1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

May 2026 1996 Australian Open qualmenswomenssingles 1996 Australian Open 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Seeds 30em GER Andrea Glass (first round) CZE Radka Bobková (second round) USA Jolene Watanabe (qualified) CZE Petra Langrová (first round) USA Audra Keller (first round) SVK Denisa Krajčovičová (qualifying competition) CZE Lenka Němečková (first round) USA Laxmi Poruri (qualified) FRG Wiltrud Probst (first round) FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualified) GER Claudia Porwik (first round) SUI Patty Schnyder (first round) JPN Rika Hiraki (qualified) ITA Laura Golarsa (second round) GEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili (second round) RUS Eugenia Maniokova (second round) Qualifiers 30em USA Janet Lee JPN Rika Hiraki USA Jolene Watanabe ITA Francesca Lubiani USA Laxmi Poruri GBR Clare Wood FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan Qualifying draw First qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 GER Andrea Glass 2 4   USA Janet Lee 6 6   NED Manon Bollegraf 7 4 5   JPN Hiromi Nagano 5 6 7   JPN Miho Saeki 6 6   POL Magdalena Feistel 4 1   KOR Choi Ju-yeon 66 1 15 GEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili 78 6   USA Janet Lee 6 6   JPN Hiromi Nagano 4 2   JPN Miho Saeki 6 6 15 GEO 1990 Nino Louarsabishvili 2 3   USA Janet Lee 6 6   JPN Miho Saeki 3 2 Second qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 13 JPN Rika Hiraki 6 6   GRE Christína Papadáki 2 2   BLR Olga Barabanschikova 4 63   ITA Laura Garrone 6 77 WC AUS Louise Pleming 2 1   FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 6   USA Elly Hakami 6 6 5 USA Audra Keller 4 3 13 JPN Rika Hiraki 6 3 6   ITA Laura Garrone 2 6 4   FRA Amélie Mauresmo 65 1   USA Elly Hakami 77 6 13 JPN Rika Hiraki 6 6   USA Elly Hakami 3 4 Third qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 6 WC AUS Angie Woolcock 3 1   FRA Sophie Georges 6 6   NED Caroline Vis 3 3   JPN Yuka Yoshida 77 6   KOR Jeon Mi-ra 65 3   AUS Catherine Barclay 3 6 6 9 FRG Wiltrud Probst 6 3 1 3 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 7   FRA Sophie Georges 4 5   JPN Yuka Yoshida 2 6 6   AUS Catherine Barclay 6 4 3 3 USA Jolene Watanabe 6 3 6   JPN Yuka Yoshida 1 6 4 Fourth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 12 SUI Patty Schnyder 3 3 WC AUS Renee Reid 6 6   ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 7   NED Kim de Weille 4 5   CAN Rene Simpson 6 6   KOR Kim Eun-ha 2 3   USA Tara Snyder 6 6 7 CZE Lenka Němečková 4 1 WC AUS Renee Reid 2 2   ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 6   CAN Rene Simpson 4 6 6   USA Tara Snyder 6 1 3   ITA Francesca Lubiani 6 6   CAN Rene Simpson 3 0 Fifth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 8 USA Laxmi Poruri 3 6 6 WC AUS Anna Klim 6 3 1 WC AUS Shannon Peters 7 77   ITA Federica Fortuni 5 62   FRA Nathalie Dechy 6 6   NED Seda Noorlander 4 4 WC AUS Melissa Beadman 4 6 4 16 RUS Eugenia Maniokova 6 3 6 8 USA Laxmi Poruri 6 6 WC AUS Shannon Peters 0 1   FRA Nathalie Dechy 2 6 6 16 RUS Eugenia Maniokova 6 2 3 8 USA Laxmi Poruri 6 6   FRA Nathalie Dechy 2 4 Sixth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 11 GER Claudia Porwik 6 65 6   HUN Virág Csurgó 2 77 8   GBR Clare Wood 77 3 6   USA Christine Neuman 64 6 3 WC AUS Lisa McShea 6 77   FRA Karine Quentrec 3 63   ESP Alicia Ortuño 5 7 9 4 CZE Petra Langrová 7 5 7   HUN Virág Csurgó 1 1   GBR Clare Wood 6 6 WC AUS Lisa McShea 6 77   ESP Alicia Ortuño 1 62   GBR Clare Wood 6 6 WC AUS Lisa McShea 4 1 Seventh qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 SVK Denisa Krajčovičová 6 7   BUL Katerina Maleeva 1 5   CZE Helena Vildová 1 6 0   POL Aleksandra Olsza 6 4 6 WC AUS Joanne Limmer 7 7   JPN Misumi Miyauchi 5 5   THA Tamarine Tanasugarn 5 1 10 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 7 6 6 SVK Denisa Krajčovičová 7 6   POL Aleksandra Olsza 5 4 WC AUS Joanne Limmer 2 6 4 10 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 1 6 6 SVK Denisa Krajčovičová 4 2 10 FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret 6 6 Eighth qualifier 1 3 First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 14 ITA Laura Golarsa 7 6   ARG Mercedes Paz 5 2   CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6   CZE Eva Melicharová 1 1   CZE Ludmila Varmužová 5 3   CZE Adriana Gerši 7 6   RSA Tessa Price 4 6 3 2 CZE Radka Bobková 6 3 6 14 ITA Laura Golarsa 2 61   CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 77   CZE Adriana Gerši 6 4 6 2 CZE Radka Bobková 2 6 2   CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 6 6   CZE Adriana Gerši 0 1 External links 1996 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Singles Qualifying Women's Singles Qualifying Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying