	“M” Elektronika Cup Bol , Croatia Tier IV - $ 107,500 Clay Court - 32E / 19Q / 16D	Gloria Pizzichini	Silvija Talaja	6-0, 6-2
		Laura Montalvo Paola Suarez	Alexia Dechaume Alexandra Fusai	6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
	Rexona Cup Hamburg , Germany Tier II - $ 450,000 Clay Court - 28E / 14D	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Conchita Martínez	4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 0
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.05.	Budapest Lotto Open Budapest , Hungary Tier IV - $ 107,500 Clay - 32E / 27Q / 16D	Ruxandra Dragomir	Melanie fast	7: 6, 6: 1
		Katrina Adams Debbie Graham	Radka Bobková Eva Melicharová	6: 3, 7: 6
	Italian Open Rome , Italy Tier I - $ 926,250 Clay Court - 56E / 12Q / 28D	Conchita Martínez	Martina Hingis	6: 2, 6: 3
		Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Irina Spîrlea	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
13.05.	German Open Berlin , Germany Tier I - $ 926,250 Clay Court - 56E / 16Q / 28D	Steffi Graf	Karina Habšudová	4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5
		Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6: 1, 5: 7, 7: 6
	Rover Championships Cardiff , UK Tier IV - $ 107,500 Clay - 32E / 27Q / 16D	Dominique van Roost	Laurence Courtois	6: 4, 6: 2
		Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt	Els Callens Laurence Courtois	6-0, 6-4
05/20	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France Tier III - $ 164,250 Clay - / 16D	Lindsay Davenport	Barbara Paulus	6: 3, 7: 6
		Yayuk Basuki Nicole Bradtke	Marianne Witmeyer-Witmeyer Tami Whitlinger-Jones	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 4
	Open Páginas Amarillas Madrid , Spain Tier II - $ 250,000 Clay Court - 28E / 14D	Jana Novotná	Magdalena Maleeva	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	7: 6, 6: 2
	World Doubles Cup Edinburgh , United Kingdom $ 188,125 - Clay - 8D	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	6: 3, 2: 6, 7: 6
05/27	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - $ 4,162,503 Clay Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 48M	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 6.7, 10: 8
		Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	6: 2, 6: 1
		Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen	6: 2, 6: 2

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
10.06.	DFS Classic Birmingham , UK Tier III - $ 164,250 Lawn - 56E / 28Q / 28D	Meredith McGrath	Nathalie Tauziat	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
		Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild	Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 1
17.06.	Wilkinson Lady Championships Rosmalen , The Netherlands Tier III - $ 164,250 Lawn - 32E / 16D	Anke Huber	Helena Suková	6: 4, 7: 6 2
		Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Kristie Boogert Helena Suková	6: 4, 7: 6 7
	Direct Line International Championships Eastbourne , UK Tier II - $ 363,000 Lawn v 28E / 32Q / 16D	Monica Seles	Mary Joe Fernández	6-0, 6-2
		Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4
June 24th	Wimbledon Championships London , UK Grand Slam - $ 3,044,890 Lawn - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 16Q / 64M	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 7: 5
		Martina Hingis Helena Suková	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 1
		Helena Suková Cyril Suk	Larisa Neiland Mark Woodforde	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07/15	Torneo Internazional di Palermo Palermo , Italy Tier IV - $ 107,500 Clay - 32E / 22Q / 16D	Barbara Schett	Sabine Hack	6: 3, 6: 3
		Janette Husárová Barbara Schett	Florencia Labat Barbara Rittner	6: 1, 6: 2
07/22	Summer Olympic Games Atlanta , United States Olympic Games Hard Court - 64E / 31D	Lindsay Davenport	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7: 6 8 , 6: 2
		Jana Novotná	Mary Joe Fernández	7: 6 8 , 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7: 6 8 , 6: 4
		Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Manon Bollegraf Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6: 1, 6: 3

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08/05	Du Maurier Ltd. Open Montreal , Canada Tier I - $ 926,250 Hard Court - 56E / 26Q / 28D	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 7: 6
		Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková	7: 6, 6: 1
	Meta Styrian Open Maria Lankowitz , Austria Tier IV - $ 107,500 Clay Court - 32E / 17Q / 16D	Barbara Paulus	Sandra Cecchini	0-0 task
		Janette Husárová Natalija Medvedeva	Lenka Cenková Kateřina Šišková	6: 4, 7: 5
08/12	Acura Classic Manhattan Beach , United States Tier II - $ 450,000 Hard Court - 56E / 28D	Lindsay Davenport	Anke Huber	6: 2, 6: 3
		Lindsay Davenport Natallja Swerawa	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6: 1, 6: 4
08/19	Toshiba Tennis Classic San Diego , United States Tier II - $ 450,000 Hard Court - 28E / 21Q / 16D	Kimiko Date	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 0
		Gigi Fernández Conchita Martínez	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
08/26	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 4,741,000 Hard Court - 128E / 64Q / 64D / 16Q / 32M	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles	7: 5, 6: 4
		Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
		Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith	Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach	7: 6 6 , 7: 6 4

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.09.	Pupp Czech Open Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic Tier IV - $ 160,000 Clay Court - 32E / 26Q / 16D / 6Q	Ruxandra Dragomir	Patty Schnyder	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 4
		Karina Habšudová Helena Suková	Eva Martincová Elena Wagner	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
16.09.	Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw , Poland Tier III - $ 164,250 Clay Court - 32E / 26Q / 16D	Henrieta Nagyová	Barbara Paulus	3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
		Olga Lugina Elena Wagner	Alexandra Fusai Laura Garrone	1: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5
	Nichirei International Open Tokyo , Japan Tier II - $ 450,000 Hard Court - 28E / 14D	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 1, 6: 4
		Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce	Park Sung-hee Wang Shi-ting	6: 3, 7: 6
23.09.	Fed Cup Final Atlantic City , United States , Carpet	United States	Spain	5-0
30.09.	Sparkassen Cup Leipzig , Germany Tier II - $ 450,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 12D	Anke Huber	Iva Majoli	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 1
		Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	6: 4, 6: 4

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.10.	Wismilak Open Surabaya , Indonesia Tier IV - $ 107,500 Hard Court - 32E / 19Q / 16D / 3Q	Wang Shi-ting	Nana Miyagi	6: 4, 6: 0
		Alexandra Fusai Kerry-Anne Guse	Tina Križan Noëlle van Lottum	6: 4, 6: 4
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Germany Tier II - $ 450,000 Hard Court (Indoor) - 28E / 16D	Martina Hingis	Anke Huber	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Nicole Arendt Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6: 2, 6: 3
14.10.	European Indoors Zurich , Switzerland Tier I - $ 826,250 Hard court (indoor) - 28E / 15Q / 16D	Jana Novotná	Martina Hingis	6: 2, 6: 2
		Martina Hingis Helena Suková	Nicole Arendt Natallja Swerawa	7: 5, 6: 4
	Nokia Open Beijing , China Tier IV - $ 107,500 Hard Court ( Indoor ) - 32E / 18Q / 16D	Wang Shi-ting	Chen Liling	6: 3, 6: 4
		Naoko Kijimuta Miho Saeki	Yuko Hosoki Kazue Takuma	7: 5, 6: 4
21.10.	Challenge Bell Québec , Canada Tier III - $ 164,250 Indoor Carpet - 32E / 10Q / 16D / 2Q	Lisa Raymond	Els Callens	6: 4, 6: 4
		Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po	6: 1, 6: 4
	SEAT Open Luxembourg Luxembourg , Luxembourg Tier III - $ 164,250 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anke Huber	Karina Habšudová	6: 3, 6: 0
		Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat	Barbara Rittner Dominique van Roost	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
28.10.	Ameritech Cup Chicago , United States Tier II - $ 450,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 28E / 16D	Jana Novotná	Jennifer Capriati	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 1
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Angela Lettiere Nana Miyagi	6: 1, 6: 1
	Kremlin Cup Moscow , Russia Tier III - $ 400,000 Carpet (hall) - 30E / 19Q / 16D	Conchita Martínez	Barbara Paulus	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 4
		Natalija Medvedeva Larisa Neiland	Silvia Farina Barbara Schett	7: 6, 4: 6, 6: 1

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.11.	Bank of the West Classic Oakland , United States Tier II - $ 450,000 Carpet (hall) - 28E / 16D	Martina Hingis	Monica Seles	6: 2, 6: 0
		Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Irina Spîrlea Nathalie Tauziat	6: 1, 6: 3
11.11.	Advanta Championships Philadelphia , United States Tier II - $ 450,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 28E / 16D	Jana Novotná	Steffi Graf	6: 4, task
		Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Nicole Arendt Lori McNeil	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
11/18	Volvo Women's Open Pattaya , Thailand Tier IV - $ 107,250 Hard Court - 32E / 22Q / 16D / 5Q	Ruxandra Dragomir	Tamarine Tanasu yarn	7: 6, 6: 4
		Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida	Tina Križan Nana Miyagi	6: 2, 6: 3
	Chase Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 2,000,000 Carpet (Hall) - 16E / 8D	Steffi Graf	Martina Hingis	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 0, 4: 6, 6: 0
		Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 6: 2

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).