1996 French Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 10–8 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. With the win, Graf claimed her 19th major singles title, surpassing Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's Open Era record.

Women's singles
1996 French Open
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 French Open

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Steffi Graf (champion)
2. Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
3. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
4. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
5. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
6. Anke Huber (fourth round)
7. Kimiko Date (fourth round)
8. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
9. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
10. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
11. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
12. Mary Pierce (third round)
13. Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
14. Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
15. Martina Hingis (third round)
16. Barbara Paulus (third round)

Qualifying

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Steffi Graf	6	6
	5	Iva Majoli	3	1
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6
								3	Conchita Martínez	3	1
	3	Conchita Martínez	6	6
	9	Lindsay Davenport	1	3
															1	Steffi Graf	6	64	10
															4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	77	8
		Karina Habšudová	2	77	8
	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	64	10
								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7
								10	Jana Novotná	3	5
	10	Jana Novotná	79	6
	2	Monica Seles	67	3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	6
		L Neiland	3	2				1	S Graf	6	6
		N Bradtke	6	6					N Bradtke	2	2
		J Watanabe	2	3											1	S Graf	6	1
		P Kamstra	6	7											Q	P Langrová	0	0	r
		L Golarsa	1	5					P Kamstra	2	6	1
	Q	P Langrová	6	714				Q	P Langrová	6	4	6
		N Arendt	2	612																		1	S Graf	6	79
		J Halard-Decugis	2	6	6																	11	MJ Fernández	1	67
		L Lee	6	1	0				J Halard-Decugis	77	4	5
	LL	G Pizzichini	77	6				LL	G Pizzichini	64	6	7
		K Kschwendt	62	2											LL	G Pizzichini	2	3
		H Nagyová	2	6	6										11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		P Schnyder	6	4	4				H Nagyová	2	4
	11	MJ Fernández	6	6				11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		M Grzybowska	0	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	B Paulus	6	6
		N Kijimuta	4	4				16	B Paulus	6	6
		K Boogert	6	6					K Boogert	2	4
	Q	Á Montolio	1	4											16	B Paulus	4	6	3
		K Nagatsuka	6	3	6										Q	G León García	6	2	6
		K Adams	4	6	2				K Nagatsuka	1	0
	Q	G León García	6	6				Q	G León García	6	6
		N Miyagi	4	4																		Q	G León García	3	1
		P Suárez	1	6	6																	5	I Majoli	6	6
		M de Swardt	6	3	2				P Suárez	5	3
		S Testud	6	5	6				S Testud	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	3	7	4											S Testud	6	5	4
		R Grande	6	6											5	I Majoli	4	7	6
		S Cacic	3	1					R Grande	3	64
	5	I Majoli	6	6				5	I Majoli	6	77
		S Meier	3	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	C Martínez	6	6
		E Callens	1	1				3	C Martínez	6	7
		R Zrubáková	5	6	6				R Zrubáková	3	5
	WC	A-G Sidot	7	3	2										3	C Martínez	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6												A Grossman	2	1
		Y Kamio	4	0					A Grossman	6	6
		N Dechy	6	7					N Dechy	3	3
		J Husárová	2	5																		3	C Martínez	6	6
		A Serra Zanetti	2	6	7																	14	A Coetzer	2	3
		F Labat	6	1	5				A Serra Zanetti	3	3
		N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	6
		D Van Roost	3	4												N Zvereva	3	6	2
	Q	F Lubiani	6	7											14	A Coetzer	6	3	6
		C Porwik	4	5				Q	F Lubiani	4	1
	14	A Coetzer	6	7				14	A Coetzer	6	6
		A Sugiyama	1	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	9	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	F Perfetti	4	1				9	L Davenport	6	6
		S-h Park	5	6	6				S-h Park	1	2
		M Endo	7	1	3										9	L Davenport	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	6												Y Basuki	3	2
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	2					Y Basuki	7	6
		L Courtois	6	5					L Courtois	5	2
		MJ Gaidano	3	2	r																	9	L Davenport	3	6	8
		L Wild	6	6																		7	K Date	6	4	6
		R Hiraki	2	0					L Wild	65	77	6
	Q	S Cecchini	6	6				Q	S Cecchini	77	63	2
		M McGrath	2	1												L Wild	3	5
		T Ječmenica	7	77											7	K Date	6	7
		S Hack	5	60					T Ječmenica	4	2
	7	K Date	3	6	6			7	K Date	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	3	4

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Huber	6	6
		G Fernández	2	2				6	A Huber	6	6
		A Temesvári	6	7					A Temesvári	3	2
		S Stafford	1	5											6	A Huber	6	6
		N Feber	6	6											WC	S Pitkowski	2	2
		H Suková	4	4					N Feber	2	5
	WC	S Pitkowski	6	5	7			WC	S Pitkowski	6	7
	Q	R McQuillan	4	7	5																	6	A Huber	5	3
		K Habšudová	65	6	7																		K Habšudová	7	6
		K Godridge	77	0	5				K Habšudová	6	4	8
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	2	6	6
		A Miller	1	1												K Habšudová	4	7	6
		P Begerow	2	7	6										15	M Hingis	6	5	4
		C Singer	6	5	4				P Begerow	5	5
	15	M Hingis	6	6				15	M Hingis	7	7
		B Schett	3	0

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Pierce	7	6
	LL	M Schnell	5	2				12	M Pierce	6	2	6
	LL	D Randriantefy	78	6				LL	D Randriantefy	3	6	2
	Q	J Nejedly	66	1											12	M Pierce	4	2
		B Rittner	6	6												B Rittner	6	6
		K Studeníková	0	1					B Rittner	6	6
		J-Q Yi	6	7					J-Q Yi	0	3
		J Capriati	3	5																			B Rittner	3	4
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	A Cocheteux	2	2					M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	6	1	6				E Likhovtseva	6	3	9
		J Wiesner	3	6	4											E Likhovtseva	0	0
		V Martinek	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		J Kandarr	3	4					V Martinek	0	1
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Glass	2	3

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	4				8	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	5	7
	WC	A Mauresmo	6	1	6			WC	A Mauresmo	4	7	5
		B Reinstadler	2	6	4										8	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	6	2
		S Farina	6	6												I Spîrlea	6	3	6
		C Cristea	3	4					S Farina	0	r
		I Spîrlea	6	6					I Spîrlea	4
	WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	0	1																			I Spîrlea	1	5
		E Makarova	6	3	6																	10	J Novotná	6	7
		N Baudone	0	6	1				E Makarova	6	6
		A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	1	1
		P Hy-Boulais	2	4												E Makarova	1	5
		S-T Wang	6	6											10	J Novotná	6	7
		A Smashnova	2	4					S-T Wang	4	3
	10	J Novotná	6	6				10	J Novotná	6	6
		L Richterová	0	2

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	M Maleeva	6	64	12
		L Raymond	1	77	10			13	M Maleeva	6	2	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	2	6	2
		E Pampoulova	1	2											13	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Oremans	6	6												M Oremans	2	1
	WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	3	0					M Oremans	7	6
		R Bobková	6	7					R Bobková	5	1
	WC	I Demongeot	2	5																		13	M Maleeva	1	1
		R Dragomir	6	6																		2	M Seles	6	6
		A Frazier	3	3					R Dragomir	2	2
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	6	6
		R Stubbs	1	1												S Appelmans	2	5
		N Sawamatsu	6	6											2	M Seles	6	7
		K Nowak	2	1					N Sawamatsu	64	2
	2	M Seles	6	6				2	M Seles	77	6
	WC	C Dhenin	1	1

External links

• 1996 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation