1996 Chase Championships

The 1996 Chase Championships was a 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]

1996 Chase Championships
DateNovember 18–24
Edition26th (singles) / 25th (doubles)
Draw16S / 8D
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

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1996 Chase Championships – Singles

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
Main article: 1996 Chase Championships – Doubles

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