1996 WTA Tour
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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
February
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 | Germany Steffi Graf 7–6, 7–6 | Spain Conchita Martínez | United States Lindsay Davenport Japan Kimiko Date | South Africa Amanda Coetzer United States Chanda Rubin France Nathalie Tauziat United States Lindsay Lee |
| United States Chanda Rubin Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 6–1, 6–4 | France Julie Halard-Decugis France Nathalie Tauziat | ||||
| 21 Mar | Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, United States Tier I event Hard – $1,550,000 – 96S/48D Singles – Doubles | Germany Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–3 | United States Chanda Rubin | United States Lindsay Davenport Slovakia Karina Habšudová | Japan Kimiko Date Germany Anke Huber Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Romania Irina Spîrlea |
| Czech Republic Jana Novotná Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–4 | United States Meredith McGrath Latvia Larisa Neiland |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- 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);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Titles won by player
List of players and singles titles won, last name alphabetically:
- Germany Steffi Graf – Indian Wells, Miami, Berlin, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, WTA Championships (7)
- United States Monica Seles – Sydney, Australian Open, Eastbourne, Montreal, Tokyo (Tier II) (5)
- Czech Republic Jana Novotná – Madrid, Zurich, Chicago, Philadelphia (4)
- Romania Ruxandra Dragomir – Budapest, Karlovy Vary, Pattaya City (3)
- Germany Anke Huber – Rosmalen, Leipzig, Luxembourg (3)
- Japan Kimiko Date – Tokyo (Tier III), San Diego (2)
- United States Lindsay Davenport – Strasbourg, Manhattan Beach (2)
- France Julie Halard-Decugis – Hobart, Paris (2)
- Switzerland Martina Hingis – Filderstadt, Oakland (2)
- Croatia Iva Majoli – Tokyo (Tier I), Essen (2)
- Spain Conchita Martínez – Rome, Moscow (2)
- Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario – Hilton Head, Hamburg (2)
- Chinese Taipei Shi-Ting Wang – Surabaya, Beijing (2)
- United States Sandra Cacic – Auckland (1)
- United States Meredith McGrath – Birmingham (1)
- Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová – Warsaw (1)
- Austria Barbara Paulus – Maria Lankowitz (1)
- Italy Gloria Pizzichini – Bol (1)
- United States Lisa Raymond – Quebec City (1)
- Austria Barbara Schett – Palermo (1)
- Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy – Oklahoma City (1)
- Romania Irina Spîrlea – Amelia Island (1)
- Belgium Dominique Van Roost – Cardiff (1)
- United States Linda Wild – Jakarta (1)
The following players won their first title:
- United States Sandra Cacic
- Italy Gloria Pizzichini
- Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
- Belgium Dominique Van Roost
- Austria Barbara Schett
- Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
- Switzerland Martina Hingis
- United States Lisa Raymond
Rankings
Below are the 1996 WTA year-end rankings in both singles and doubles competition:
| Singles Year-end Ranking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles Year-end Ranking 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 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |