The 1996 SEAT Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg that was part of Tier III of the

1996 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The 1996 WTA Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tie ...

. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 21 October until 27 October 1996. First-seeded Anke Huber won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Anke Huber defeated Karina Habšudová 6–3, 6–0 * It was Huber's 3rd title of the year and the 10th of her career.

Doubles

Kristie Boogert /

Nathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat (born 17 October 1967) is a French former professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships and runner-up in the women's doubles at the 2001 US Open partnering Kimberl ...

defeated

Barbara Rittner Barbara Rittner (born 25 April 1973) is a German former professional tennis player. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 24 in the world, achieved on 1 February 1993. As a junior, sh ...

/ Dominique Van Roost 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 * It was Boogert's 3rd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Tauziat's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of her career.

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ITF tournament edition details

Tournament draws
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SEAT Open The Luxembourg Open, currently sponsored by BGL, is a women's tennis tournament held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg. Held since 1991, the tournament was an exhibition event (winners including Novotná, Navratilova and Appelmans) until 1995. ...

Luxembourg Open 1996 in Luxembourgian tennis