1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup

The 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts that were part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California in the United States from March 8 through March 17, 1996.

1996 Newsweek Champions Cup
and State Farm Evert Cup
DateMarch 8–17
Edition23rd
CategorySuper 9 (ATP)
Tier I Series (WTA)
Prize money$1,950,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationIndian Wells, CA, USA
VenueGrand Champions Resort
Champions
Men's Singles
Michael Chang [1]
Women's Singles
Steffi Graf
Men's Doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde [2]
Women's Doubles
Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

The men's singles was headlined by ATP No. 1, Memphis, San Jose titlist and 1994 and 1995 winner Pete Sampras, Mexico City champion, 1995 French Open runner-up and Doha semifinalist Thomas Muster and San Jose runner-up, U.S. Open defending champion and 1990 Indian Wells winner Andre Agassi. Other top seeds were Australian Open and 1995 Tour Championships titlist Boris Becker, Michael Chang, Goran Ivanišević, Jim Courier and Thomas Enqvist.

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Michael Chang defeated Paul Haarhuis 7–5, 6–1, 6–1

  • It was Chang's 1st title of the year and the 24th of his career. It was his 2nd win at the event, having also won in 1992.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1996 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Steffi Graf defeated Conchita Martínez 7–6, 7–6

  • It was Graf's 1st title of the year and the 96th of her career. It was her 2nd win at the event, having also won in 1994.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Brian MacPhie / Michael Tebbutt 1–6, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Woodbridge's 3rd title of the year and the 43rd of his career. It was Woodforde's 4th title of the year and the 47th of his career.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1996 State Farm Evert Cup – Doubles

Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat 6–1, 6–4

  • It was Rubin's 3rd title of the year and the 6th of her career. It was Schultz-McCarthy's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career.

References
  1. "Indian Wells Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. "Indian Wells Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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