1996 WTA Tour
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Duration | January 1, 1996 - 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 | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() (US$2,665,706) |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles Team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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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[]
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 |
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1 Jan | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 9 teams (RR) |
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Amway Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV event $107,500 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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8 Jan | Schweppes Tasmanian International Hobart, Australia Tier IV event $107,500 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Peters International Sydney, Australia Tier II event $342,500 - Hard - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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15 Jan 22 Jan |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,970,600 - Hard - 128S/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |
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29 Jan | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I event $926,250 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Feb | Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II event $450,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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19 Feb | Faber Grand Prix Essen, Germany Tier II event $450,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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20 Feb | IGA Classic Oklahoma City, United States Tier III event $164,250 - Hard (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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26 Feb | EA-Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier III event $164,250 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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8 Mar | State Farm Evert Cup Indian Wells, United States Tier I event $550,000 - Hard - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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21 Mar | Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event $1,550,000 - Hard - 96S/48D Singles - Doubles |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Apr | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Tier I event $926,250 - Clay - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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8 Apr | Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, USA Tier II event $450,000 - Clay - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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8 Apr | Danamon Open Jakarta, Indonesia Tier III event $164,250 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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15 Apr | Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier III event $164,250 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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22 Apr | Fed Cup First Round Salzburg, Austria, Clay Tokyo, Japan, Hard (i) Amiens, France, Clay Murcia, Spain, Clay |
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29 Apr | "M" Electronika Cup Bol, Croatia Tier IV event $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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29 Apr | Rexona Cup Hamburg, Germany Tier II event $450,000 - Clay - 28S/14D Singles - Doubles |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 May | Budapest Lotto Open Budapest, Hungary Tier IV event $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Italian Open Rome, Italy Tier I event $926,250 - Clay - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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13 May | WTA German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I event $926,250 - Clay - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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Rover Championships Cardiff, Great Britain Tier IV event $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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20 May | Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III event $164,250 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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World Doubles Cup Edinburgh, Great Britain $188,125 - Clay - 8D Doubles |
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Open Paginas Amarillas Madrid, Spain Tier II event $250,000 - Clay - 28S/14D Singles - Doubles |
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27 May 3 Jun |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $4,456,343 - Clay - 128S/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Jun | DFS Classic Birmingham, Great Britain Tier III event $164,250 - Grass - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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17 Jun | Wilkinson Championships Rosmalen, Netherlands Tier III event $164,250 - Grass - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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18 Jun | Direct Line International Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Tier II event $363,000 - Grass - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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24 Jun 1 Jul |
Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $3,392,408 - Grass - 128S/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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8 Jul | Fed Cup Semifinals Nagoya, Japan, Carpet (i) Bayonne, France, Carpet (i) |
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15 Jul | Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier IV event $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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23 Jul | Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States Summer Olympics Hard - 64S/32D Singles - Doubles |
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Fourth Place |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Aug | du Maurier Open Montreal, Canada Tier I event $926,250 - Hard - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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Meta Styrian Open Maria Lankowitz, Austria Tier IV event $107,500 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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12 Aug | Acura Classic Manhattan Beach, United States Tier II event $450,000 - Hard - 56S/28D Singles - Doubles |
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19 Aug | Toshiba Classic San Diego, United States Tier II event $450,000 - Hard - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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26 Aug 2 Sep |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $4,624,000 - Hard - 128S/64D/32X Singles - Doubles - Mixed Doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Sep | Pupp Czech Open Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Tier IV event $160,000 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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16 Sep | Nichirei International Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier II event $450,000 - Hard - 28S/14D Singles - Doubles |
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Warsaw Cup by Heros Warsaw, Poland Tier III event $164,250 - Clay - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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23 Sep | Fed Cup Final Atlantic City, United States, Carpet (i) |
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30 Sep | Sparkassen Cup Leipzig, Germany Tier II event $450,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/12D Singles - Doubles |
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October[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt, Germany Tier II event $450,000 - Hard (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Wismilak International Surabaya, Indonesia Tier IV event $155,340 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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14 Oct | European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Tier I event $926,250 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Nokia Open Beijing, China Tier IV event $107,500 - Hard (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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21 Oct | Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III event $164,250 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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SEAT Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Tier III event $164,250 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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28 Oct | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier III event $400,000 - Carpet (i) - 30S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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Ameritech Cup Chicago, United States Tier II event $450,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Nov | Bank of the West Classic Oakland, United States Tier II event $450,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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11 Nov | Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Philadelphia, United States Tier II event $450,000 - Carpet (i) - 28S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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18 Nov | Chase Championships New York City, United States WTA Tour Championships $2,000,000 - Carpet (i) - 16S/8D Singles - Doubles |
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Volvo Women's Open Pattaya City, Thailand Tier IV event $107,500 - Hard - 32S/16D Singles - Doubles |
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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 |
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Tier II tournaments |
Tier III tournaments |
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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[]
Below are the 1996 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hill, James (2011-11-11). "Corel WTA Tour Rankings Rank Date: 23 November 1996" (PDF). WTA. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
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