1996 Barilla Indoors

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1996 Barilla Indoors
Date October 14 – October 20
Edition 13th
Category Tier I
Surface Hard / Indoor
Location Zürich, Switzerland
Venue Hallenstadion
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková

The 1996 Barilla Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hallenstadion in Zürich in Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from October 14 through October 20, 1996. Jana Novotná won the singles titles.

Gabriela Sabatini announced her retirement after losing her first-round match against Jennifer Capriati.

Champions

Women's Singles

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Czech Republic Jana Novotná defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Novotná's 8th title of the year and the 74th of her career.


Women's Doubles

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Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková defeated United States Nicole Arendt / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Hingis' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Suková's 4th title of the year and the 76th of her career.