1996 Family Circle Cup

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1996 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 1–7
Edition24th
CategoryTier I
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$926,250
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Doubles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
← 1995 · Family Circle Cup · 1997 →

The 1996 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from April 1 through April 7, 1996. Second-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title.[1]

Finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Austria Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 3rd title of the year and the 65th of her career.

Doubles[edit]

Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated United States Gigi Fernández / United States Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 69th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 4th title of the year and the 66th of her career.

References[edit]

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. p. 177. ISBN 9780002187145.

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