title: 1996 Chase Championships
text: # 1996 Chase Championships
  
  The 1996 Chase Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 25th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 18 through November 24, 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title after defeating Martina Hingis in the final, which was the last women's match played over five sets.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0.
  
  * It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 102nd of her career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández defeated Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–2.
  
  * It was Davenport's 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Fernández's 5th title of the year and the 23rd of her career.
  