1996 Chase Championships

1996 Chase Championships
DateNovember 18–24
Edition26th (singles) / 25th (doubles)
CategoryWTA Finals
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$2,000,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, U.S.
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Mary Joe Fernández
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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

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Singles

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Germany Steffi Graf defeated Switzerland 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

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United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Mary Joe Fernández defeated Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain 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

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  1. ^ "Als Steffi Graf das letzte Fünfsatz-Match im Damentennis spielte". Spox (in German). November 21, 2016.
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