1996 Family Circle Cup
Date	April 1–7
Edition	24th
Category	Tier I
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$926,250
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Hilton Head Island, U.S.
Venue	Sea Pines Plantation
Champions
Singles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Doubles
Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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The 1996 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from April 1 through April 7, 1996. Second-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title.^[1]

Finals

Singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2

• It was Sánchez Vicario's 3rd title of the year and the 65th of her career.

Doubles

Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Gigi Fernández / Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3

• It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 69th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 4th title of the year and the 66th of her career.