1996 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1996 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

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.

Seeds edit

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.

Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Martina Hingis (final)
Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Judith Wiesner (third round)
Petra Begerow (first round)
Yayuk Basuki (second round)
Sandrine Testud (third round)
Lindsay Lee (second round)
Joannette Kruger (second round)
Florencia Labat (first round)
Barbara Schett (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 3 edit

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 edit

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 edit

1996 Italian Open Draw