1996 Chase Championships

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1996 Chase Championships
DateNovember 18–24
Edition26th (singles) / 25th (doubles)
Category WTA Finals
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$2,000,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location New York City, U.S.
Venue Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández
  1995  · WTA Finals ·  1997  

The 1996 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 25th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 18 through November 24, 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title after defeating Martina Hingis in the final, which was the last women's match played over five sets. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0.

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–2.

References

  1. "Als Steffi Graf das letzte Fünfsatz-Match im Damentennis spielte". Spox (in German). November 21, 2016.