1995 WTA Tour Championships

The 1996 WTA Tour Championships, also known by its sponsored name Corel WTA Tour Championships, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 24th edition of the season-ending singles championships and the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships. The event was part of the 1995 WTA Tour and was held from November 13 and November 19, 1995. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth, and the accompanying $500,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

1995 WTA Tour Championships
DateNovember 13–19
Edition25th (singles) / 24th (doubles)
CategoryWTA Finals
Draw16S / 16D
Prize money$2,000,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
← 1994 · WTA Finals · 1996 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Steffi Graf defeated   Anke Huber, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3.

Doubles

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  Jana Novotná /   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva, 6–2, 6–1.

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). ITF World of Tennis 1996. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 189–191. ISBN 9780002187138.
  2. ^ Robin Finn (20 November 1995). "Graf's Year Is Difficult One Till the End, but Successful". The New York Times.
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