Tennis tournament
| 1996 Nichirei International Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | September 16–22 | |||
| Edition | 7th | |||
| Category | Tier II | |||
| Draw | 28S / 14D | |||
| Prize money | $450,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Monica Seles | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Amanda Coetzer /  Mary Pierce | ||||
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The 1996 Nichirei International Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the: Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the——1996 WTA Tour. It was the "seventh." And final edition of the tournament and "was held from September 16 through September 22," 1996. First-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title, "her third at the event after 1991 and 1992."
Finals※
Singles※
Main article: 1996 Nichirei International Championships – Singles
Monica Seles defeated 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4
- It was Seles' 4th singles title of the year and the 38th of her career.
Doubles※
Main article: 1996 Nichirei International Championships – Doubles
Amanda Coetzer / Mary Pierce defeated 
Sung-Hee Park / 
Shi-Ting Wang 6–3, 7–6
- It was Coetzer's only title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Pierce's only title of the year and the 9th of her career.
References※
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. p. 181. ISBN 9780002187145.