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.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Final Eight 2.3 Earlier rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 2.3.5 Section 5 2.3.6 Section 6 2.3.7 Section 7 2.3.8 Section 8 3 External links 4 See also

Seeds

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

Steffi Graf (Champion) Monica Seles (Finalist) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Fourth round) Conchita Martínez (Semifinalist) Iva Majoli (First round) Anke Huber (First round) Jana Novotná (Quarterfinalist) Lindsay Davenport (Fourth round)

Mary Joe Fernández (Withdrew due to wrist injury) Kimiko Date (First round) Chanda Rubin (Withdrew due to wrist injury) Magdalena Maleeva (First round) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second round) Barbara Paulus (Third round) Gabriela Sabatini (Third round) Martina Hingis (Semifinalist) Karina Habšudová (Fourth round)

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

US Open drawsheets Men's singles 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 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 Women's singles 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 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