1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International
Date8–14 January
Edition3rd
CategoryTier IV
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$107,500
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationHobart, Australia
Champions
Singles
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Doubles
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Japan Kyoko Nagatsuka

The 1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart in Australia that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 8 through 14 January 1996. Unseeded Julie Halard-Decugis won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

France Julie Halard-Decugis defeated Japan Mana Endo 6–1, 6–2

  • It was Halard-Decugis' 2nd title of the year and the 8th of her career.

Doubles

Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Japan Kyoko Nagatsuka defeated Australia Kerry-Anne Guse / South Korea Sung-Hee Park 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Basuki's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Nagatsuka's only title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. p. 183. ISBN 9780002187145.
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