1996 WTA German Open

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1996 WTA German Open
Date May 13 – May 19
Edition 25th
Category Tier I
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Berlin, Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Doubles
United States Meredith McGrath / Latvia Larisa Savchenko

The 1996 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and was held from May 13 through May 19, 1996.

Winners

Women's Singles

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Germany Steffi Graf defeated Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Graf's 3rd title of the year and the 109th of her career.


Women's Doubles

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United States Meredith McGrath / Latvia Larisa Savchenko defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková 6–1, 5–7, 7–6

  • It was McGrath's 3rd title of the year and the 27th of her career. It was Neiland's 2nd title of the year and the 58th of her career.