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1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia

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Edition
  
14th

Surface
  
Carpet / Indoor

Category
  
Tier II

Location
  
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Date
  
November 11 – November 17

Venue
  
Philadelphia Civic Center

The 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from November 11 through November 17, 1996.

Contents

Singles

Jana Novotná defeated Steffi Graf 6–4 (Graf retired)

  • It was Novotná's 10th title of the year and the 76th of her career.

    • Doubles

    Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Nicole Arendt / Lori McNeil 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Raymond's 4th title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Stubbs' 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career.

    • References

    1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Wikipedia
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