1996 Chase Championships
Appearance
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1996 Chase Championships | |
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Date | November 18–24 |
Edition | 26th (singles) / 25th (doubles) |
Category | WTA Finals |
Draw | 16S / 8D |
Prize money | $2,000,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | New York City, U.S. |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1996 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 25th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 18 through November 24, 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title after defeating Martina Hingis in the final, which was the last women's match played over five sets.[1]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Steffi Graf defeated
Martina Hingis, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0.
- It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 102nd of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Lindsay Davenport /
Mary Joe Fernández defeated
Jana Novotná /
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–2.
- It was Davenport's 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Fernández's 5th title of the year and the 23rd of her career.
References
[edit]- ^ "Als Steffi Graf das letzte Fünfsatz-Match im Damentennis spielte". Spox (in German). November 21, 2016.