1996 Faber Grand Prix

{{TennisEventInfo|1996|Faber Grand Prix|

| date=19–25 February

| edition=4th

| category=Tier II

| draw=28S / 16D

| prize_money=$450,000

| surface=Carpet / indoor

| location=Essen, Germany

| champs={{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli

| champd={{ubl|{{flagicon|USA}} Meredith McGrath| {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko}}

| before_year=1994

| before_name=Nokia Grand Prix

}}

The 1996 Faber Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Essen in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 19 February until 25 February 1996. First-seeded Iva Majoli 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)|pages=175–176}}

Finals

=Singles=

{{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli defeated {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná 7–5, 1–6, 7–6^(8–6)

It was Majoli's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.

=Doubles=

{{flagicon|USA}} Meredith McGrath / {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Lori McNeil / {{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

It was McGrath's 1st title of the year and the 25th of her career. It was Savchenko's 2nd title of the year and the 61st of her career.

Prize money

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style=background:#f6f6f6\|Singles \|$79,000 \|$36,000 \|$17,850 \|$9,400 \|$4,950 \|$2,600

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|style="width:130px" |Event

|style="width:85px; background:lime"|W

|style="width:85px; background:thistle"|F

|style="width:85px; background:#ffff00"|SF

|style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd"|QF

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee"|Round of 16

|style="width:85px; background:#afeeee"|Round of 32

style=background:#f6f6f6|Singles

|$79,000

|$36,000

|$17,850

|$9,400

|$4,950

|$2,600

References

External links

[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/essen/ger/1996/w-wt-ger-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
[https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1996/1031.pdf WTA tournament draws]

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