1996 Volvo Women's Open
Encyclopedia
The 1996 Volvo Women's Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pattaya
in Thailand
that was part of Tier IV
of the 1996 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from November 18 through November 24, 1996.
Ruxandra Dragomir
defeated
Tamarine Tanasugarn
7–6, 6–4
Miho Saeki
/ Yuka Yoshida
defeated
Tina Križan
/ Nana Miyagi
6–2, 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 outdoor hard courts in Pattaya
Pattaya
Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....
in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
that was part of Tier IV
WTA Tier IV Events
The WTA Tier IV tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis fourth-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. The series resulted from a reform of the WTA tour in 1988, offering more...
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 November 18 through November 24, 1996.
Singles
Ruxandra DragomirRuxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...
defeated
Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn
Tamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
7–6, 6–4
- It was Dragomir's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
Miho SaekiMiho Saeki
is a Japanese tennis player, winner of professional tournaments in doubles and singles, and a representative of Japan for the Federation Cup.-Career:...
/
Yuka YoshidaYuka Yoshida
Yuka Yoshida is a tennis player from Japan who has one doubles win in Memphis, Tennessee. Her best grand slam result came in 1998 when she reached the Quarterfinals of the doubles at the US Open.-References:...
defeated
Tina KrižanTina Križan
Tina Križan is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Known primarily for her achievements playing doubles, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of 19 in 2002. She has won 6 WTA titles and 10 ITF tournaments...
/
Nana MiyagiNana Miyagi
Nana Smith Rogers, previously is a Japanese American tennis player, born in Seattle, Washington. She plays right-handed, and hits both forehand and backhand double-handed. She turned pro in March, 1988, and retired in 2006...
6–2, 6–3
- It was Saeki's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Yoshida's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.