1996 Chase Championships

The 1996 Chase Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States. It was the 25th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 21st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from November 18 through November 24, 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title after defeating Martina Hingis in the final, which was the last women's match played over five sets.

Singles
🇩🇪 Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0.
 * It was Graf's 7th singles title of the year and the 102nd of her career.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport / 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández defeated 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná / 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–2.
 * It was Davenport's 8th title of the year and the 18th of her career. It was Fernández's 5th title of the year and the 23rd of her career.