The 1996 Rexona Cup – Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The 1996 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 29 through May 5, 1996.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Rexona Cup | |
| Champions |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
| Runners-up |  Gigi Fernández  Martina Hingis |
| Score | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 14 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Gigi Fernández and Martina Hingis were the defending champions but lost in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy.
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top two seeded teams received byes into the quarterfinals.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / 
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (champions)
Gigi Fernández / 
Martina Hingis (final)- Conchita Martínez /
Patricia Tarabini (semifinals) - Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez Vicario B Schultz-McCarthy
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Dragomir M Paz
| 6 | 6 | R Dragomir M Paz
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Klösel P Schnyder
| 2 | 2 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario B Schultz-McCarthy
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K Boogert M Oremans
| 6 | 6 | 4 | K Boogert M Oremans
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Glass S Meier
| 4 | 4 | 4 | K Boogert M Oremans
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Á Montolio V Ruano-Pascual
| 6 | 6 | Á Montolio V Ruano-Pascual
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Bobková S Cacic
| 0 | 3 | 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
| 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson E Pampoulova
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Begerow A Serra Zanetti
| 2 | 2 | Å Carlsson E Pampoulova
| 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Kandarr B Rittner
| 2 | 3 | 3 | C Martínez P Tarabini
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | C Martínez P Tarabini
| 6 | 6 | 3 | C Martínez P Tarabini
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lindström M Strandlund
| 4 | 2 | 2 | G Fernández M Hingis
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Pierce C Vis
| 6 | 6 | M Pierce C Vis
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | G Fernández M Hingis
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links edit
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine