| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 30 – November 12 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Steffi Graf Conchita Martínez (2) |
| Most tournament finals |  Kimiko Date Steffi Graf Magdalena Maleeva Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) |
← 1994 1996 → | |
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 30 – Feb 5 | $806,250 |
| Lipton Championships[3] | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 13 – 26 | $1,550,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay | Mar 27 – Apr 2 | $806,250 |
| Italian Open[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 8 – 14 | $806,250 |
| WTA German Open | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 15 – 21 | $806,250 |
| Canadian Open[3] | Canada | Toronto | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $806,250 |
| European Indoors[3] | Switzerland | Zürich | Hard (i) | Oct 2 – 8 | $806,250 |
| Advanta Championships of Philadelphia[3] | United States | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | Nov 6 – 12 | $806,250 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Kimiko Date
|
 Lindsay Davenport
|
6–1, 6–2 | Gigi Fernández  Natalia Zvereva
|
Lindsay Davenport  Rennae Stubbs
|
6–0, 6–3 |
| Miami | Steffi Graf
|
Kimiko Date
|
6–1, 6–4 |  Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
|
7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Hilton Head | Conchita Martínez
|
Magdalena Maleeva
|
6–1, 6–1 | Nicole Arendt*
|
Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
|
0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
 Manon Bollegraf
| ||||||
| Rome | Conchita Martínez
|
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
6–3, 6–1 | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva
|
Conchita Martínez  Patricia Tarabini
|
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Berlin | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Magdalena Maleeva
|
6–4, 6–1 |  Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
|
 Larisa Neiland Gabriela Sabatini
|
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Toronto | Monica Seles
|
Amanda Coetzer
|
6–0, 6–1 | Gabriela Sabatini
|
 Martina Hingis  Iva Majoli
|
4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Brenda Schultz-McCarthy*
| ||||||
| Zürich | Iva Majoli
|
 Mary Pierce
|
6–4, 6–4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
|
Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis
|
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 |
| Philadelphia | Steffi Graf
|
Lori McNeil
|
6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | Lori McNeil Helena Suková
|
Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |