1996 Rexona Cup – Singles

1996 Rexona Cup
1995 Champion   Spain Conchita Martínez
Champion   Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up   Spain Conchita Martínez
Final score   46, 76, 60
Events
Singles   Doubles

The 1996 Rexona Cup – Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The 1996 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 29 through May 5, 1996.

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the final 46, 76, 60 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

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.

  1. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champion)
  2. Spain Conchita Martínez (Final)
  3. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Quarterfinals)
  4. France Mary Pierce (Semifinals)

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
  2. France Julie Halard-Decugis (Semifinals)
  3. Austria Judith Wiesner (Second Round)
  4. Germany Petra Begerow (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 7 6
2 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6 0

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
   United States S Cacic 7 4 2        Switzerland P Schnyder 2 0    
   Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6 6       1  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
Q  Spain Á Montolio 6 6         Q  Spain Á Montolio 4 2    
   Netherlands M Oremans 0 2       Q  Spain Á Montolio 7 6  
Q  Czech Republic R Bobková 1 1       7  Austria J Wiesner 5 2    
7  Austria J Wiesner 6 6         1  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
      6  France J Halard-Decugis 2 0  
    3  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 1 6 6  
   Italy A Serra Zanetti 1 4          Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 2 2  
   Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 6         3  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 0 1  
WC  Germany A Glass 6 6         6  France J Halard-Decugis 6 6    
Q  Sweden M Strandlund 3 4       WC  Germany A Glass 3 1  
   Germany J Kandarr 3 2       6  France J Halard-Decugis 6 6    
6  France J Halard-Decugis 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
Q  Argentina M Paz 1 1       5  Switzerland M Hingis 6 6    
WC  Germany S Klösel 4 4          Germany B Rittner 2 4    
   Germany B Rittner 6 6         5  Switzerland M Hingis 6 2    
   Bulgaria E Pampoulova 1 1         4  France M Pierce 7 6    
   Netherlands K Boogert 6 6          Netherlands K Boogert 4 6 1
    4  France M Pierce 6 2 6  
      4  France M Pierce 1 1  
8  Germany P Begerow 3 4         2  Spain C Martínez 6 6  
   Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6          Sweden Å Carlsson 4 6 4  
   Romania R Dragomir 3 6 6        Romania R Dragomir 6 3 6  
   Germany W Probst 6 4 1          Romania R Dragomir 4 2  
   Germany S Meier 4 5         2  Spain C Martínez 6 6    
Q  Poland K Nowak 6 7       Q  Poland K Nowak 0 0  
    2  Spain C Martínez 6 6    
 

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