1996 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1996 US Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	16 (8 Q / 8 WC )

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament.

This was the final major appearance for 1990 champion Gabriela Sabatini. It was also the final major singles appearance for 15-time major quarterfinalist and former world No. 4 Zina Garrison.

Seeds

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

01.

Steffi Graf (champion)

02.

Monica Seles (final)

03.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)

04.

Conchita Martínez (semifinals)

05.

Iva Majoli (first round)

06.

Anke Huber (first round)

07.

Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)

08.

Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)

09.

Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew due to wrist injury)

10.

Kimiko Date (first round)

11.

Chanda Rubin (withdrew due to wrist injury)

12.

Magdalena Maleeva (first round)

13.

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)

14.

Barbara Paulus (third round)

15.

Gabriela Sabatini (third round)

16.

Martina Hingis (semifinals)

17.

Karina Habšudová (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	7
	Y 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
	J Kandarr	2	1								N Zvereva	4	2
	A Sugiyama	6	6			A Sugiyama	6	4	3
	V Ruano Pascual	2	6			N Zvereva	4	6	6
	N Zvereva	6	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
	G Fernández	1	4							14	B Paulus	6	2	4
	E Pampoulova	6	6			E Pampoulova	5	6
	J-Q Yi	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
	N Bradtke	6	6			E Callens	6	1	6
	E Callens	7	7												R Grande	0	3
	K Adams	4	2												J Wiesner	6	6
	P Langrová	6	6			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 Devillé	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
	M Endo	2	2		WC	L Osterloh	4	2
WC	L Osterloh	6	6										3	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	4
	T Ječmenica	3	2										16	M Hingis	6	3	6
	N Kijimuta	6	6			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
	L Lee	3	4								S Dopfer	2	3
	N Dahlman	6	6			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
	S Cecchini	2	0											7	J Novotná	6	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6			T Whitlinger-Jones	7	6
	A Frazier	6	6			A Frazier	6	2
	L Neiland	1	3								T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3
WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	2	2							7	J Novotná	6	6
	F Labat	6	6			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 León García	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
	C Morariu	4	7	2		S-t Wang	4	6	3
	S-t Wang	6	6	6											8	L Davenport	2	6	0
	S-h Park	2	3													L Wild	6	3	6
	L Wild	6	6			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 Studeníková	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
	G Pizzichini	6	1	5							Å Carlsson	7	3	6
	Å Carlsson	3	6	7		Å Carlsson	6	3
	B Schett	1	6	6		B Schett	2	1	r
	S Appelmans	6	4	4												Å Carlsson	2	1
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3												4	C Martínez	6	6
	P Suárez	6	6			P Suárez	4	6
	Y Kamio	2	3			H Suková	6	7
	H Suková	6	6								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
	D Van Roost	6	2	6		M de Swardt	2	5
	M de Swardt	1	6	7						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 McNeil	6	3											L Raymond	4	1
	L Raymond	7	6			L Raymond	6	6
WC	M Shaughnessy	3	3			S Pitkowski	2	0
	S Pitkowski	6	6							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
	F Perfetti	4	6	2					2	M Seles	6	6
	L Courtois	6	3	6		L Courtois
	A Miller	0	1		2	M Seles	w/o
2	M Seles	6	6

External links

1996 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

1996 WTA Tour « 1995 1997 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Essen (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Oklahoma City (S, D) Linz (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bol (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Karlovy Vary (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)