1996 Open Gaz de France
Encyclopedia
The 1996 Open Gaz de France was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin
in Paris
in France
that was part of Tier II
of the 1996 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from February 13 through February 18, 1996.
Julie Halard-Decugis
defeated
Iva Majoli
7–5, 7–6
Kristie Boogert
/
Jana Novotná
defeated Julie Halard-Decugis
/ Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
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 indoor carpet courts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
The Stade Pierre de Coubertin is an indoor arena in Paris, France. It is the home venue of the Paris Basket Racing basketball team and the Open Gaz de France women's tennis tournament....
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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 February 13 through February 18, 1996.
Women's Singles
Julie Halard-DecugisJulie Halard-Decugis
Julie Halard-Decugis is a former professional female tennis player.Halard-Decugis lived in La Baule, France during the initial stages of her career and later moved to Pully, Switzerland...
defeated
Iva MajoliIva Majoli
Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age...
7–5, 7–6
- It was Halard-Decugis' 3rd title of the year and the 9th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Kristie BoogertKristie Boogert
Kristie Boogert was a professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 5 February 1996 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 29....
/
Jana NovotnáJana Novotná
Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
defeated
Julie Halard-DecugisJulie Halard-Decugis
Julie Halard-Decugis is a former professional female tennis player.Halard-Decugis lived in La Baule, France during the initial stages of her career and later moved to Pully, Switzerland...
/
Nathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat
Nathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000....
6–4, 6–3
- It was Boogert's 1st title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Novotná's 1st title of the year and the 67th of her career.