1996 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Chase Championships
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Steffi Graf successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA Tour Championships. It was her fifth and last Tour Finals singles title.

Seeds[edit]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

• NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	S Graf	6	6
		K Habšudová	1	4				1	S Graf	6	7
		B Paulus	3	2				8	L Davenport	4	6
	8	L Davenport	6	6											1	S Graf	4	6	6
	3	A Sánchez	6	7											5	J Novotná	6	4	3
		B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6				3	A Sánchez	0	3
		A Coetzer	4	1				5	J Novotná	6	6
	5	J Novotná	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	4	6	4	6
	6	A Huber	5	2																		7	M Hingis	3	6	0	6	0
		I Majoli	7	6					I Majoli	7	7
		J Wiesner	1	6	4			4	C Martínez	6	6
	4	C Martínez	6	3	6											I Majoli	2	6	1
	7	M Hingis	6	6											7	M Hingis	6	4	6
		I Spîrlea	2	1				7	M Hingis	6	6
		K Date	5						K Date	1	2
	2	M Seles	4	r

See also[edit]

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

External links[edit]

• 1996 Chase Championships Draw