| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 29 – October 20 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Steffi Graf (3) |
| Most tournament finals | Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez (3) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
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]
| 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 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo |  Iva Majoli | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–4, 6–1 |  Gigi Fernández  Natasha Zvereva |  Mariaan de Swardt  Irina Spîrlea | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Indian Wells | 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 | Steffi Graf | Chanda Rubin | 6–1, 6–3 |  Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Meredith McGrath  Larisa Neiland | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Hilton Head | 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 | Conchita Martínez |  Martina Hingis | 6–2, 6–3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Irina Spîrlea* | ||||||
| Berlin | 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 | 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 | Jana Novotná | Martina Hingis | 6–2, 6–2 | Martina Hingis* | Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Helena Suková |
The WTA Tier I tournamentss are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.
NThe WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the 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.
The WTA 1000 Mandatory and non-Mandatory tournaments, which are part of the WTA 1000 tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four 1000 Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five non-Mandatory tournaments: Doha, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati, Wuhan and Guadalajara, held only this year as a substitute for Wuhan and Beijing.
The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Tokyo.
The WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments, which are part of the WTA Premier tournaments, make up the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour. There are four Premier Mandatory tournaments: Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Beijing and five Premier 5 tournaments: Dubai, Rome, Canada, Cincinnati and Wuhan.