1996 Chase Championships
Date	November 18–24
Edition	26th (singles) / 25th (doubles)
Draw	16S / 8D
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	New York City, U.S.
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
Steffi Graf
Doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández
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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.^[1]

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.