1996 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1996 Family Circle Cup
1995 Champion Conchita Martínez
Champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up Barbara Paulus
Score6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Draw28
Seeds8

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Family Circle Cup.

Conchita Martínez was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Paulus.[1]

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. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
  3. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  4. Gabriela Sabatini (second round)
  5. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  6. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  7. Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  8. Mary Pierce (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Barbara Paulus 2 6 2
2 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 2 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 C Martínez 6 6  
  Z Garrison-Jackson 4 0   Q S Farina 1 2  
Q S Farina 6 6   1 C Martínez 6 6  
Q P Schwarz 2 3     P Begerow 2 0  
  P Begerow 6 6     P Begerow 1 7 6
  G Fernández 7 3 1 8 M Pierce 6 5 1
8 M Pierce 6 6 6 1 C Martínez 6 4  
  B Paulus 7 6  
4 G Sabatini 4 2  
LL R Dragomir 6 4 1   I Spîrlea 6 6  
  I Spîrlea 3 6 6   I Spîrlea 2 4  
  B Paulus 6 4 6   B Paulus 6 6  
  N Tauziat 3 6 1   B Paulus 3 7 6
  L Raymond 2 6   5 M Maleeva 6 6 4
5 M Maleeva 6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 J Novotná 6 5 6
  Å Carlsson 1 7 3 6 J Novotná 6 7  
Q A Fusai 6 6   Q A Fusai 2 5  
WC K Rinaldi-Stunkel 1 4   6 J Novotná 4 6 6
  A Coetzer 4 6 6 3 I Majoli 6 2 3
  K Boogert 6 1 3   A Coetzer 6 3  
3 I Majoli 7 6  
6 J Novotná 2 2  
7 M J Fernández 6 6   2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
  J Kruger 1 1   7 M J Fernández 2 4  
  M de Swardt 3 4   Q S Hack 6 6  
Q S Hack 6 6   Q S Hack 2 2  
  Y Basuki 3 2   2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
  M Hingis 6 6     M Hingis 6 2 2
2 A Sánchez Vicario 0 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 177. ISBN 9780002187145.
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