1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Singles
1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1995 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Final score	6–4 (Graf retired)

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 6–4 against Jana Novotná.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Final

	Final
	1	Steffi Graf	4	r
	3	Jana Novotná	6

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	S Graf	6	6
	K Habšudová	6	4					A Frazier	2	1
	A Frazier	7	6											1	S Graf	6	6
	V Ruano-Pascual	6	1	5											C Rubin	0	3
	C Rubin	4	6	7				C Rubin	5	6	6
	J Wiesner	2	2				6	I Majoli	7	2	1
6	I Majoli	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	7
																					Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	5
							4	A Huber	6	6	1
Q	R Zrubáková	0	4				Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	7	6
Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6											Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6
	N Tauziat	6	3	4										8	B Paulus	2	3
Q	Z Garrison-Jackson	2	6	6			Q	Z Garrison-Jackson
	A Coetzer	1	2				8	B Paulus	w/o
8	B Paulus	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	L Davenport	4	6
	A Miller	6	7					A Miller	4	6	7
WC	M Shaughnessy	3	6	6			WC	M Shaughnessy	6	2	5
Q	L Poruri	6	2	2											A Miller	3	0
	A Sugiyama	6	5											3	J Novotná	6	6
	L McNeil	7	7					L McNeil	4	5
							3	J Novotná	6	7
																					3	J Novotná	6	6
7	M J Fernández	2	r																			Y Basuki	3	1
	K Po	5						K Po	4	4
	Y Basuki	6	7					Y Basuki	6	6
WC	A Kournikova	4	6												Y Basuki	5	6	6
	G Fernández	1	6	3											L Raymond	7	3	3
	L Raymond	6	3	6				L Raymond	6	6
							2	C Martínez	2	3

External links

• 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Draw