Silvia Farina-Elia is a former professional tennis player from Italy. She won three WTA singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in May 2002. Farina-Elia won her first ITF title at Caltagirone in 1991 and her first WTA tournament at Strasbourg in 2001. She made her debut Grand Slam appearance at the 1991 French Open and was coached by husband Francesco Elia, whom she married September 1999.
Iva Majoli is a Croatian former professional tennis player who played for both Yugoslavia and Croatia. She won three WTA Tier I singles tournaments and upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4, in February 1996.
Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open and the 1995 WTA Finals. Huber won 12 singles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. She finished inside the top 20 for 10 seasons and achieved a career-high ranking of four in October 1996.
Dominique Monami is a former tennis player from Belgium. She is her country's first ever top-10 tennis professional.
Barbara Schett Eagle is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30. She also represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in singles and doubles, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles event. She retired after the 2005 Australian Open and now works for Eurosport as a commentator and presenter.
Julie Halard-Decugis is a French former professional tennis player.
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a Thai former tennis player. Born in Los Angeles, she turned professional in 1994, and has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles.
Irina Spîrlea is a retired tennis player from Romania who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles. Spîrlea reached her career-high ranking on the WTA Tour on 13 October 1997, when she became No. 7 in the world. She retired in 2000.
Silvija Talaja is a Croatian former professional tennis player.
Defending champion Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major singles title overall.
Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–0, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. She did not drop a set during the tournament. By reaching the final, Hingis became the seventh woman to reach all four major singles finals in a calendar year. She also became the youngest woman to reach each major final, and the youngest woman to win three majors in a calendar year. Williams was the first unseeded player in the Open Era to reach the final.
The 1996 Budapest Lotto Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Budapest in Hungary that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 6 May until 12 May 1996. Sixth-seeded Ruxandra Dragomir won the singles title.
The 1996 Pupp Czech Open, also known as the WTA Karlovy Vary, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the only edition of the tournament and was held from 10 September until 15 September 1996. Fifth-seeded Ruxandra Dragomir won the singles title.
The 1996 Volvo Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya in Thailand that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 18 November through 24 November 1996. First-seeded Ruxandra Dragomir won the singles title.
The 1997 Rexona Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 28 April through 4 May 1997. Iva Majoli won the singles title.
The 1997 Rexona Cup singles was a tennis event for women played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany. The 1997 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 28 through May 4, 1997, and was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour.
The 1997 Rexona Cup - Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany. The 1997 Rexona Cup tournament was held from 28 April until 4 May 1997, and was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour.
The 1997 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on grass courts in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 16 June 16 until 22 June 1997. Richard Krajicek and Ruxandra Dragomir won the singles titles.
Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná defeated the defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was the 17th doubles title and second major title for Davenport, and the 67th title and ninth major title for Novotná.
Kristina Brandi was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Ruxandra Dragomir
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