| Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Fund |
| 1 January |
Amway Classic, Auckland |
IV |
$107,500 |
| 8 January |
Schweppes Tasmanian International Women's Open, Hobart |
IV |
$107,500 |
| 8 January |
Peters International, Sydney |
II |
$343,000 |
| 15 January |
Australian Open |
GS |
$3,970,600 |
| 29 January |
Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo |
I |
$926,250 |
| 12 February |
Open Gaz de France, Paris |
II |
$450,000 |
| 19 February |
Faber Grand Prix, Essen |
II |
$450,000 |
| 19 February |
IGA Tennis Classic, Oklahoma City |
III |
$164,250 |
| 26 February |
EA-Generali Ladies, Linz |
III |
$164,250 |
| 8 March |
State Farm Evert Cup, Indian Wells |
II |
$550,000 |
| 8 March |
The Lipton, Key Biscayne |
I |
$1,500,000 |
| 1 April |
Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head |
I |
$926,250 |
| 8 April
| Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island
| II
| $450,000
|
| 8 April
| Danamon Indonesia Women's Open, Jakarta
| III
| $164,250
|
| 15 April
| Japan Open, Tokyo
| III
| $164,250
|
| 22 April
| Federation Cup
| Rnd 1
| N/A
|
| 29 April
| Hamburg Open Cup, Hamburg
| II
| $450,000
|
| 29 April
| Bol Open, Bol
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 6 May
| Budapest Ladies Open
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 6 May
| Italian Open, Rome
| I
| $926,250
|
| 13 May
| German Open, Berlin
| I
| $926,250
|
| 13 May
| Rover Championships, Cardiff
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 20 May
| Open Ford International Championships of Spain, Madrid
| II
| $450,000
|
| 20 May
| Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
| III
| $164,250
|
| 27 May
| French Open
| GS
| $4,456.328
|
| 10 June
| DFS Classic, Birmingham
| III
| $164,250
|
| 17 June
| Direct Line Insurance International Championships, Eastbourne
| II
| $363,000
|
| 17 June
| Wilkinson Lady Championships, Rosmalen
| III
| $164,250
|
| 24 June
| The Championships, Wimbledon
| GS
| $3,044,890
|
| 13 July
| Federation Cup
| Semi Final
| N/A
|
| 15 July
| Torneo Internazionale, Palermo
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 22 July
| Olympic Games, Atlanta
| -
| N/A
|
| 5 August
| Du Maurier Open, Montreal
| I
| $926,250
|
| 5 August
| Styria Open, Maria Lankowitz
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 12 August
| Acura Classic, Los Angeles
| II
| $450,000
|
| 19 August
| Toshiba Tennis Classic, San Diego
| II
| $450,000
|
| 26 August
| US Open
| GS
| $3,400,000
|
| 9 September
| Porcela Plus Open, Karlovy Vary
| III
| $160,000
|
| 16 September
| Nichirei International Ladies Open, Tokyo
| II
| $450,000
|
| 16 September
| Warsaw Cup, Warsaw
| III
| $164,250
|
| 28 September
| Federation Cup
| Final
| N/A
|
| 30 September
| Sparkassen Cup, Leipzig
| II
| $450,000
|
| 7 October
| Porsche Grand Prix, Filderstadt
| II
| $450,000
|
| 7 October
| Wismilak Open, Surabaya
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 14 October
| European Indoors, Zurich
| I
| $926,250
|
| 14 October
| Nokia Open '96, Beijing
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 21 October
| Seat Open, Luxembourg
| III
| $164,250
|
| 21 October
| Bell Challenge, Quebec
| III
| $164,250
|
| 28 October
| Ameritech Cup, Chicago
| II
| $450,000
|
| 28 October
| Kremlin Cup, Moscow
| III
| $400,000
|
| 4 November
| Bank of the West Classic, Oakland
| II
| $450,000
|
| 11 November
| Advanta Championships, Philadelphia
| II
| $450,000
|
| 18 November
| Volvo Women's Open, Pattaya
| IV
| $107,500
|
| 18 November |
Chase Championships of the Corel WTA Tour, New York |
- |
$2,000,000 |
