1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date 7–13 October
Edition 19th
Category Tier II
Draw 28S / 16D
Prize money $450,000
Surface Hard (Greenset) / indoor
Location Filderstadt, Germany
Venue Filderstadt Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
United States Nicole Arendt / Czech Republic Jana Novotná

The 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Centre in Filderstadt in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and was held from 7 October until 13 October 1996. Eighth-seeded Martina Hingis won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated Germany Anke Huber 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Hingis' 1st singles title of the year and of her career.

Doubles

United States Nicole Arendt / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Arendt's 2nd title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Novotná's 7th title of the year and the 73rd of her career.

References

  1. ↑ "1996". www.40love.de. Porsche.
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