1996 Pupp Czech Open
Encyclopedia
The 1996 Pupp Czech Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Karlovy Vary
in the Czech Republic
that was part of Tier IV
of the 1996 WTA Tour
. The tournament was held from September 10 through September 15, 1996.
Ruxandra Dragomir
defeated
Patty Schnyder
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Karina Habšudová
/
Helena Suková
defeated Eva Martincová / 
Elena Pampoulova
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
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 outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
in Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
that was part of Tier IV
WTA Tier IV Events
The WTA Tier IV tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis fourth-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. The series resulted from a reform of the WTA tour in 1988, offering more...
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 September 10 through September 15, 1996.
Women's Singles
Ruxandra DragomirRuxandra Dragomir
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...
defeated
Patty SchnyderPatty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
- It was Dragomir's 2nd title of the year and the 4th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Karina HabšudováKarina Habšudová
Karina Habšudová is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world . Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998....
/
Helena SukováHelena Suková
Helena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
defeated
Eva Martincová / Elena PampoulovaElena Pampoulova
Elena Pampoulova is a retired professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She competed for Fed Cup of the International Tennis Federation . Elena's first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova...
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
- It was Habšudová's only title of the year and the 1st of her career. It was Suková's 3rd title of the year and the 75th of her career.