1996 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.

Singles
1996 Bank of the West Classic
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upUnited States Monica Seles
Score6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1995 · Bank of the West Classic · 1997 →

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Monica Seles.

Seeds

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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.   Monica Seles (final)
  2.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  3.   Martina Hingis (champion)
  4.   Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  5.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
  6.   Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
  7.   Chanda Rubin (first round)
  8.   Karina Habšudová (first round)

Draw

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Final

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Final
1   Monica Seles 2 0  
3   Martina Hingis 6 6  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Seles 6 6  
    P Hy-Boulais 6 6 6     P Hy-Boulais 1 2  
    Z Garrison-Jackson 4 7 4 1   M Seles 6 7  
Q   M Werdel-Witmeyer 7 6       K Po 2 5  
Q   B Mulej 6 2   Q   M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 4  
    K Po 6 6       K Po 6 6  
6   M Maleeva 0 2   1   M Seles 6 6  
    I Spîrlea 3 3  
4   M J Fernández 3 1  
    E Likhovtseva 2 7 6     E Likhovtseva 6 6  
    A Sugiyama 6 6 2     E Likhovtseva 2 4  
    Y Basuki 1 6 2     I Spîrlea 6 6  
    P Suárez 6 1 6     P Suárez 2 1  
    I Spîrlea 6 6       I Spîrlea 6 6  
8   K Habšudová 4 2  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   C Rubin 2 6  
    L Wild 6 7       L Wild 6 6  
    R Stubbs 2 7 3 WC   P Shriver 3 0  
WC   P Shriver 6 6 6     L Wild 3 2  
    K Studeníková 1 1   3   M Hingis 6 6  
    A Miller 6 6       A Miller 4 4  
3   M Hingis 6 6  
3   M Hingis 7 6  
5   B Schultz-McCarthy 1 6 6 5   B Schultz-McCarthy 6 3  
WC   V Williams 6 4 4 5   B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
Q   R Zrubáková 6 6   Q   R Zrubáková 2 4  
Q   L Poruri 4 4   5   B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
    N Tauziat 6 2   2   L Davenport 2 4  
    A Frazier 7 6       A Frazier 1 4  
2   L Davenport 6 6  
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