1996 WTA Tour

The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis circuit, organized 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 officially part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

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

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – A$1,000,000 – 9 teams (RR)	Template:Hopman 2–1	Template:Hopman	Round robin (Group A) Template:Hopman Template:Hopman Template:Hopman	Round robin (Group B) Template:Hopman Template:Hopman Template:Hopman
	Amway Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cacic 6–3, 1–6, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Fang Li	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis Template:Flagicon Sabine Hack Template:Flagicon Rita Grande Template:Flagicon Karin Kschwendt
		Template:Flagicon Els Callens Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Kristine Radford
8 Jan	Schweppes Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event Hard – $107,500 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis 6–1, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Mana Endo	Template:Flagicon Shi-Ting Wang Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama
		Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Kyōko Nagatsuka 7–6, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse Template:Flagicon Park Sung-hee
	Peters International Sydney, Australia Tier II event Hard – $342,500 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Kimiko Date	Template:Flagicon Mariaan de Swardt Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Nicole Bradtke Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández 6–3, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
15 Jan 22 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,970,600 – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles 6–4, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez
		Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 2–6, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
		Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Luke Jensen
29 Jan	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event Carpet (i) – $926,250 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli 6–4, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles Template:Flagicon Naoko Sawamatsu Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport
		Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva 7–6, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mariaan de Swardt Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea

February

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

March

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

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event Clay – $926,250 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 2–6, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Petra Begerow Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli Template:Flagicon Sabine Hack
		Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
8 Apr	Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II event Clay – $450,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea 6–7, 6–4, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Sabine Hack Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath
		Template:Flagicon Chanda Rubin Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1	Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland
8 Apr	Danamon Open Jakarta, Indonesia Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Linda Wild W/O	Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki	Template:Flagicon Naoko Kijimuta Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Claudia Porwik Template:Flagicon Kyōko Nagatsuka
		Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Naoko Kijimuta 7–6(7–2), 7–5	Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois Template:Flagicon Nancy Feber
15 Apr	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier III event Hard – $164,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Kimiko Date 7–5, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Naoko Kijimuta	Template:Flagicon Karin Kschwendt Template:Flagicon Katarína Studeníková Template:Flagicon Kimberly Po Template:Flagicon Corina Morariu
		Template:Flagicon Kimiko Date Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama 7–6, 6–7, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Gloria Pizzichini 6–0, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Silvija Talaja	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez	Template:Flagicon Sandra Kleinová Template:Flagicon Sandra Dopfer Template:Flagicon Dally Randriantefy Template:Flagicon Joannette Kruger
		Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai
29 Apr	Rexona Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event Clay – $450,000 – 28S/14D Singles – Doubles	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 7–6, 6–0	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Julie Halard-Decugis Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Ángeles Montolio Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir
		Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis

May

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

June

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

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett 6–3, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Sabine Hack	Template:Flagicon Jana Kandarr Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina	Template:Flagicon Stephanie Devillé Template:Flagicon Sandra Dopfer Template:Flagicon Sarah Pitkowski Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová
		Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett 6–1, 6–2	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Barbara Rittner
23 Jul	Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States Summer Olympics Hard – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Fourth Place
		Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport 7–6(10–8), 6–2	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná 7–6(10–8), 6–4	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández
		Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–3	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

August

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

Statistical Information

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

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

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

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

The following players won their first title:

• Template:Flagicon Sandra Cacic
• Template:Flagicon Gloria Pizzichini
• Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir
• Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost
• Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett
• Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová
• Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis
• Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond

Rankings

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

Singles Year-end Ranking No Player Name Points 1995 Change 1 Template:Flagathlete 4,649 1 = 2 Template:Flagathlete 4,056 1 -1 3 Template:Flagathlete 3,668 3 = 4 Template:Flagathlete 3,180 2 -2 5 Template:Flagathlete 3,087 11 +6 6 Template:Flagathlete 3,051 16 +10 7 Template:Flagathlete 2,689 10 +3 8 Template:Flagathlete 2,647 9 +1 9 Template:Flagathlete 2,357 12 +2 10 Template:Flagathlete 1,748 21 +11 11 Template:Flagathlete 1,707 56 +45 12 Template:Flagathlete 1,559 13 +1 13 Template:Flagathlete 1,492 23 +9 14 Template:Flagathlete 1,484 19 +5 15 Template:Flagathlete 1,451 25 +10 16 Template:Flagathlete 1,212 8 -11 17 Template:Flagathlete 1,187 15 -2 18 Template:Flagathlete 1,182 45 +27 19 Template:Flagathlete 1,126 6 -13 20 Template:Flagathlete 1,111 50 +30

Doubles Year-end Ranking No Player Name Points 1995 Change 1 Template:Flagathlete 6,273 1 = 2 Template:Flagathlete 5,371 5 +3 3 Template:Flagathlete 4,793 2 -1 4 Template:Flagathlete 4,631 3 -1 5 Template:Flagathlete 4,590 10 +5 6 Template:Flagathlete 4,519 9 +3 7 Template:Flagathlete 4,287 6 -1 8 Template:Flagathlete 4,163 7 -1 9 Template:Flagathlete 4,031 4 -5 10 Template:Flagathlete 3,622 29 +19 11 Template:Flagathlete 3,289 11 = 12 Template:Flagathlete 2,809 16 +4 13 Template:Flagathlete 2,580 15 +2 14 Template:Flagathlete 2,361 20 +6 15 Template:Flagathlete 2,312 8 -7 16 Template:Flagathlete 2,253 33 +17 17 Template:Flagathlete 2,250 31 +14 18 Template:Flagathlete 2,209 12 -6 19 Template:Flagathlete 2,198 39 +20 20 Template:Flagathlete 2,185 53 +33

See also

• 1996 ATP Tour