1996 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Direct Line International Championships
1995 Champion	Nathalie Tauziat
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Mary Joe Fernández
Final score	6–0, 6–2

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles.

Seles won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Mary Joe Fernández.

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
	WC/1	Monica Seles	6	6
	6	Mary Joe Fernández	0	2

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								WC/1	M Seles	6	6
		A Frazier	4	2					M McGrath	2	4
		M McGrath	6	6											WC/1	M Seles	6	6
		S Farina	3	3											Q	I Gorrochategui	3	1
	Q	I Gorrochategui	6	6				Q	I Gorrochategui	6	6
		L McNeil	6	2	6				L McNeil	2	3
	7	K Date	4	6	2																	WC/1	M Seles	6	6
																							N Tauziat	4	4
								4	C Rubin	3	r
		L Raymond	3	6	8				L Raymond	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	2	6											L Raymond	2	0
		L Wild	1	2												N Tauziat	6	6
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	6	6
		I Spîrlea	6	5	6				I Spîrlea	2	3
	8	M Pierce	0	7	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Davenport	6	6
		G Fernández	3	1				5	L Davenport	2	3
	Q	N Feber	1	3					Y Basuki	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	6												Y Basuki	6	1
	LL	K Kschwendt	3	3											3	J Novotná	7	6
	Q	N Arendt	6	6				Q	N Arendt	4	6	3
								3	J Novotná	6	4	6
																						3	J Novotná	1	6	6
	6	M J Fernández	6	6																		6	M J Fernández	6	2	8
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	0				6	M J Fernández	6	6
	WC	C Wood	4	3					A Sugiyama	3	3
		A Sugiyama	6	6											6	M J Fernández	2	6	6
	Q	A Miller	1	6											2	C Martínez	6	4	4
		N Zvereva	6	7					N Zvereva	6	6	3
								2	C Martínez	7	4	6

External links

• 1996 Direct Line International Championships Draw