1996 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1996 US Open GER Steffi Graf USA Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4 128 16 (8 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild cards) US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 1996 US Open (tennis) Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. It was her fifth US Open title and 21st major singles title overall. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament. This marked the final major appearance of 1990 champion Gabriela Sabatini. It was also the final major singles appearance of 15-time major quarterfinalist and former world No. 4 Zina Garrison. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. 30em 1 1 GER Steffi Graf (champion) 2 8 USA Monica Seles (final) 3 3 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round) 4 6 ESP Conchita Martínez (semifinals) 5 2 CRO Iva Majoli (first round) 6 7 GER Anke Huber (first round) 7 4 CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) 8 5 USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round) 9 USA Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew due to wrist injury) 10 7 JPN Kimiko Date (first round) 11 USA Chanda Rubin (withdrew due to wrist injury) 12 8 BUL Magdalena Maleeva (first round) 13 5 NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) 14 1 AUT Barbara Paulus (third round) 15 6 ARG Gabriela Sabatini (third round) 16 3 SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals) 17 4 SVK Karina Habšudová (fourth round) Chanda Rubin pulled out before the tournament began and her position in the draw was taken over by seventeenth-seeded Karina Habšudová, Rubin was replaced by lucky loser Annabel Ellwood; Mary Joe Fernández, who withdrew on the first day of the tournament, was replaced by lucky loser Tina Križan. Qualifying 1996 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals 175 GER Steffi Graf 1 USA Monica Seles 2 7 5 6 4 GER Steffi Graf 1 SUI Martina Hingis 16 7 5 6 3 ESP Conchita Martínez 4 USA Monica Seles 2 4 6 3 6 GER Steffi Graf 1 AUT Judith Wiesner   7 5 6 3 SUI Martina Hingis 16 CZE Jana Novotná 7 7 6 6 4 USA Linda Wild   ESP Conchita Martínez 4 6 7 0 6 RSA Amanda Coetzer   USA Monica Seles 2 0 6 3 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER S Graf 1 RUS A Kournikova Q 6 2 6 1 GER S Graf 1 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 6 4 6 2 RUS A Kournikova Q AUT B Paulus 14 3 6 6 2 6 4 GER S Graf 1 GER K Kschwendt 6 2 6 1 JPN A Sugiyama BLR 1995 N Zvereva 6 4 4 6 3 6 RUS A Kournikova Q ITA N Baudone 6 3 6 3 BUL E Pampoulova AUT B Paulus 14 5 7 6 7 GER S Graf 1 INA Y Basuki 6 3 7 6 GER K Kschwendt CZE S Kleinová 6 3 6 4 GER J Kandarr JPN A Sugiyama 2 6 1 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual BLR 1995 N Zvereva 2 6 6 7 RUS A Kournikova Q CZE L Richterová 7 6 6 3 ITA N Baudone USA J Watanabe 6 4 4 6 7 6 USA G Fernández BUL E Pampoulova 1 6 4 6 CHN J-Q Yi AUT B Paulus 14 2 6 1 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ITA R Grande AUT J Wiesner 0 6 3 6 ITA R Grande BEL E Callens 7 5 6 1 CZE P Langrová AUT J Wiesner 2 6 0 6 SLO T Križan LL ITA R Grande 2 6 0 6 AUS A Ellwood LL BEL E Callens 4 6 6 1 1 6 CZE P Langrová JPN N Sawamatsu 6 4 3 6 7 5 USA D Graham WC AUT J Wiesner 2 6 5 7 SLO T Križan LL JPN R Hiraki 7 6 7 5 ITA R Grande FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 3 6 0 AUS A Ellwood LL USA J Capriati 6 4 6 4 AUS N Bradtke BEL E Callens 6 7 6 7 USA K Adams CZE P Langrová 4 6 2 6 JPN N Sawamatsu AUS R Stubbs 6 4 6 3 USA D Graham WC BEL S Devillé Q 6 4 6 2 AUT J Wiesner CRO I Majoli 5 2 6 6 3 6 1 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 SUI M Hingis 16 1 6 6 3 4 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 1 6 0 JPN N Kijimuta SUI M Hingis 16 2 6 2 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 USA N Arendt 6 2 6 2 RUS E Likhovtseva USA L Osterloh WC 6 4 6 2 JPN N Kijimuta FRA A Fusai 6 4 7 5 NED M Oremans SUI M Hingis 16 4 6 4 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 USA L Poruri Q 6 2 6 1 USA N Arendt USA S Cacic 6 2 7 6 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN K Nagatsuka 7 6 6 1 JPN M Endo USA L Osterloh WC 2 6 2 6 FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica JPN N Kijimuta 3 6 2 6 FRA A Fusai USA J Craybas WC 6 1 2 6 7 5 NED M Oremans SVK R Zrubáková Q 6 2 4 6 6 1 ESP Á Montolio SUI M Hingis 16 1 6 4 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SVK K Habšudová 17 CZE J Novotná 7 2 6 0 6 SVK K Habšudová 17 AUT S Dopfer 6 2 6 3 USA T Whitlinger-Jones CZE J Novotná 7 2 6 3 6 SVK K Habšudová 17 FRA N Dechy 6 4 6 2 FIN N Dahlman AUT S Dopfer 6 2 2 6 3 6 USA T Whitlinger-Jones USA A Frazier 7 6 6 2 ARG F Labat CZE J Novotná 7 2 6 6 4 2 6 SVK K Habšudová 17 CZE R Bobková 6 4 6 1 FRA N Dechy GER C Singer 6 4 6 0 USA L Lee FIN N Dahlman 3 6 4 6 AUT S Dopfer USA Z Garrison-Jackson 2 6 6 3 7 5 ITA S Cecchini USA T Whitlinger-Jones 2 6 0 6 USA A Frazier LAT L Neiland 6 1 6 3 USA K Rinaldi-Stunkel WC ARG F Labat 2 6 2 6 ITA F Lubiani CZE J Novotná 7 1 6 5 7 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA L Davenport 8 USA L Wild 2 6 6 3 0 6 USA L Davenport 8 FRA A-G Sidot 6 0 6 3 USA L Wild GER B Rittner 6 4 4 6 7 5 USA L Davenport 8 SVK H Nagyová 6 0 6 4 FRA A-G Sidot TPE S-t Wang 6 4 3 6 6 3 USA L Wild NED K Boogert 5 7 6 3 6 3 GER B Rittner NED B Schultz-McCarthy 13 6 2 6 1 USA L Davenport 8 ITA A Serra Zanetti Q 6 2 6 1 SVK H Nagyová ESP G León García 6 1 4 6 6 3 FRA A-G Sidot SVK J Husárová 6 4 6 4 USA C Morariu TPE S-t Wang 4 6 7 6 2 6 KOR S-h Park USA L Wild 2 6 3 6 NED K Boogert RSA J Kruger 6 1 6 0 GER B Rittner SVK K Studeníková 7 5 7 5 JPN N Miyagi NED B Schultz-McCarthy 13 1 6 4 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SWE Å Carlsson ESP C Martínez 4 2 6 1 6 ARG G Sabatini 15 SWE Å Carlsson 5 7 6 3 2 6 CZE H Suková ESP C Martínez 4 4 6 3 6 ARG G Sabatini 15 USA A Grossman 6 2 6 3 SWE Å Carlsson AUT B Schett 6 2 3 1 r ARG P Suárez CZE H Suková 4 6 6 7 FRA N Tauziat ESP C Martínez 4 1 6 3 6 ARG G Sabatini 15 CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 1 6 1 USA A Grossman ITA S Farina 6 4 6 3 ITA G Pizzichini SWE Å Carlsson 6 3 1 6 5 7 AUT B Schett BEL S Appelmans 1 6 6 4 6 4 USA M Werdel-Witmeyer ARG P Suárez 4 6 3 6 JPN Y Kamio CZE H Suková 2 6 3 6 FRA N Tauziat MEX A Gavaldón Q 7 6 6 2 ROU R Dragomir ESP C Martínez 4 2 6 0 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA A Coetzer USA L Raymond 6 4 6 1 RSA A Coetzer ROU I Spîrlea 7 6 7 5 USA L Raymond USA K Po 6 3 6 2 RSA A Coetzer RSA M de Swardt 6 2 7 5 ROU I Spîrlea ARG MJ Gaidano Q 6 1 6 2 USA L Raymond FRA S Pitkowski 6 2 6 0 USA K Brandi WC USA K Po 1 6 4 6 GER A Huber 6 RSA A Coetzer 1 6 6 2 2 6 BEL D Van Roost RSA M de Swardt 6 1 2 6 6 7 ROU I Spîrlea GER P Begerow 6 3 6 2 ARG MJ Gaidano Q AUT M Schnell 6 4 6 0 USA L McNeil USA L Raymond 6 7 3 6 USA M Shaughnessy WC FRA S Pitkowski 3 6 3 6 USA K Brandi WC GER A Glass 6 2 6 3 USA K Po JPN K Date 10 6 2 7 5 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA S Testud USA M Seles 2 5 7 0 6 ARG I Gorrochategui FRA S Testud 6 4 2 6 1 6 MAD D Randriantefy USA M Seles 2 0 6 2 6 POL A Olsza Q ARG I Gorrochategui 1 6 1 6 ESP C Torrens Valero FRA S Testud 2 6 1 6 USA J Chi WC MAD D Randriantefy 3 6 1 6 BEL L Courtois USA M Seles 2 w/o BUL M Maleeva 12 POL A Olsza Q 4 6 2 6 ARG I Gorrochategui POL M Grzybowska 4 6 6 4 6 1 ESP C Torrens Valero GER S Hack 2 6 6 4 6 2 FRA S Testud USA P Shriver WC 7 5 6 2 USA J Chi WC ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 1 6 6 3 MAD D Randriantefy RUS E Makarova 6 3 1 6 7 5 ITA F Perfetti BEL L Courtois 4 6 6 3 2 6 USA A Miller USA M Seles 2 0 6 1 6 External links 1996 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation See also 1996 US Open – Men's singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1997 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Women's 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