1996 WTA Tier I Series

1996 WTA Tier I Series

Details
Duration	January 29 – October 20
Edition	7th
Tournaments	8
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Steffi Graf (3)
Most finals	Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez (3)
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Main article: 1996 WTA Tour

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. ^[1]

Tournaments

Tournament	Country	Location	Surface	Date	Prize money
Toray Pan Pacific Open [2]	Japan	Tokyo	Carpet (i)	Jan 29 – Feb 4	$926,250
State Farm Evert Cup	United States	Indian Wells	Hard	Mar 8 – 17	$550,000
Lipton Championships	United States	Key Biscayne	Hard	Mar 21 – 31	$1,550,000
Family Circle Cup [2]	United States	Hilton Head Island	Clay	Apr 1 – 8	$926,250
Italian Open [3]	Italy	Rome	Clay	May 6 – 12	$926,250
WTA German Open [2]	Germany	Berlin	Clay	May 13 – 19	$926,250
du Maurier Open	Canada	Montreal	Hard	Aug 5 – 11	$926,250
European Indoors [2]	Switzerland	Zürich	Carpet (i)	Oct 14 – 20	$926,250

Results

* First-time champion

Tournament	Singles champions	Runners-up	Score	Doubles champions	Runners-up	Score
Tokyo Singles – Doubles	Iva Majoli	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	Mariaan de Swardt Irina Spîrlea	7–6, 6–3
Indian Wells Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf	Conchita Martínez	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)	Chanda Rubin*	Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 6–4
				Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Miami Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf	Chanda Rubin	6–1, 6–3	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	6–4, 6–4
Hilton Head Singles – Doubles	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
Rome Singles – Doubles	Conchita Martínez	Martina Hingis	6–2, 6–3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
				Irina Spîrlea*
Berlin Singles – Doubles	Steffi Graf	Karina Habšudová	4–6, 6–2, 7–5	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Montréal Singles – Doubles	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 7–6(7–2)	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková	7–6, 6–1
Zürich Singles – Doubles	Jana Novotná*	Martina Hingis	6–2, 6–2	Martina Hingis*	Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 6–4
				Helena Suková

See also

• WTA Tier I events
• 1996 WTA Tour
• 1996 ATP Super 9
• 1996 ATP Tour

References

1. "1996 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 175, 177–179, 182. ISBN   9780002187145.
3. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN   978-0942257700.

External links

• Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
• International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website