Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's Singles

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women

The Women's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Medals

Gold:	Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Silver:	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
Bronze:	Jana Novotná (CZE)

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Jana Novotná	4	6	3
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	1	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	68	2
								9	Lindsay Davenport	710	6
	9	Lindsay Davenport	6	78
	ALT/7	Mary Joe Fernández	2	66				Bronze Medal Match
								6	Jana Novotná	710	6
								ALT/7	Mary Joe Fernández	68	4

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	M Seles	6	6
WC	L-L Chen	0	4				1	M Seles	6	6
ALT	P Hy-Boulais	6	6				ALT	P Hy-Boulais	3	2
	R Grande	4	4											1	M Seles	6	6
ALT	A Gavaldón	6	3	6										13	G Sabatini	3	3
ALT	C Papadáki	1	6	2			ALT	A Gavaldón	4	0
	N Tauziat	5	2				13	G Sabatini	6	6
13	G Sabatini	7	6																		1	M Seles	5	6	6
15	M Hingis	6	6																		6	J Novotná	7	3	8
WC	J Schad	0	1				15	M Hingis	4	4
	K Studeníková	2	3					A Sugiyama	6	6
	A Sugiyama	6	6												A Sugiyama	3	4
	J Wiesner	77	6											6	J Novotná	6	6
ALT	A Temesvári	65	4					J Wiesner	4	6	3
	R Dragomir	4	4	r			6	J Novotná	6	3	6
6	J Novotná	6	4

Section 2

First Round							2nd round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	D Van Roost	1	4				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	S Farina	6	6					S Farina	1	3
ALT	C Wood	2	2											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	79
	J Kruger	77	2	1										11	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	67
WC	Y-J Choi	65	6	6			WC	Y-J Choi	2	3
WC	S Sfar	4	0				11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	6	10
10	M Maleeva	6	6																		8	K Date	6	3	8
WC	R Stubbs	2	1				10	M Maleeva	79	6
	E Makarova	2	5					F Labat	67	1
	F Labat	6	7											10	M Maleeva	4	4
ALT	V Csurgo	6	7											8	K Date	6	6
WC	A Olsza	2	5				ALT	V Csurgo	2	3
WC	D Randriantefy	0	1				8	K Date	6	6
8	K Date	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	A Huber	2	6	6
WC	C Cristea	6	4	2			5	A Huber	3	6	6
	M de Swardt	77	3	7				M de Swardt	6	1	4
	H Suková	64	6	5										5	A Huber	1	6	3
	N Sawamatsu	6	4	6										9	L Davenport	6	3	6
ALT	S-H Park	3	6	3				N Sawamatsu	2	2
WC	A Kremer	2	1				9	L Davenport	6	6
9	L Davenport	6	6																		9	L Davenport	7	6
16	Y Basuki	6	6																		16	Y Basuki	5	3
	K Habšudová	3	3				16	Y Basuki	7	6
	L Courtois	1	6	6				L Courtois	5	2
WC	A Kournikova	6	2	2										16	Y Basuki	6	3	6
	V Ruano-Pascual	6	6											4	I Majoli	4	6	4
ALT	M Grzybowska	4	2					V Ruano-Pascual	5	3
	N Bradtke	6	3	4			4	I Majoli	7	6
4	I Majoli	3	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
ALT/7	M J Fernández	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	2	4				ALT/7	M J Fernández	77	2	6
	S-T Wang	7	77					S-T Wang	64	6	1
ALT	A Serra Zanetti	5	65											ALT/7	M J Fernández	6	6
ALT	J-Q Yi	2	6	1										WC	I Gorrochategui	0	3
WC	I Gorrochategui	6	1	6			WC	I Gorrochategui	6	1	7
ALT	O Barabanschikova	3	5				12	M Pierce	4	6	5
12	M Pierce	6	7																		ALT/7	M J Fernández	3	6	6
14	A Coetzer	6	77																			C Martínez	6	2	3
WC	R McQuillan	4	65				14	A Coetzer	1	6	2
	S Appelmans	5	3					N Zvereva	6	4	6
	N Zvereva	7	6												N Zvereva	2	5
WC	R Zrubáková	6	6											2	C Martínez	6	7
WC	J Nejedly	3	2				WC	R Zrubáková	1	4
WC	P Schnyder	1	2				2	C Martínez	6	6
2	C Martínez	6	6

References

• ITF Olympic Site