1996 Nichirei International Championships – Singles

1996 Nichirei International Championships FRA Mary Pierce USA Monica Seles ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–4 singles doubles Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimberly Po. Monica Seles won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. Seeds 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. USA Monica Seles (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) JPN Kimiko Date (semifinals) FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) RSA Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (quarterfinals) TPE Shi-Ting Wang (quarterfinals) Draw Final y 3 Final 1 USA Monica Seles 6 6   2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 4   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   JPN M Endo 6 6     JPN Y Kamio 1 4   WC JPN Y Yoshida 2 6 6 Q CZE L Varmužová 6 3 4   USA A Grossman 1 3   7 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 6     JPN N Miyagi 7 7   Q JPN H Inoue 6 6     USA J Watanabe 1 2     JPN N Kijimuta 6 6   Q AUS K-A Guse 1 2   5 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   1 USA M Seles 6 6     JPN M Endo 4 4   WC JPN Y Yoshida 2 1   7 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 6   3 JPN K Date 4 6 6   JPN N Miyagi 6 4 3   JPN N Kijimuta 6 2   5 RSA A Coetzer 7 6   1 USA M Seles 6 6   7 JPN N Sawamatsu 1 4   3 JPN K Date 6 6   5 RSA A Coetzer 3 0   1 USA M Seles 6 1 7 3 JPN K Date 4 6 6 Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     CZE A Gerši 1 4   WC JPN M Saeki 2 1     USA K Po 6 6     KOR S-H Park 7 6   Q THA T Tanasugarn 6 2   8 TPE S-T Wang 6 6     JPN R Hiraki 1 3     GER A Glass 6 6     AUS A Ellwood 4 4     JPN K Nagatsuka 4 6 2   ITA R Grande 6 2 6 6 JPN A Sugiyama 2 7 4   USA K Po 6 6 6   KOR S-H Park 5 2   4 FRA M Pierce 7 6   8 TPE S-T Wang 6 7     GER A Glass 1 5     ITA R Grande 2 1   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     USA K Po 7 6   4 FRA M Pierce 5 4   8 TPE S-T Wang 6 1 1 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 6 6   USA K Po 4 3   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   External links 1996 Nichirei International Championships Draw https://web.archive.org/web/20110605192857/http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?tournament=1020001220&event= 2011-06-05 Category:Nichirei International Championships Category:1996 WTA Tour