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1996 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 US Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16 (8Q / 8WC)
Events
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Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament.

This was the final major appearance for 1990 champion Gabriela Sabatini. It was also the final major singles appearance for 15-time major quarterfinalist and former world No. 4 Zina Garrison.

Seeds[edit]

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

02.   Monica Seles (final)

03.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)

04.   Conchita Martínez (semifinals)

05.   Iva Majoli (first round)

06.   Anke Huber (first round)

07.   Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)

08.   Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)

09.   Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew due to wrist injury)

10.   Kimiko Date (first round)

11.   Chanda Rubin (withdrew due to wrist injury)

12.   Magdalena Maleeva (first round)

13.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)

14.   Barbara Paulus (third round)

15.   Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

16.   Martina Hingis (semifinals)

17.   Karina Habšudová (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Chanda Rubin pulled out before the tournament began and her position in the draw was taken over by seventeenth-seeded Karina Habšudová, Rubin was replaced by lucky loser Annabel Ellwood; Mary Joe Fernández, who withdrew on the first day of the tournament, was replaced by lucky loser Tina Križan.

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Steffi Graf	7	6
		Judith Wiesner	5	3
								1	Steffi Graf	7	6
								16	Martina Hingis	5	3
	16	Martina Hingis	7	6
	7	Jana Novotná	6	4
															1	Steffi Graf	7	6
															2	Monica Seles	5	4
		Linda Wild	6	0
	4	Conchita Martínez	7	6
								4	Conchita Martínez	4	3
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
		Amanda Coetzer	0	3
	2	Monica Seles	6	6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	7
		Y Basuki	3	6				1	S Graf	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6					K Kschwendt	2	1
		S Kleinová	3	4											1	S Graf	6	6
		J Kandarr	2	1												N Zvereva	4	2
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	6	4	3
		V Ruano Pascual	2	6					N Zvereva	4	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	7																		1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	A Kournikova	7	6																		Q	A Kournikova	2	1
		L Richterová	6	3				Q	A Kournikova	6	6
		N Baudone	6	4	7				N Baudone	3	3
		J Watanabe	4	6	6										Q	A Kournikova	3	6	6
		G Fernández	1	4											14	B Paulus	6	2	4
		E Pampoulova	6	6					E Pampoulova	5	6
		J-Q Yi	2	1				14	B Paulus	7	7
	14	B Paulus	6	6

Section 2[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	LL	T Križan	7	7
		R Hiraki	6	5				LL	T Križan	2	0
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0												R Grande	7	6
	LL	A Ellwood	6	6												E Callens	5	1
		J Capriati	4	4				LL	A Ellwood	4	6	1
		N Bradtke	6	6					E Callens	6	1	6
		E Callens	7	7																			R Grande	0	3
		K Adams	4	2																			J Wiesner	6	6
		P Langrová	6	6					P Langrová	6	3	7
		N Sawamatsu	6	6					N Sawamatsu	4	6	5
		R Stubbs	4	3												P Langrová	2	0
	WC	D Graham	6	6												J Wiesner	6	6
	Q	S Devillé	4	2				WC	D Graham	2	5
		J Wiesner	2	6	6				J Wiesner	6	7
	5	I Majoli	6	3	1

Section 3[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	L Poruri	2	1				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		N Arendt	6	7					N Arendt	2	2
		S Cacic	2	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	7	6												E Likhovtseva	1	0
		K Nagatsuka	6	1					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		M Endo	2	2				WC	L Osterloh	4	2
	WC	L Osterloh	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	4
		T Ječmenica	3	2																		16	M Hingis	6	3	6
		N Kijimuta	6	6					N Kijimuta	6	7
		A Fusai	6	2	7				A Fusai	4	5
	WC	J Craybas	1	6	5											N Kijimuta	2	2
		M Oremans	6	4	6										16	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	R Zrubáková	2	6	1				M Oremans	4	4
		Á Montolio	1	4				16	M Hingis	6	6
	16	M Hingis	6	6

Section 4[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	17	K Habšudová	6	6
		R Bobková	4	1				17	K Habšudová	6	6
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	4	2
		C Singer	4	0											17	K Habšudová	6	6
		L Lee	3	4												S Dopfer	2	3
		N Dahlman	6	6					N Dahlman	6	2	3
		S Dopfer	2	6	7				S Dopfer	2	6	6
		Z Garrison-Jackson	6	3	5																	17	K Habšudová	2	0
		S Cecchini	2	0																		7	J Novotná	6	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	7	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	2
		L Neiland	1	3												T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3
	WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	2	2											7	J Novotná	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	2	6	2
		F Lubiani	1	5				7	J Novotná	6	4	6
	7	J Novotná	6	7

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	A Serra Zanetti	2	1				8	L Davenport	6	6
		H Nagyová	6	4	6				H Nagyová	0	4
		G León García	1	6	3										8	L Davenport	6	6
		A-G Sidot	6	6												A-G Sidot	0	3
		J Husárová	4	4					A-G Sidot	6	3	6
		C Morariu	4	7	2				S-t Wang	4	6	3
		S-t Wang	6	6	6																	8	L Davenport	2	6	0
		S-h Park	2	3																			L Wild	6	3	6
		L Wild	6	6					L Wild	5	6	6
		K Boogert	6	6					K Boogert	7	3	3
		J Kruger	1	0												L Wild	6	4	7
		B Rittner	7	7												B Rittner	4	6	5
		K Studeníková	5	5					B Rittner	6	6
		N Miyagi	1	4				13	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	1
	13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6

Section 6[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	G Sabatini	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	1	1				15	G Sabatini	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	2	3
		S Farina	4	3											15	G Sabatini	5	6	2
		G Pizzichini	6	1	5											Å Carlsson	7	3	6
		Å Carlsson	3	6	7				Å Carlsson	6	3
		B Schett	1	6	6				B Schett	2	1	r
		S Appelmans	6	4	4																		Å Carlsson	2	1
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3																		4	C Martínez	6	6
		P Suárez	6	6					P Suárez	4	6
		Y Kamio	2	3					H Suková	6	7
		H Suková	6	6												H Suková	4	3
		N Tauziat	7	6											4	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	6	2					N Tauziat	1	3
		R Dragomir	2	0				4	C Martínez	6	6
	4	C Martínez	6	6

Section 7[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Huber	1	6	2
		A Coetzer	6	2	6				A Coetzer	6	7
		D Van Roost	6	2	6				M de Swardt	2	5
		M de Swardt	1	6	7											A Coetzer	7	7
		I Spîrlea	6	6												I Spîrlea	6	5
		P Begerow	3	2					I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	MJ Gaidano	6	6				Q	MJ Gaidano	1	2
		M Schnell	4	0																			A Coetzer	6	6
		L McNeil	6	3																			L Raymond	4	1
		L Raymond	7	6					L Raymond	6	6
	WC	M Shaughnessy	3	3					S Pitkowski	2	0
		S Pitkowski	6	6												L Raymond	6	6
	WC	K Brandi	6	6												K Po	3	2
		A Glass	2	3				WC	K Brandi	1	4
		K Po	6	7					K Po	6	6
	10	K Date	2	5

Section 8[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Maleeva	4	2
	Q	A Olsza	6	6				Q	A Olsza	1	1
		I Gorrochategui	4	6	6				I Gorrochategui	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	4	1											I Gorrochategui	6	2	1
		C Torrens Valero	2	6	6											S Testud	4	6	6
		S Hack	6	4	2				C Torrens Valero	2	1
		S Testud	7	6					S Testud	6	6
	WC	P Shriver	5	2																			S Testud	5	0
	WC	J Chi	6	1	6																	2	M Seles	7	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	3			WC	J Chi	3	1
		D Randriantefy	6	1	7				D Randriantefy	6	6
		E Makarova	3	6	5											D Randriantefy	0	2
		F Perfetti	4	6	2										2	M Seles	6	6
		L Courtois	6	3	6				L Courtois
		A Miller	0	1				2	M Seles	w/o
	2	M Seles	6	6

External links[edit]

• 1996 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

See also[edit]

• 1996 US Open – Men's singles