| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 30 – November 12 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Steffi Graf Conchita Martínez (2) |
| Most finals |  Kimiko Date Steffi Graf Magdalena Maleeva Conchita MartínezArantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) |
←1994 1996 → | |
TheWTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women'stennis organised by theWTA called theWTA Tour.[1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 30 – Feb 5 | $806,250 |
| Lipton Championships[3] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 13 – 26 | $1,550,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay | Mar 27 – Apr 2 | $806,250 |
| Italian Open[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 8 – 14 | $806,250 |
| WTA German Open | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 15 – 21 | $806,250 |
| Canadian Open[3] | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $806,250 |
| European Indoors[3] | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 2 – 8 | $806,250 |
| Advanta Championships of Philadelphia[3] | United States | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | Nov 6 – 12 | $806,250 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Kimiko Date* |  Lindsay Davenport | 6–1, 6–2 | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | Lindsay Davenport Rennae Stubbs | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Miami | Steffi Graf | Kimiko Date | 6–1, 6–4 |  Jana NovotnáArantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Hilton Head | Conchita Martínez | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–1, 6–1 | Nicole Arendt* | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
 Manon Bollegraf | ||||||
| Rome | Conchita Martínez | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–1 | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Berlin | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–4, 6–1 |  Amanda Coetzer*Inés Gorrochategui* |  Larisa Neiland Gabriela Sabatini | 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Toronto | Monica Seles | Amanda Coetzer | 6–0, 6–1 | Gabriela Sabatini |  Martina Hingis Iva Majoli | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Brenda Schultz-McCarthy* | ||||||
| Zürich | Iva Majoli* |  Mary Pierce | 6–4, 6–4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | Chanda RubinCaroline Vis | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
| Philadelphia | Steffi Graf | Lori McNeil | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | Lori McNeil Helena Suková | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |