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1996 Australian Open – Women's singles

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 Seles' fourth Australian Open title and ninth and last major title overall, and her only major title after her 1993 stabbing.

Women's singles
1996 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Monica Seles
Runner-upGermany Anke Huber
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1996 Australian Open

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

Seeds edit

  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 edit

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

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

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