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1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date7–13 October
Edition19th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceHard (Greenset) / indoor
LocationFilderstadt, Germany
VenueFilderstadt Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Doubles
United States Nicole Arendt / Czech Republic Jana Novotná
← 1995 · Porsche Tennis Grand Prix · 1997 →

The 1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Club 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]

Finals

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Singles

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

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

Doubles

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United States Nicole Arendt / Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic 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

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  1. ^ "1996". www.40love.de. Porsche.
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