1996 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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.

Singles
1996 Chase Championships
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
Details
Draw16
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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

  1.   Steffi Graf (champion)
  2.   Monica Seles (first round)
  3.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  5.   Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  6.   Anke Huber (first round)
  7.   Martina Hingis (final)
  8.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)

Draw

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  • 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

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