1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup

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1996 Newsweek Champions Cup
and State Farm Evert Cup
DateMarch 8–17, 1996
Edition23rd
Category Super 9 (ATP)
Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money$1,950,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Indian Wells, CA, US
VenueGrand Champions Resort
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang [1]
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  1995  · Newsweek Champions Cup ·  1997  
  1995  · State Farm Evert Cup ·  1997  

The 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts that were part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 8 through March 17, 1996.

Contents

The men's singles was headlined by ATP No. 1, Memphis, San Jose titlist and 1994 and 1995 winner Pete Sampras, Mexico City champion, 1995 French Open runner-up and Doha semifinalist Thomas Muster and San Jose runner-up, U.S. Open defending champion and 1990 Indian Wells winner Andre Agassi. Other top seeds were Australian Open and 1995 Tour Championships titlist Boris Becker, Michael Chang, Goran Ivanišević, Jim Courier and Thomas Enqvist. [3]

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis 7–5, 6–1, 6–1

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt 1–6, 6–2, 6–2

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–4

References

  1. "1996 Indian Wells – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Indian Wells – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 138, 168, 176. ISBN   9780002187145.