1996 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit

1996 WTA Tour

Steffi Graf finished the year as world No. 1 for the record-breaking eighth time in her career. She won seven tournaments during the season, including three majors at the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the WTA Tour Championships. She also won three Tier I events.

Details
Duration| January 1
– November 25, 1996
Edition| 26th
Tournaments| 51
Categories| Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
Summer Olympics
WTA Tier I (8)
WTA Tier II (15)
WTA Tier III (11)
WTA Tier IV (11)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles|  Steffi Graf (7)
Most tournament finals|  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (9)
Prize money leader|  Steffi Graf
(US$2,665,706)
Points leader|  Steffi Graf (4,649)
Awards
Player of the year|  Steffi Graf
Doubles team of the year|

* Jana Novotná
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Most improved
player of the year|  Martina Hingis
Newcomer of the year|  Anna Kournikova
Comeback
player of the year|  Jennifer Capriati

<- 1995

1997 ->

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1996 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

## Schedule

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The table below shows the 1996 WTA Tour schedule.

Key
Grand Slam events

Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
Tier I events
Tier II events
Tier III events
Tier IV events
Team events

### January

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1 Jan | Hyundai Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 9 teams (RR) |  Croatia
2–1 |  Switzerland |

Round robin (Group A)

United States
South Africa
France |

Round robin (Group B)

Germany
Australia
Netherlands
Amway Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
Tier IV event
Hard – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sandra Cacic
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |  Barbara Paulus |  Florencia Labat
Fang Li |  Julie Halard-Decugis
Sabine Hack
Rita Grande
Karin Kschwendt
Els Callens
Julie Halard-Decugis
6–1, 6–0 |  Jill Hetherington
Kristine Radford
8 Jan | Schweppes Tasmanian International
Hobart, Australia
Tier IV event
Hard – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Julie Halard-Decugis
6–1, 6–2 |  Mana Endo |  Shi-Ting Wang
Florencia Labat |  Judith Wiesner
Silvia Farina
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Ai Sugiyama
Yayuk Basuki
Kyōko Nagatsuka
7–6, 6–3 |  Kerry-Anne Guse
Park Sung-hee
Peters International
Sydney, Australia
Tier II event
Hard – $342,500 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Monica Seles
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |  Lindsay Davenport |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Kimiko Date |  Mariaan de Swardt
Mary Joe Fernández
Nicole Bradtke
Chanda Rubin
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6–3, 6–3 |  Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
15 Jan
22 Jan | Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – $3,970,600 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Monica Seles
6–4, 6–1 |  Anke Huber |  Chanda Rubin
Amanda Coetzer |  Iva Majoli
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Martina Hingis
Conchita Martínez
Chanda Rubin
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |  Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
Larisa Neiland
Mark Woodforde
4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |  Nicole Arendt
Luke Jensen
29 Jan | Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
Tier I event
Carpet (i) – $926,250 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Iva Majoli
6–4, 6–1 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Martina Hingis
Conchita Martínez |  Monica Seles
Naoko Sawamatsu
Magdalena Maleeva
Lindsay Davenport
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
7–6, 6–3 |  Mariaan de Swardt
Irina Spîrlea

### February

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13 Feb | Open Gaz de France
Paris, France
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Julie Halard-Decugis
7–5, 7–6 |  Iva Majoli |  Magdalena Maleeva
Silvia Farina |  Nathalie Dechy
Miriam Oremans
Petra Begerow
Anke Huber
Kristie Boogert
Jana Novotná
6–4, 6–3 |  Julie Halard-Decugis
Nathalie Tauziat
19 Feb | Faber Grand Prix
Essen, Germany
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Iva Majoli
7–5, 1–6, 7–6(8–6) |  Jana Novotná |  Åsa Carlsson
Anke Huber |  Els Callens
Rennae Stubbs
Jennifer Capriati
Barbara Rittner
Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |  Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
20 Feb | IGA Classic
Oklahoma City, United States
Tier III event
Hard (i) – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6–3, 6–2 |  Amanda Coetzer |  Chanda Rubin
Elena Likhovtseva |  Katrina Adams
Joannette Kruger
Amy Frazier
Lisa Raymond
Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6–4, 6–3 |  Katrina Adams
Debbie Graham
26 Feb | EA-Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sabine Appelmans
6–2, 6–4 |  Julie Halard-Decugis |  Elena Makarova
Helena Suková |  Laurence Courtois
Judith Wiesner
Åsa Carlsson
Jana Novotná
Manon Bollegraf
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 6–4 |  Rennae Stubbs
Helena Suková

### March

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8 Mar | State Farm Evert Cup
Indian Wells, United States
Tier I event
Hard – $550,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
7–6, 7–6 |  Conchita Martínez |  Lindsay Davenport
Kimiko Date |  Amanda Coetzer
Chanda Rubin
Nathalie Tauziat
Lindsay Lee
Chanda Rubin
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6–1, 6–4 |  Julie Halard-Decugis
Nathalie Tauziat
21 Mar | Lipton Championships
Key Biscayne, United States
Tier I event
Hard – $1,550,000 – 96S/48D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–1, 6–3 |  Chanda Rubin |  Lindsay Davenport
Karina Habšudová |  Kimiko Date
Anke Huber
Gabriela Sabatini
Irina Spîrlea
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–4 |  Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland

### April

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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1 Apr | Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Tier I event
Clay – $926,250 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |  Barbara Paulus |  Conchita Martínez
Jana Novotná |  Petra Begerow
Irina Spîrlea
Iva Majoli
Sabine Hack
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–3 |  Gigi Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández
8 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships
Amelia Island, USA
Tier II event
Clay – $450,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Irina Spîrlea
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |  Mary Pierce |  Mary Joe Fernández
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Conchita Martínez
Sabine Hack
Barbara Schett
Meredith McGrath
Chanda Rubin
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–1 |  Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
8 Apr | Danamon Open
Jakarta, Indonesia
Tier III event
Hard – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Linda Wild
W/O |  Yayuk Basuki |  Naoko Kijimuta
Laurence Courtois |  Sabine Appelmans
Rika Hiraki
Claudia Porwik
Kyōko Nagatsuka
Rika Hiraki
Naoko Kijimuta
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |  Laurence Courtois
Nancy Feber
15 Apr | Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Tier III event
Hard – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Kimiko Date
7–5, 6–4 |  Amy Frazier |  Ai Sugiyama
Naoko Kijimuta |  Karin Kschwendt
Katarína Studeníková
Kimberly Po
Corina Morariu
Kimiko Date
Ai Sugiyama
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |  Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
22 Apr | Fed Cup first round
Salzburg, Austria, Clay
Tokyo, Japan, Hard (i)
Amiens, France, Clay
Murcia, Spain, Clay |

First round winners

United States 3-2
Japan 3-2
France 3–2
Spain 3-2 |

First round losers

Austria
Germany
Argentina
South Africa |  |
29 Apr | "M" Electronika Cup
Bol, Croatia
Tier IV event
Clay – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Gloria Pizzichini
6–0, 6–2 |  Silvija Talaja |  Sandra Cecchini
Paola Suárez |  Sandra Kleinová
Sandra Dopfer
Dally Randriantefy
Joannette Kruger
Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |  Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Alexandra Fusai
29 Apr | Rexona Cup
Hamburg, Germany
Tier II event
Clay – $450,000 – 28S/14D
Singles – Doubles |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 7–6, 6–0 |  Conchita Martínez |  Julie Halard-Decugis
Mary Pierce |  Ángeles Montolio
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Martina Hingis
Ruxandra Dragomir
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |  Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis

### May

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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6 May | Budapest Lotto Open
Budapest, Hungary
Tier IV event
Clay – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Ruxandra Dragomir
7–6(8–6), 6–1 |  Melanie Schnell |  Elena Pampoulova
Rita Kuti-Kis |  Julie Halard-Decugis
Meghann Shaughnessy
Andrea Temesvári
Denisa Krajčovičová
Katrina Adams
Debbie Graham
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |  Radka Bobková
Eva Melicharová
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Tier I event
Clay – $926,250 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Conchita Martínez
6–2, 6–3 |  Martina Hingis |  Irina Spîrlea
Iva Majoli |  Steffi Graf
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat
Magdalena Maleeva
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Irina Spîrlea
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |  Gigi Fernández
Martina Hingis
13 May | WTA German Open
Berlin, Germany
Tier I event
Clay – $926,250 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |  Karina Habšudová |  Iva Majoli
Elena Likhovtseva |  Nathalie Tauziat
Barbara Paulus
Anke Huber
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |  Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
Rover Championships
Cardiff, Great Britain
Tier IV event
Clay – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Dominique Van Roost
6–4, 6–2 |  Laurence Courtois |  Henrieta Nagyová
Patricia Hy-Boulais |  Naoko Kijimuta
Alexandra Fusai
Miriam Oremans
Mariaan de Swardt
Katrina Adams
Mariaan de Swardt
6–0, 6–4 |  Els Callens
Laurence Courtois
20 May | Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Tier III event
Clay – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Lindsay Davenport
6–3, 7–6(8–6) |  Barbara Paulus |  Judith Wiesner
Katarína Studeníková |  Anke Huber
Nathalie Tauziat
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Annie Miller
Yayuk Basuki
Nicole Bradtke
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |  Marianne Werdel
Tami Whitlinger
World Doubles Cup
Edinburgh, Great Britain
Clay – $188,125 – 8D
Doubles |  Arendt
Bollegraf
6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |  Fernández
Zvereva |  Adams /  de Swardt
McGrath /  Neiland |  Makarova /  Maniokova
Garrison /  Rinaldi
Tarabini /  Vis
Hetherington /  Radford
Open Paginas Amarillas
Madrid, Spain
Tier II event
Clay – $250,000 – 28S/14D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |  Magdalena Maleeva |  Monica Seles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Irina Spîrlea
Ludmila Richterová
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Amanda Coetzer
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(7–4), 6–2 |  Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans
27 May
3 Jun | French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $4,456,343 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Conchita Martínez
Jana Novotná |  Iva Majoli
Lindsay Davenport
Karina Habšudová
Monica Seles
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6–2, 6–1 |  Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Patricia Tarabini
Javier Frana
6–2, 6–2 |  Nicole Arendt
Luke Jensen

### June

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10 Jun | DFS Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
Tier III event
Grass – $164,250 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Meredith McGrath
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |  Nathalie Tauziat |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Miriam Oremans |  Larisa Neiland
Els Callens
Christina Singer
Laurence Courtois
Elizabeth Smylie
Linda Wild
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |  Lori McNeil
Nathalie Tauziat
17 Jun | Wilkinson Championships
Rosmalen, Netherlands
Tier III event
Grass – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Anke Huber
6–4, 7–6 |  Helena Suková |  Judith Wiesner
Ruxandra Dragomir |  Iva Majoli
Kristie Boogert
Larisa Neiland
Dominique Van Roost
Larisa Neiland
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6–4, 7–6 |  Kristie Boogert
Helena Suková
18 Jun | Direct Line International Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Tier II event
Grass – $363,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Monica Seles
6–0, 6–2 |  Mary Joe Fernández |  Nathalie Tauziat
Jana Novotná |  Inés Gorrochategui
Lisa Raymond
Yayuk Basuki
Conchita Martínez
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |  Rosalyn Fairbank
Pam Shriver
24 Jun
1 Jul | Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $3,392,408 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–3, 7–5 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Kimiko Date
Meredith McGrath |  Jana Novotná
Mary Pierce
Judith Wiesner
Mary Joe Fernández
Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |  Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland
Helena Suková
Cyril Suk
1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |  Larisa Neiland
Mark Woodforde

### July

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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8 Jul | Fed Cup Semifinals
Nagoya, Japan, Carpet (i)
Bayonne, France, Carpet (i)

Semifinals winners

United States 5–0
Spain 3-2 |

Semifinals losers

Japan
France |  |
15 Jul | Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo, Italy
Tier IV event
Clay – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Barbara Schett
6–3, 6–3 |  Sabine Hack |  Jana Kandarr
Silvia Farina |  Stephanie Devillé
Sandra Dopfer
Sarah Pitkowski
Henrieta Nagyová
Janette Husárová
Barbara Schett
6–1, 6–2 |  Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
23 Jul | Summer Olympics
Atlanta, United States
Summer Olympics
Hard – 64S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Fourth Place
Lindsay Davenport
7–6(8), 6–2 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Jana Novotná
7–6(8), 6–4 |  Mary Joe Fernández
Gigi Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández
7–6(6), 6–4 |  Jana Novotná
Helena Suková |  Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–3 |  Manon Bollegraf
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

### August

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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5 Aug | du Maurier Open
Montreal, Canada
Tier I event
Hard – $926,250 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Monica Seles
6–1, 7–6 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Yayuk Basuki
Kimberly Po |  Magdalena Maleeva
Amy Frazier
Mary Joe Fernández
Florencia Labat
Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6, 6–1 |  Mary Joe Fernández
Helena Suková
Meta Styrian Open
Maria Lankowitz, Austria
Tier IV event
Clay – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Barbara Paulus
0-0 ret |  Sandra Cecchini |  Stephanie Devillé
Silvija Talaja |  Petra Langrová
Cristina Torrens Valero
Bettina Villella
Lenka Cenková
Janette Husárová
Natalia Medvedeva
6–4, 7–5 |  Lenka Cenková
Kateřina Kroupová
12 Aug | Acura Classic
Manhattan Beach, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $450,000 – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles |  Lindsay Davenport
6–2 6–3 |  Anke Huber |  Steffi Graf
Karina Habšudová |  Amy Frazier
Amanda Coetzer
Kimiko Date
Irina Spîrlea
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–4 |  Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
19 Aug | Toshiba Classic
San Diego, United States
Tier II event
Hard – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Kimiko Date
3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Jana Novotná
Conchita Martínez |  Katarína Studeníková
Sandrine Testud
Gabriela Sabatini
Nathalie Tauziat
Gigi Fernández
Conchita Martínez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |  Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
26 Aug
2 Sep | US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $4,624,000 – 128S/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Steffi Graf
7–5, 6–4 |  Monica Seles |  Martina Hingis
Conchita Martínez |  Judith Wiesner
Jana Novotná
Linda Wild
Amanda Coetzer
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Lisa Raymond
Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 7–6 |  Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach

### September

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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10 Sep | Pupp Czech Open
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Tier IV event
Clay – $160,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Ruxandra Dragomir
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |  Patty Schnyder |  Lenka Cenková
Katarína Studeníková |  Flora Perfetti
Henrieta Nagyová
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Silvija Talaja
Karina Habšudová
Helena Suková
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |  Eva Martincová
Elena Pampoulova
16 Sep | Nichirei International Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Tier II event
Hard – $450,000 – 28S/14D
Singles – Doubles |  Monica Seles
6–1, 6–4 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Kimiko Date
Kimberly Po |  Naoko Sawamatsu
Amanda Coetzer
Mary Pierce
Shi-Ting Wang
Amanda Coetzer
Mary Pierce
6–3, 7–6 |  Park Sung-hee
Wang Shi-ting
Warsaw Cup by Heros
Warsaw, Poland
Tier III event
Clay – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Henrieta Nagyová
3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |  Barbara Paulus |  Janette Husárová
Karina Habšudová |  Katarína Studeníková
Flora Perfetti
Silvia Farina
Cătălina Cristea
Olga Lugina
Elena Pampoulova
1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |  Alexandra Fusai
Laura Garrone
23 Sep | Fed Cup Final
Atlantic City, United States, Carpet (i) |  United States
5-0 |  Spain |  |
30 Sep | Sparkassen Cup
Leipzig, Germany
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/12D
Singles – Doubles |  Anke Huber
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |  Iva Majoli |  Steffi Graf
Helena Suková |  Judith Wiesner
Magdalena Maleeva
Lindsay Davenport
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Kristie Boogert
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–4 |  Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans

### October

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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7 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Filderstadt, Germany
Tier II event
Hard (i) – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Hingis
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |  Anke Huber |  Lindsay Davenport
Judith Wiesner |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Jana Novotná
Iva Majoli
Conchita Martínez
Nicole Arendt
Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–3 |  Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
Wismilak International
Surabaya, Indonesia
Tier IV event
Hard – $155,340 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles
|  Shi-Ting Wang
6–4, 6–0 |  Nana Miyagi |  Adriana Gerši
Yuka Yoshida |  Ludmila Richterová
Nathalie Dechy
Haruka Inoue
Sarah Pitkowski
Alexandra Fusai
Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 6–4 |  Tina Križan
Noëlle van Lottum
14 Oct | European Indoors
Zürich, Switzerland
Tier I event
Carpet (i) – $926,250 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–2 |  Martina Hingis |  Anke Huber
Iva Majoli |  Sabine Appelmans
Silvia Farina
Jennifer Capriati
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
7–5, 6–4 |  Nicole Arendt
Natasha Zvereva
Nokia Open
Beijing, China
Tier IV event
Hard (i) – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Wang Shi-ting
6–3, 6–4 |  Chen Li-Ling |  Tamarine Tanasugarn
Sandrine Testud |  Linda Wild
Naoko Kijimuta
Mana Endo
Yayuk Basuki
Naoko Kijimuta
Miho Saeki
7–5, 6–4 |  Yuko Hosoki
Kazue Takuma
21 Oct | Bell Challenge
Quebec City, Canada
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–4 |  Els Callens |  Tami Whitlinger-Jones
Elena Likhovtseva |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Kimberly Po
Florencia Labat
Jolene Watanabe
Debbie Graham
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
6–1, 6–4 |  Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
SEAT Open
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $164,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Anke Huber
6–3, 6–0 |  Karina Habšudová |  Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
Barbara Paulus |  Natasha Zvereva
Katarína Studeníková
Sabine Appelmans
Henrieta Nagyová
Kristie Boogert
Nathalie Tauziat
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |  Barbara Rittner
Dominique Van Roost
28 Oct | Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
Tier III event
Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 30S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Conchita Martínez
6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |  Barbara Paulus |  Sabine Appelmans
Barbara Schett |  Katarína Studeníková
Ruxandra Dragomir
Elena Tatarkova
Elena Makarova
Natalia Medvedeva
Larisa Neiland
7–6, 4–6, 6–1 |  Silvia Farina Elia
Barbara Schett
Ameritech Cup
Chicago, United States
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |  Jennifer Capriati |  Monica Seles
Martina Hingis |  Irina Spîrlea
Meredith McGrath
Lindsay Davenport
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–1, 6–1 |  Angela Lettiere
Nana Miyagi

### November

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Oakland, United States
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Hingis
6–2, 6–0 |  Monica Seles |  Irina Spîrlea
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |  Kimberly Po
Elena Likhovtseva
Linda Wild
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6–1, 6–3 |  Irina Spîrlea
Nathalie Tauziat
11 Nov | Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Tier II event
Carpet (i) – $450,000 – 28S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Jana Novotná
6–4 ret |  Steffi Graf |  Marianne Witmeyer
Yayuk Basuki |  Chanda Rubin
Barbara Paulus
Annie Miller
Lisa Raymond
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |  Nicole Arendt
Lori McNeil
18 Nov | Chase Championships
New York City, United States
WTA Tour Championships
Carpet (i) – $2,000,000 – 16S/8D
Singles – Doubles |  Steffi Graf
6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 |  Martina Hingis |  Jana Novotná
Iva Majoli |  Lindsay Davenport
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Conchita Martínez
Kimiko Date
Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
6–3, 6–2 |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Volvo Women's Open
Pattaya City, Thailand
Tier IV event
Hard – $107,500 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Ruxandra Dragomir
7–6, 6–4 |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |  Denisa Chládková
Henrieta Nagyová |  Miho Saeki
Florencia Labat
Janette Husárová
Yuka Yoshida
Miho Saeki
Yuka Yoshida
6–2, 6–3 |  Tina Križan
Nana Miyagi

## Statistical Information

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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1996 WTA World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and the Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:

1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

### Titles won by player

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Total titles  | Player  | Grand Slam
tournaments  | Year-end
championships  | Tier I
tournaments  | Tier II
tournaments  | Tier III
tournaments  | Tier IV
tournaments  | All titles

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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X
11 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 9 | 0
1 |  Sandra Cacic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 0 | 0
1 |  Els Callens |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
3 |  Julie Halard-Decugis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0
2 |  Yayuk Basuki |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
5 |  Monica Seles | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 0 | 0
7 |  Lindsay Davenport |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 3 | 1 |  |  |  | 2 | 5 | 0
4 |  Mary Joe Fernández |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4 | 0
4 |  Chanda Rubin |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  | 0 | 4 | 0
6 |  Larisa Neiland |  |  | 1 |  |  | 0 | 2 |  | 1 |  | 2 |  |  | 0 | 5 | 1
2 |  Iva Majoli |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 0 | 0
1 |  Kyōko Nagatsuka |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
3 |  Gigi Fernández |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3 | 0
3 |  Natasha Zvereva |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3 | 0
3 |  Kristie Boogert |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |  | 0 | 3 | 0
10 |  Jana Novotná |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 6 | 0
4 |  Meredith McGrath |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2 | 2 | 0
6 |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 |  |  | 1 | 5 | 0
1 |  Sabine Appelmans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 0 | 0
2 |  Manon Bollegraf [a] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 0 | 2 | 0
7 |  Steffi Graf | 3 |  |  | 1 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Irina Spîrlea |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Linda Wild |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Rika Hiraki |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Naoko Kijimuta |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Kimiko Date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Ai Sugiyama |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Gloria Pizzichini |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Laura Montalvo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Paola Suárez |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

List of players and singles titles won, last name alphabetically:

* Steffi Graf – Indian Wells, Miami, Berlin, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, WTA Championships (7)
* Monica Seles – Sydney, Australian Open, Eastbourne, Montreal, Tokyo (Tier II) (5)
* Jana Novotná – Madrid, Zurich, Chicago, Philadelphia (4)
* Ruxandra Dragomir – Budapest, Karlovy Vary, Pattaya City (3)
* Anke Huber – Rosmalen, Leipzig, Luxembourg (3)
* Kimiko Date – Tokyo (Tier III), San Diego (2)
* Lindsay Davenport – Strasbourg, Manhattan Beach (2)
* Julie Halard-Decugis – Hobart, Paris (2)
* Martina Hingis – Filderstadt, Oakland (2)
* Iva Majoli – Tokyo (Tier I), Essen (2)
* Conchita Martínez – Rome, Moscow (2)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – Hilton Head, Hamburg (2)
* Shi-Ting Wang – Surabaya, Beijing (2)
* Sandra Cacic – Auckland (1)
* Meredith McGrath – Birmingham (1)
* Henrieta Nagyová – Warsaw (1)
* Barbara Paulus – Maria Lankowitz (1)
* Gloria Pizzichini – Bol (1)
* Lisa Raymond – Quebec City (1)
* Barbara Schett – Palermo (1)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy – Oklahoma City (1)
* Irina Spîrlea – Amelia Island (1)
* Dominique Van Roost – Cardiff (1)
* Linda Wild – Jakarta (1)

The following players won their first title:

* Sandra Cacic
* Gloria Pizzichini
* Ruxandra Dragomir
* Dominique Van Roost
* Barbara Schett
* Henrieta Nagyová
* Martina Hingis
* Lisa Raymond

## Rankings

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Below are the 1996 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:

| Singles Year-end Ranking[1]

No | Player Name | Points | 1995 | Change
1  |  Steffi Graf (GER) | 4,649  | 1  | =
2  |  Monica Seles (USA) | 4,056  | 1  | -1
3  |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 3,668  | 3  | =
4  |  Conchita Martínez (ESP) | 3,180  | 2  | -2
5  |  Jana Novotná (CZE) | 3,087  | 11  | +6
6  |  Martina Hingis (SUI) | 3,051  | 16  | +10
7  |  Anke Huber (GER) | 2,689  | 10  | +3
8  |  Iva Majoli (CRO) | 2,647  | 9  | +1
9  |  Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 2,357  | 12  | +2
10  |  Irina Spîrlea (ROU) | 1,748  | 21  | +11
11  |  Karina Habšudová (SVK) | 1,707  | 56  | +45
12  |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) | 1,559  | 13  | +1
13  |  Barbara Paulus (AUT) | 1,492  | 23  | +9
14  |  Amanda Coetzer (RSA) | 1,484  | 19  | +5
15  |  Judith Wiesner (AUT) | 1,451  | 25  | +10
16  |  Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | 1,212  | 8  | -11
17  |  Chanda Rubin (USA) | 1,187  | 15  | -2
18  |  Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) | 1,182  | 45  | +27
19  |  Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) | 1,126  | 6  | -13
20  |  Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) | 1,111  | 50  | +30
| Doubles Year-end Ranking[2]

No | Player Name | Points | 1995 | Change
1  |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) | 6,273  | 1  | =
2  |  Larisa Neiland (LAT) | 5,371  | 5  | +3
3  |  Jana Novotná (CZE) | 4,793  | 2  | -1
4  |  Gigi Fernández (USA) | 4,631  | 3  | -1
5  |  Mary Joe Fernández (USA) | 4,590  | 10  | +5
6  |  Helena Suková (CZE) | 4,519  | 9  | +3
7  |  Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 4,287  | 6  | -1
8  |  Meredith McGrath (USA) | 4,163  | 7  | -1
9  |  Natasha Zvereva (BLR) | 4,031  | 4  | -5
10  |  Martina Hingis (SUI) | 3,622  | 29  | +19
11  |  Nicole Arendt (USA) | 3,289  | 11  | =
12  |  Lisa Raymond (USA) | 2,809  | 16  | +4
13  |  Lori McNeil (USA) | 2,580  | 15  | +2
14  |  Nathalie Tauziat (FRA) | 2,361  | 20  | +6
15  |  Manon Bollegraf (NED) | 2,312  | 8  | -7
16  |  Chanda Rubin (USA) | 2,253  | 33  | +17
17  |  Kristie Boogert (NED) | 2,250  | 31  | +14
18  |  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) | 2,209  | 12  | -6
19  |  Caroline Vis (NED) | 2,198  | 39  | +20
20  |  Yayuk Basuki (INA) | 2,185  | 53  | +33

## See also

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* 1996 ATP Tour

## References

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1. ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1996" (PDF). WTA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
2. ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1996" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.

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