# Paris Indoor Open 1996

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/manual_wta:paris_indoor/paris-indoor-open?season=1996
Tour: WTA

Julie Halard-Decugis won the 1996 Paris Indoor Open, defeating Iva Majoli 7-5 7-6 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played February 13–18 on clay courts in Paris, France.

The Paris Indoor Open was played from 1993 to 2014, first as the Open Gaz de France and later as the Open GDF Suez. Its 22 editions are separate from other Paris tournaments.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Open Gaz de France, Open GDF Suez
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Paris, France
- Start date: 1996-02-13
- End date: 1996-02-18

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
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## Champion
- Winner: Julie Halard-Decugis
- Runner-up: Iva Majoli
- Final score: 7-5 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Julie Halard-Decugis def. Iva Majoli 7-5 7-6

### SF
- Julie Halard-Decugis def. Silvia Farina Elia 6-4 6-4
- Iva Majoli def. Magdalena Maleeva 1-6 7-5 6-3

### QF
- Silvia Farina Elia def. Petra Begerow 6-3 6-1
- Iva Majoli def. Nathalie Dechy 4-6 6-4 6-1
- Magdalena Maleeva def. Miriam Oremans 6-3 6-4
- Julie Halard-Decugis def. Anke Huber 6-3 2-6 7-6

### R16
- Nathalie Dechy def. Nathalie Tauziat 7-5 1-6 7-5
- Julie Halard-Decugis def. Sabine Appelmans 3-6 6-2 7-6
- Miriam Oremans def. Judith Wiesner 6-7 7-6 7-6
- Petra Begerow def. Mary Pierce 7-5 7-5
- Iva Majoli def. Sandrine Testud W/O
- Anke Huber def. Dominique Monami 7-6 7-6
- Magdalena Maleeva def. Elena Likhovtseva 6-0 6-3
- Silvia Farina Elia def. Martina Hingis 6-3 6-1

### R32
- Sabine Appelmans def. Melanie Schnell 6-3 7-5
- Nathalie Tauziat def. Barbara Rittner 6-3 6-1
- Julie Halard-Decugis def. Helena Sukova 6-3 6-4
- Miriam Oremans def. Mariaan De Swardt 6-1 6-7 6-2
- Martina Hingis def. Meredith Mcgrath 6-2 6-2
- Nathalie Dechy def. Lori Mcneil 6-3 4-6 6-4
- Silvia Farina Elia def. Kristie Boogert 6-1 6-4
- Dominique Monami def. Elena Makarova 6-4 6-3
- Elena Likhovtseva def. Anne-Gaelle Sidot 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Judith Wiesner def. Jana Novotna 1-6 7-5 6-3
- Petra Begerow def. Laurence Courtois 6-4 7-5
- Sandrine Testud def. Natalia Medvedeva 4-6 6-2 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 27
- Players: 28

Other editions available: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
(+12 more)

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/manual_wta:paris_indoor/paris-indoor-open?season=1996
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)