1996 US Open – Women's Singles

1996 US Open
Champion		Steffi Graf
Runner-up		Monica Seles
Final score		7-5, 6-4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles 7-5 6-4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1996 U.S. Open.

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Final Eight

	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

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	S Graf	6	7
	N 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
	A Sugiyama	6	6												N Zvereva	4	2
	J Kandarr	2	1					A Sugiyama	6	4	3
	N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	4	6	6
	V Ruano Pascual	2	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
	E Pampoulova	6	6											14	B Paulus	6	2	4
	G Fernández	1	4					E Pampoulova	5	6
	Yi J-Q	2	1				14	B Paulus	7	7
14	B Paulus	6	6

Section 2

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
	E Callens	7	7					E Callens	6	1	6
	N Bradtke	6	6																			R Grande	0	3
	P Langrová	6	6																			J Wiesner	6	6
	K Adams	4	2					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 De Ville	4	2				WC	D Graham	2	5
	J Wiesner	2	6	6				J Wiesner	6	7
5	I Majoli	6	3	1

Section 3

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
WC	L Osterloh	6	6				WC	L Osterloh	4	2
	M Endo	2	2																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	4
	N Kijimuta	6	6																		16	M Hingis	6	3	6
	T Ječmenica	3	2					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

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
	N Dahlman	6	6												S Dopfer	2	3
	L Lee	3	4					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
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6																		7	J Novotná	6	6
	A-M Cecchini	2	0					T Whitlinger-Jones	7	6
	A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	2
	L Neiland	1	3												T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3
	F Labat	6	6											7	J Novotná	6	6
WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	2	2					F Labat	2	6	2
	F Lubiani	1	5				7	J Novotná	6	4	6
7	J Novotná	6	7

Section 5

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 Leon Garcia	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
	Wang S-t	6	6	6				Wang S-t	4	6	3
	C Morariu	4	7	2																	8	L Davenport	2	6	0
	L Wild	6	6																			L Wild	6	3	6
	Park S-h	2	3					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 Studenikova	5	5					B Rittner	6	6
	N Miyagi	1	4				13	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	1
13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6

Section 6

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
	A Carlsson	3	6	7											A Carlsson	7	3	6
	G Pizzichini	6	1	5				A Carlsson	6	3
	B Schett	1	6	6				B Schett	2	1	r.
	S Appelmans	6	4	4																		A Carlsson	2	1
	P Suárez	6	6																		4	C Martínez	6	6
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3					P Suárez	4	6
	H Suková	6	6					H Suková	6	7
	Y Kamio	2	3												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

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	A Huber	1	6	2
	A Coetzer	6	2	6				A Coetzer	6	7
	M de Swardt	1	6	7				M de Swardt	2	5
	D Van Roost	6	2	6											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 Raymond	7	6																			L Raymond	4	1
	L McNeil	6	3					L Raymond	6	6
	S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	2	0
	M Shaughnessy	3	3												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

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
	L Courtois	6	3	6										2	M Seles	6	6
	F Perfetti	4	6	2				L Courtois	w/o
	A Miller	0	1				2	M Seles
2	M Seles	6	6

External links

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

See also

• Template:1996 U.S. Open - Men's Singles