| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 29 – October 20 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Tournaments | 8 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Steffi Graf (3) |
| Most tournament finals | Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez (3) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open[2] | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 29 – Feb 4 | $926,250 |
| State Farm Evert Cup | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 8 – 17 | $550,000 |
| Lipton Championships | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 21 – 31 | $1,550,000 |
| Family Circle Cup[2] | United States | Hilton Head Island | Clay | Apr 1 – 8 | $926,250 |
| Italian Open[3] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 6 – 12 | $926,250 |
| WTA German Open[2] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 13 – 19 | $926,250 |
| du Maurier Open | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 5 – 11 | $926,250 |
| European Indoors[2] | Switzerland | Zürich | Carpet (i) | Oct 14 – 20 | $926,250 |
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo |  Iva Majoli
|
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
6–4, 6–1 |  Gigi Fernández  Natasha Zvereva
|
 Mariaan de Swardt  Irina Spîrlea
|
7–6, 6–3 |
| Indian Wells | Steffi Graf
|
Conchita Martínez
|
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) | Chanda Rubin*
|
 Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat
|
6–1, 6–4 |
 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
| ||||||
| Miami | Steffi Graf
|
Chanda Rubin
|
6–1, 6–3 |  Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Meredith McGrath  Larisa Neiland
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| Hilton Head | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
 Barbara Paulus
|
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Rome | Conchita Martínez
|
 Martina Hingis
|
6–2, 6–3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Irina Spîrlea*
| ||||||
| Berlin | Steffi Graf
|
 Karina Habšudová
|
4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
|
Martina Hingis Helena Suková
|
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
| Montréal | Monica Seles
|
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
6–1, 7–6(7–2) | Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
|
Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková
|
7–6, 6–1 |
| Zürich | Jana Novotná
|
Martina Hingis
|
6–2, 6–2 | Martina Hingis*
|
Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva
|
7–5, 6–4 |
| Helena Suková
|