1996 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1996 du Maurier Open
Final
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Events

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian 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.

Monica Seles (champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
Iva Majoli (second round)
Anke Huber (second round)
Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Mary Pierce (third round)
Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Karina Habšudová (second round)
Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
Helena Suková (first round)
Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals				Final

1	Monica Seles	6	6

	Yayuk Basuki	0	3
				1	Monica Seles	6	7⁷

				2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	6²
Q	Kimberly Po	0	4

2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	M Seles	6	6
	G León García	6	3	6		K Studeníková	2	0
	K Studeníková	2	6	7						1	M Seles	7	6
	S Testud	6	3	6						9	G Sabatini	6	1
WC	R Simpson	3	6	3		S Testud	3	6	3
Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	2		9	G Sabatini	6	0	6
9	G Sabatini	6	6												1	M Seles	6	6
11	I Spîrlea	4	2												6	M Maleeva	4	2
	J Capriati	6	6			J Capriati	7	7
	L McNeil	6	6	7		L McNeil	6	5
	S Farina	3	7	5							J Capriati	2	2	r
WC	J Nejedly	6	1							6	M Maleeva	6	3
	L Raymond	7	6			L Raymond	4	3
					6	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	I Majoli	6	2
	Y Basuki	6	7			Y Basuki	7	6
	S-T Wang	2	5								Y Basuki	6	6	6
	A Miller	7	5	6						16	E Likhovtseva	1	7	4
	N Arendt	5	7	7		N Arendt	4	5
	L Savchenko	1	2		16	E Likhovtseva	6	7
16	E Likhovtseva	6	6													Y Basuki	2	6	7
13	A Frazier	6	7												13	A Frazier	6	2	5
	A Fusai	0	6		13	A Frazier	6	6
	A Grossman	4	6	6		A Grossman	2	0
	P Hy-Boulais	6	3	1						13	A Frazier	6	6
	E Makarova	7	6							8	M Pierce	3	3
	B Rittner	5	3			E Makarova	6	3	3
					8	M Pierce	2	6	6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				5	M J Fernández	6	6
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	2		S-H Park	1	1
	S-H Park	6	6						5	M J Fernández	6	6
	P Begerow	6	6						15	N Tauziat	1	1
Q	C Singer	1	2		P Begerow	1	6	4
	Å Carlsson	2	4	15	N Tauziat	6	3	6
15	N Tauziat	6	6										5	M J Fernández	2	3
12	K Habšudová	6	6										Q	K Po	6	6
	B Schett	0	0	12	K Habšudová	2	4
	F Lubiani	1	4	Q	R Stubbs	6	6
Q	R Stubbs	6	6						Q	R Stubbs	3	2
WC	C Popescu	3	3						Q	K Po	6	6
Q	K Po	6	6	Q	K Po	6	6
				4	A Huber	4	4

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	1	2
	S Cacic	2	4			N Kijimuta	6	6	6
	N Kijimuta	6	6								N Kijimuta	3	0
Q	M Paz	1	1								F Labat	6	6
	F Labat	6	6			F Labat	6	6
Q	V Ruano-Pascual	7	3	6	Q	V Ruano-Pascual	3	2
14	H Suková	5	6	4											F Labat	4	4
10	A Coetzer	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	R Grande	3	2		10	A Coetzer	6	6
	K Boogert	1	2		Q	J Watanabe	0	0
Q	J Watanabe	6	6							10	A Coetzer	5	1
	G Pizzichini	1	4							2	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
Q	N Baudone	6	6		Q	N Baudone	0	0
					2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References edit

1996 du Maurier Open Draw