1996 Family Circle Cup

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1996 Family Circle Cup
DateApril 1–7
Edition24th
CategoryTier I
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$926,250
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHilton Head Island, U.S.
VenueSea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Doubles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
← 1995 ·
· 1997 →

The 1996 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of the Tier I category of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from April 1 through April 7, 1996. Second-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Austria Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2

  • It was Sánchez Vicario's 1st singles title of the year and the 23rd of her career.

Doubles

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Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated United States Gigi Fernández / United States Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Novotná's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 58th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 43rd of her career.

References

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