1996 Faber Grand Prix

1996 Faber Grand Prix
Date	19–25 February
Edition	4th
Category	Tier II
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$450,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Essen, Germany
Champions
Singles
Iva Majoli
Doubles
Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko
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The 1996 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Essen in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 February until 25 February 1996. First-seeded Iva Majoli won the singles title. ^[1]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1996 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

Iva Majoli defeated Jana Novotná 7–5, 1–6, 7–6^(8–6)

• It was Majoli's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 1996 Faber Grand Prix – Doubles

Meredith McGrath / Larisa Savchenko defeated Lori McNeil / Helena Suková 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

• It was McGrath's 1st title of the year and the 25th of her career. It was Savchenko's 2nd title of the year and the 61st of her career.

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles	$79,000	$36,000	$17,850	$9,400	$4,950	$2,600

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 175–176. ISBN   9780002187145.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• WTA tournament draws