1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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]

1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date7–13 October
Edition19th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceHard (Greenset) / indoor
LocationFilderstadt, Germany
VenueFilderstadt Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Martina Hingis
Doubles
Nicole Arendt / Jana Novotná

Finals

Singles

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

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

Doubles

Nicole Arendt / Jana Novotná defeated Martina Hingis / 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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