1996 WTA Tier I Series | |
Duration: | January 29 – October 20 |
Edition: | 7th |
Tournaments: | 8 |
Most Tournament Titles: | Steffi Graf (3) |
Most Tournament Finals: | Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez (3) |
Previous: | 1995 |
Next: | 1997 |
See main article: article and 1996 WTA Tour.
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money | |
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Toray Pan Pacific Open[2] | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 29 – Feb 4 | $926,250 | |
State Farm Evert Cup | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 8 – 17 | $550,000 | |
Lipton Championships | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 21 – 31 | $1,550,000 | |
Family Circle Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay | Apr 1 – 8 | $926,250 | |
Italian Open[3] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 6 – 12 | $926,250 | |
WTA German Open | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 13 – 19 | $926,250 | |
du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 5 – 11 | $926,250 | |
European Indoors | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 14 – 20 | $926,250 |