1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International
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The 1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International was a 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
. The tournament was held from 8 through 14 January 1996.
Julie Halard-Decugis
defeated
Mana Endo
6–1, 6–2
Yayuk Basuki
/ Kyoko Nagatsuka
defeated
Kerry-Anne Guse
/
Sung-Hee Park
7–6, 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 at the Hobart International Tennis Centre
Hobart International Tennis Centre
The Domain Tennis Centre is the premier tennis facility in the state of Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the Queens Domain less than 1 kilometre from the CBD of Hobart....
in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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 8 through 14 January 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
Mana EndoMana Endo
is a retired Japanese professional tennis player who played on the WTA Tour from 1991 until 1998. She was born on February 6, 1971 in Hiroshima, Japan and resides in Fukuyama, Hiroshima.She started playing tennis at age 7 with her father and coach Hiroshi...
6–1, 6–2
- It was Halard-Decugis' 2nd title of the year and the 8th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Yayuk BasukiYayuk Basuki
Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997...
/
Kyoko NagatsukaKyōko Nagatsuka
Kyōko Nagatsuka is a retired Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of No. 28 in the world on August 14, 1995. In doubles, she reached as high as No. 31 on June 19, 1995....
defeated
Kerry-Anne GuseKerry-Anne Guse
Kerry-Anne Guse is an Australian tennis player. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and turned pro at the age of 15.-Doubles 13 :-References:...
/
Sung-Hee ParkPark Sung-hee
Park Sung-hee is a retired professional tennis player from South Korea. Park turned pro in 1989. She won 7 singles and 7 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She reached four doubles finals during her career on the WTA Tour...
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.