1996 Australian Open – Women's Singles

1996 Australian Open
Champion		Monica Seles
Runner-up		Anke Huber
Final score		6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Elena Likhovtseva in the second round.

Monica Seles won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final. This would be Seles' first and only Grand Slam victory since her stabbing.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
	7	Iva Majoli	1	2
								1	Monica Seles	62	6	7
								13	Chanda Rubin	77	1	5
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	6	14
	13	Chanda Rubin	6	2	16
															1	Monica Seles	6	6
															8	Anke Huber	4	1
		Martina Hingis	5	6	1
	16	Amanda Coetzer	7	4	6
								16	Amanda Coetzer	6	4	2
								8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	2	1

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	M Seles	6	6
Q	J Lee	3	0				1	M Seles	6	6
	K Studeníková	7	6					K Studeníková	1	1
	D Van Roost	5	4											1	M Seles	7	6
Q	F Lubiani	6	4	6											J Halard-Decugis	5	0
	N Bradtke	2	6	4			Q	F Lubiani	2	6	2
	J Halard-Decugis	6	6					J Halard-Decugis	6	0	6
WC	J Taylor	1	1																		1	M Seles	6	6
	R Zrubáková	6	5	1																	15	N Sawamatsu	1	3
	A Sugiyama	0	7	6				A Sugiyama	6	6
	S Pitkowski	4	63				Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	2	2
Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	77												A Sugiyama	4	0
	J Husárová	2	1											15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
	L Wild	6	6					L Wild	4	3
	C Cristea	6	2	1			15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
15	N Sawamatsu	4	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
12	N Zvereva	2	6	5
	A Smashnova	6	4	7				A Smashnova	7	4	2
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	5	6	6
	N Kijimuta	3	0												T Whitlinger-Jones	3	2
	I Spîrlea	6	64	8											S Appelmans	6	6
	S Testud	4	77	6				I Spîrlea	3	3
	N Baudone	5	4					S Appelmans	6	6
	S Appelmans	7	6																			S Appelmans	2	2
Q	J Watanabe	6	6																		7	I Majoli	6	6
	M de Swardt	4	3				Q	J Watanabe	65	65
	P Shriver	4	4					A Fusai	77	77
	A Fusai	6	6												A Fusai	2	1
WC	N Pratt	5	3											7	I Majoli	6	6
	L McNeil	7	6					L McNeil	3	2
	E Makarova	4	2				7	I Majoli	6	6
7	I Majoli	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	B Reinstadler	2	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Grossman	3	2					B Rittner	3	2
	B Rittner	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	K Godridge	4	6	3											S Cacic	3	3
WC	S Drake-Brockman	6	4	6			WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	5
	S Cacic	6	6					S Cacic	6	7
	E Callens	3	4																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	N Arendt	6	6																		9	MJ Fernandez	3	3
WC	K Radford	3	1					N Arendt	3	6	8
	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	3	4					S Farina	6	3	6
	S Farina	6	6												N Arendt	1	1
	V Martinek	2	3											9	MJ Fernandez	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	0
	V Ruano Pascual	4	3				9	MJ Fernandez	6	6
9	MJ Fernandez	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	C Rubin	4	6	6
	R McQuillan	6	3	2			13	C Rubin	63	6	6
	T Križan	6	2	6				T Križan	77	2	3
	M McGrath	2	6	4										13	C Rubin	6	6
	L Courtois	77	77												L Courtois	0	2
	M Oremans	64	64					L Courtois	6	77
	A Ellwood	6	5	1				J Kruger	3	65
	J Kruger	4	7	6																	13	C Rubin	6	6
	K Kschwendt	6	6																		6	G Sabatini	2	4
	P Begerow	0	2					K Kschwendt	2	6	6
	N Miyagi	6	7					N Miyagi	6	2	1
	A-M Cecchini	3	5												K Kschwendt	1	2
	I Demongeot	3	3											6	G Sabatini	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	4	3
	S Stafford	0	1				6	G Sabatini	6	6
6	G Sabatini	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	K Date	6	6
	A Gavaldón	2	0				5	K Date	2	6	4
	M Endo	78	6					M Endo	6	1	6
WC	K-A Guse	66	4												M Endo	1	1
	J Nejedly	1	1												M Hingis	6	6
	M Hingis	6	6					M Hingis	6	6
	B Paulus	6	6					B Paulus	1	4
	L Neiland	0	0																			M Hingis	6	6
	N Feber	6	6																		11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	0					N Feber	2	6	3
	A Serra Zanetti	3	2					K Boogert	6	1	6
	K Boogert	6	6												K Boogert	6	1	4
	A Temesvári	65	1											11	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
	S-t Wang	77	6					S-t Wang	4	6	3
	P Hy-Boulais	6	63	3			11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	6
11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	77	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
16	A Coetzer	6	6
	M Schnell	2	2				16	A Coetzer	6	6
	S Hack	2	6	6				S Hack	1	1
	N Basuki	6	4	4										16	A Coetzer	6	6
Q	L Poruri	6	65	6										Q	R Hiraki	3	1
	L Lee	3	77	3			Q	L Poruri	3	6	2
	MJ Gaidano	6	3	2			Q	R Hiraki	6	4	6
Q	R Hiraki	3	6	6																	16	A Coetzer	6	6
	L Raymond	4	3																			E Likhovtseva	3	3
	R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	77
	M Tang	6	4	2				S Meier	4	65
	S Meier	0	6	6											R Grande	3	1
	K Nagatsuka	2	4												E Likhovtseva	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
	P Schwarz	3	1				4	M Pierce	4	4
4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
8	A Huber	6	6
	S Kleinová	1	4				8	A Huber	6	6
	Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	1	2
WC	K Sharpe	2	0											8	A Huber	6	6
	M Strandlund	5	64												L Richterová	2	1
	D Randriantefy	7	77					D Randriantefy	64	6	5
	L Richterová	6	6					L Richterová	77	4	7
WC	G Biggs	3	3																		8	A Huber	6	6
	H Suková	6	6																			B Schett	3	2
	J Wiesner	4	0					H Suková	77	4	8
	M Grzybowska	4	6	6				M Grzybowska	65	6	6
WC	T Musgrave	6	3	2											H Suková	2	7	6
	M-A Vento	77	4	4											B Schett	6	5	8
	S-h Park	62	6	6				S-h Park	4	3
	B Schett	4	7	9				B Schett	6	6
14	A Frazier	6	5	7

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
10	L Davenport	6	6
	C Singer	1	2				10	L Davenport	77	6
	G Fernández	3	4					R Stubbs	65	3
	R Stubbs	6	6											10	L Davenport	6	7
	K Nowak	3	0												N Dahlman	4	5
	N Dahlman	6	6					N Dahlman	6	6
	E de Lone	6	2	4				R Dragomir	4	3
	R Dragomir	4	6	6																	10	L Davenport	3	1
	Y Kamio	2	77	6																	2	C Martínez	6	6
	F Li	6	64	2				Y Kamio	63	3
	T Ječmenica	4	3					J Kandarr	77	6
	J Kandarr	6	6												J Kandarr	3	0
	J-Q Yi	2	2											2	C Martínez	6	6
	F Labat	6	6					F Labat	2	4
Q	C Wood	4	1				2	C Martínez	6	6
2	C Martínez	6	6

External links

• 1996 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw