1996 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Final score	6–4, 6–1

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 after her stabbing.

Seeds

Monica Seles (Champion)
Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (Second Round)
Kimiko Date (Second Round)
Gabriela Sabatini (Fourth Round)
Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (Final)
Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth Round)
Lindsay Davenport (Fourth Round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Fourth Round)
Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
Chanda Rubin (Semifinals)
Amy Frazier (First round)
Naoko Sawamatsu (Fourth Round)
Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)

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 Fernández	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 Fernández	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	0
		V Ruano Pascual	4	3				9	MJ Fernández	6	6
	9	MJ Fernández	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
		S 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
		Y 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 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

Australian Open singles drawsheets

Men's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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