WTA Hobart 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Julie Halard-Decugis won the 1996 Hobart, defeating Mana Endo 6-1 6-2 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Hobart, Australia, from January 8 to January 14, 1996.

Champion
Julie Halard-Decugis
def. Mana Endo , 6-1 6-2
Dates
Jan 8 — Jan 14
Location
Hobart, Australia
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 14, 1996* F Julie Halard-Decugis #44 6-1 6-2 Mana Endo #77 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 13, 1996* SF Mana Endo #77 6-2 2-6 6-4 Florencia Labat #42 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1996* SF Julie Halard-Decugis #44 6-2 6-2 Shi-Ting Wang #63 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 13, 1996* QF Shi-Ting Wang #63 6-3 6-3 Judith Wiesner #26 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1996* QF Mana Endo #77 6-1 7-5 Ai Sugiyama #43 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1996* QF Julie Halard-Decugis #44 6-7 6-1 6-4 Silvia Farina Elia #52 H2H Match data
Jan 13, 1996* QF Florencia Labat #42 6-3 6-3 Virginia Ruano Pascual #55 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Mana Endo #77 6-3 6-3 Lea Ghirardi #95 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Ai Sugiyama #43 7-5 6-2 Kristin Godridge #91 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Florencia Labat #42 6-4 4-6 6-0 Nana Smith #144 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Judith Wiesner #26 7-5 6-4 Annabel Ellwood #125 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Shi-Ting Wang #63 6-1 3-6 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #49 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Virginia Ruano Pascual #55 6-4 4-1 (ret.) Sabine Hack #53 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Julie Halard-Decugis #44 6-2 6-0 Christina Singer #51 H2H Match data
Jan 12, 1996* R16 Silvia Farina Elia #52 6-3 6-4 Yayuk Basuki #32 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Elena Likhovtseva #49 6-2 4-6 6-1 Elena Makarova H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Judith Wiesner #26 6-2 6-3 Lindsay Lee-Waters #50 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Shi-Ting Wang #63 6-2 6-4 Ludmila Richterova #65 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Sabine Hack #53 1-6 6-2 6-3 Anna Smashnova #73 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Silvia Farina Elia #52 5-7 6-3 6-4 Laurence Courtois #54 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Florencia Labat #42 7-6 6-1 Linda Wild #59 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Yayuk Basuki #32 6-2 6-3 Adriana Serra Zanetti #72 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Christina Singer #51 6-1 4-6 6-2 Kyoko Nagatsuka #40 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Ai Sugiyama #43 3-6 6-3 6-3 Alexandra Fusai #102 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Virginia Ruano Pascual #55 7-6 6-1 Beate Reinstadler #71 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Lea Ghirardi #95 6-1 2-6 6-2 Barbara Paulus #22 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Julie Halard-Decugis #44 6-0 6-3 Sung-Hee Park #70 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Annabel Ellwood #125 6-1 4-6 7-5 Erika De Lone #118 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Mana Endo #77 6-1 6-3 Tami Whitlinger Jones H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Kristin Godridge #91 2-6 7-6 6-3 Katarina Studenikova #74 H2H Match data
Jan 11, 1996* R32 Nana Smith #144 6-7 7-5 6-0 Yone Kamio #28 H2H Match data

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Alicia Molik 1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Hobart held?
Hobart is held in Hobart, Australia.
Who won the most recent Hobart?
The 2026 Hobart was won by Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Hobart titles?
Elise Mertens has won 2 Hobart titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Hobart played?
The first edition of Hobart was held in 1968.
What surface is Hobart played on?
Hobart is played on hard courts.