1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
Date	November 11–17
Edition	14th
Category	Tier II
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$450,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Venue	Philadelphia Civic Center
Champions
Singles
Jana Novotná
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs
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The 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from November 11 through November 17, 1996.^[1]

Finals

Singles

Jana Novotná defeated Steffi Graf 6–4 (Graf retired)

• It was Novotná's 10th title of the year and the 76th of her career.

Doubles

Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs defeated Nicole Arendt / Lori McNeil 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

• It was Raymond's 4th title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Stubbs' 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career.