1996 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Singles
1996 Open Gaz de France
1995 Champion Steffi Graf
Champion Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up Iva Majoli
Score7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Draw28
Seeds8

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–4) against Iva Majoli.[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. Iva Majoli (final)
  2. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  3. Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
  4. Mary Pierce (second round)
  5. Jana Novotná (first round)
  6. Martina Hingis (second round)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  8. Helena Suková (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Iva Majoli 5 6  
  Julie Halard-Decugis 7 7  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 I Majoli w/o    
  S Testud 4 6 6   S Testud      
Q N Medvedeva 6 2 2 1 I Majoli 4 6 6
  L McNeil 3 6 4 Q N Dechy 6 4 1
Q N Dechy 6 4 6 Q N Dechy 7 1 7
  B Rittner 3 1   7 N Tauziat 5 6 5
7 N Tauziat 6 6   1 I Majoli 1 7 6
3 M Maleeva 6 5 3
3 M Maleeva 6 6  
  E Likhovtseva 4 6 6   E Likhovtseva 0 3  
WC A-G Sidot 6 4 2 3 M Maleeva 6 6  
  M Oremans 6 6 6   M Oremans 3 4  
  M de Swardt 1 7 2   M Oremans 6 7 7
  J Wiesner 1 7 6   J Wiesner 7 6 6
5 J Novotná 6 5 3

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 M Hingis 6 6  
Q M McGrath 2 2   6 M Hingis 3 1  
  K Boogert 1 4     S Farina 6 6  
  S Farina 6 6     S Farina 6 6  
Q L Courtois 4 5     P Begerow 3 1  
  P Begerow 6 7     P Begerow 7 7  
4 M Pierce 5 5  
  S Farina 4 4  
8 H Suková 3 4     J Halard-Decugis 6 6  
  J Halard-Decugis 6 6     J Halard-Decugis 3 6 7
LL M Schnell 3 5     S Appelmans 6 2 6
  S Appelmans 6 7     J Halard-Decugis 6 2 7
  E Makarova 4 3   2 A Huber 3 6 6
  D Van Roost 6 6     D Van Roost 6 6  
2 A Huber 7 7  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 175. ISBN 9780002187145.
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