1996 Family Circle Cup | ||||
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Date | April 1–7 | |||
Edition | 24th | |||
Category | Tier I | |||
Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $926,250 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Hilton Head Island, U.S. | |||
Venue | Sea Pines Plantation | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | ||||
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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 Tier I 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]
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3