1996 Family Circle Cup


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 the Tier I category 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.

Finals

Singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles

Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3
  • It was Novotná's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 58th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 43rd of her career.