1996 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 Italian Open
Champion Conchita Martínez
Runner-up Martina Hingis
Score6–2, 6–3
Draw56
Seeds16

Three-time defending champion Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.[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 eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  2. Conchita Martínez (champion)
  3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4. Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  5. Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  6. Martina Hingis (final)
  7. Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
  8. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  9. Judith Wiesner (third round)
  10. Petra Begerow (first round)
  11. Yayuk Basuki (second round)
  12. Sandrine Testud (third round)
  13. Lindsay Lee (second round)
  14. Joannette Kruger (second round)
  15. Florencia Labat (first round)
  16. Barbara Schett (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Martina Hingis 6 7  
7 Irina Spîrlea 2 5  
6 Martina Hingis 2 3  
2 Conchita Martínez 6 6  
4 Iva Majoli 4 7 2
2 Conchita Martínez 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 S Graf 6 7  
  A Dechaume-Balleret 7 6     A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6  
  K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 1   1 S Graf 6 6  
  P Suárez 7 6     P Suárez 2 4  
  L Golarsa 6 1     P Suárez 6 6  
  J Kandarr 7 6 6   J Kandarr 2 2  
15 F Labat 6 7 3 1 S Graf 6 2 3
10 P Begerow 2 6 4 6 M Hingis 2 6 6
WC G Pizzichini 6 2 6 WC G Pizzichini 4 4  
  S Cecchini 6 6     S Cecchini 6 6  
  A Smashnova 4 3     S Cecchini 2 3  
  R Grande 4 3   6 M Hingis 6 6  
  V Ruano-Pascual 6 6     V Ruano-Pascual 3 1  
6 M Hingis 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q R Simpson 4 5     A Fusai 2 3  
  A Fusai 6 7   3 A Sánchez Vicario 7 6  
Q B Fulco-Villella 6 6   Q B Fulco-Villella 6 3  
  N Baudone 3 2   Q B Fulco-Villella 6 6  
  H Nagyová 6 5   11 Y Basuki 2 3  
11 Y Basuki 7 7   3 A Sánchez Vicario 4 3  
14 J Kruger 6 1 6 7 I Spîrlea 6 6  
  M-J Gaidano 4 6 1 14 J Kruger 2 3  
  K Habšudová 6 6     K Habšudová 7 6  
Q F Fortuni 1 1     K Habšudová 4 2  
WC G Boschiero 5 6 3 7 I Spîrlea 6 6  
  R Zrubáková 7 2 6   R Zrubáková 3 2  
7 I Spîrlea 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 N Tauziat 6 6  
  P Hy-Boulais 4 4     M Grzybowska 1 1  
  M Grzybowska 6 6   8 N Tauziat 6 0 6
  K Nowak 7 6   16 B Schett 3 6 0
  V Martinek 5 2     K Nowak 0 5  
  L Ghirardi 2 3   16 B Schett 6 7  
16 B Schett 6 6   8 N Tauziat 4 1  
13 L Lee 1 6 6 4 I Majoli 6 6  
  S Cacic 6 2 4 13 L Lee 7 4 2
  F Perfetti 6 7     F Perfetti 5 6 6
  S Meier 1 5     F Perfetti 2 4  
  L Richterová 6 3 6 4 I Majoli 6 6  
  G León García 4 6 7   G León García 7 4 2
4 I Majoli 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Maleeva 6 6  
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 3  
  S Stafford 3 3   5 M Maleeva 6 6 6
WC L Garrone 4 3   9 J Wiesner 7 1 4
  F Lubiani 6 6     F Lubiani 4 1  
Q G Casoni 2 2   9 J Wiesner 6 6  
9 J Wiesner 6 6   5 M Maleeva 1 6 1
12 S Testud 6 4 6 2 C Martínez 6 2 6
  A Serra Zanetti 4 6 4 12 S Testud 6 6  
  P Kamstra 6 3   LL S Jeyaseelan 4 3  
LL S Jeyaseelan 7 6   12 S Testud 0 1  
  J Watanabe 6 0   2 C Martínez 6 6  
  T Ječmenica 7 6     T Ječmenica 3 2  
2 C Martínez 6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 178. ISBN 9780002187145.
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