1995 WTA Tour Championships
Appearance
1995 WTA Tour Championships | |
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Date | November 13–19 |
Edition | 25th (singles) / 24th (doubles) |
Category | WTA Finals |
Draw | 16S / 16D |
Prize money | $2,000,000 |
Surface | Carpet / indoor |
Location | New York City, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1996 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name Corel WTA Tour 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 24th edition of the season-ending singles championships and the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships. The event was part of the 1995 WTA Tour and was held from November 13 and November 19, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth, and the accompanying $500,000 first-prize money.[1][2]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Steffi Graf defeated
Anke Huber, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3.
Doubles
[edit] Jana Novotná /
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated
Gigi Fernández /
Natasha Zvereva, 6–2, 6–1.
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). ITF World of Tennis 1996. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 189–191. ISBN 9780002187138.
- ^ Robin Finn (20 November 1995). "Graf's Year Is Difficult One Till the End, but Successful". The New York Times.