1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships
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The 1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
at the Amelia Island Plantation
on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States
that was part of Tier II
of the 1996 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from April 8 through April 14, 1996.
Irina Spîrlea
defeated
Mary Pierce
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Chanda Rubin
/
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
defeated Meredith McGrath
/
Larisa Savchenko
6–1, 6–1
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
at the Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island Plantation is a luxury resort located on Amelia Island, Florida, the westernmost barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean in the U.S. The resort's tennis facility hosted the Bausch & Lomb Championships, a major Women's Tennis Association tournament, for 20 years...
on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that was part of Tier II
WTA Tier II Events
The WTA Tier II tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
of the 1996 WTA Tour
1996 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The tournament was held from April 8 through April 14, 1996.
Women's Singles
Irina SpîrleaIrina Spîrlea
Irina Spîrlea is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1990. She won four singles and six doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on October 13, 1997, when she became number 7 in the world...
defeated
Mary PierceMary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Spîrlea's 1st title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Chanda RubinChanda Rubin
Chanda Rubin is an American tennis player. Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World No...
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Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario
Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
defeated
Meredith McGrathMeredith McGrath
Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player. She was born on April 28, 1971 in Midland, Michigan, USA and made her debut on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 1988. She won three singles titles in a ten year career, at Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996. ...
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Larisa SavchenkoLarisa Neiland
Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983...
6–1, 6–1
- It was Rubin's 4th title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 5th title of the year and the 67th of her career.