1996 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Anke Huber
Score6–4, 6–1
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1996 Australian Open

Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open title and ninth and last major title overall, and her only major title after being stabbed in April 1993. By virtue of her undefeated record in four appearances at the event (also winning in 1991, 1992, and 1993), Seles became the first player in the Open Era to win a major on all of their first four appearances at the event (later joined by Rafael Nadal at the French Open, from 2005 to 2008).

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Elena Likhovtseva in the second round.

Seeds

  1. Monica Seles (champion)
  2. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4. Mary Pierce (second round)
  5. Kimiko Date (second round)
  6. Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
  7. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  8. Anke Huber (final)
  9. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
  10. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
  11. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (fourth round)
  12. Natasha Zvereva (first round)
  13. Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
  14. Amy Frazier (first round)
  15. Naoko Sawamatsu (fourth round)
  16. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

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 deLone 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
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