1996 IGA Classic
Encyclopedia
The 1996 IGA Classic was a tennis
tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City
, Oklahoma
in the United States
that was part of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from February 20 through February 25, 1996.
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
defeated
Amanda Coetzer
6–3, 6–2
Chanda Rubin
/ Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
defeated Katrina Adams
/ Debbie Graham
6–4, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
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, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
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in the United States
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that was part of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour
1996 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association . The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events...
. The tournament was held from February 20 through February 25, 1996.
Women's Singles
Brenda Schultz-McCarthyBrenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname...
defeated
Amanda CoetzerAmanda Coetzer
Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004...
6–3, 6–2
- It was Schultz-McCarthy's 1st title of the year and the 10th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Chanda RubinChanda Rubin
Chanda Rubin is an American tennis player. Winning seven WTA Tour singles titles, she reached her highest ranking World No. 6 on April 8, 1996, after reaching semifinals at the 1996 Australian Open. Rubin is also former World No...
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Brenda Schultz-McCarthyBrenda Schultz-McCarthy
Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname...
defeated
Katrina AdamsKatrina Adams
Katrina Adams is a former professional United States tennis player from Chicago. Her highest singles ranking was 67 on May 8, 1989.-Early life:Adams joined a tennis program in West Side, Chicago when she was six years old...
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Debbie GrahamDebbie Graham
Debbie Graham or Debbie Graham Shaffer is a retired women's tennis player from the United States. She was awarded the WTA award for the "Most Impressive Newcomer" in 1992...
6–4, 6–3
- It was Rubin's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of her career. It was Schultz-McCarthy's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career.