1996 Direct Line International Championships
{{TennisEventInfo|1996|Direct Line International Championships|
| date=18–22 June
| edition=22nd
| category=Tier II
| draw=28S / 16D
| prize_money=$363,000
| surface = Grass / outdoor
| location=Eastbourne, United Kingdom
| venue=Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club
| champs={{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles
| champd={{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná
{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
| main_name=Eastbourne International
}}
The 1996 Direct Line International Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 18 June until 22 June 1996. First-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title.{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997|year=1997|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002187145|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|page=179}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|1996 Direct Line International Championships – Singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández 6–0, 6–2
- It was Seles' 3rd singles title of the year and the 36th of her career.{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001353 |title=Player bio: Monica Seles |publisher=www.itftennis.com |access-date=2012-08-19 |archive-date=2015-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930051615/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001353 |url-status=dead }}
=Doubles=
{{main|1996 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná / {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated {{flagicon|RSA}} Rosalyn Nideffer / {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Novotná's 5th doubles title of the year and the 61st of her career.{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20000114 |title=Player bio: Jana Novotná |publisher=www.itftennis.com |access-date=2012-08-19 |archive-date=2020-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810220241/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20000114 |url-status=dead }} It was Sánchez Vicario's 8th doubles title of the year and the 48th of her career.{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001427 |title=Player bio: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |publisher=www.itftennis.com |access-date=2012-08-19 |archive-date=2020-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926183013/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001427 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/eastbourne/gbr/1996/w-wt-gbr-04a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{International Women's Open tournaments}}
{{1996 WTA Tour}}
Direct Line International Championships
Category:Eastbourne International
Direct Line International Championships