1996 WTA German Open – Singles

1996 WTA German Open ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario GER Steffi Graf SVK Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 56 16 singles doubles Steffi Graf defeated Karina Habšudová in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA German Open. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 168, 178–179 Seeds 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. GER Steffi Graf (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) CRO Iva Majoli (semifinals) GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals) FRA Mary Pierce (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) AUT Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals) BLR Natasha Zvereva (second round) SUI Martina Hingis (second round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) AUT Judith Wiesner (third round) JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (third round) INA Yayuk Basuki (third round) GER Sabine Hack (third round) FRA Sandrine Testud (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final WC/1 GER Steffi Graf 7 6   3 CRO Iva Majoli 5 1     SVK Karina Habšudová 6 7     RUS Elena Likhovtseva 1 6   WC/1 GER Steffi Graf 4 6 7   SVK Karina Habšudová 6 2 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER M Weingärtner 6 2 2   USA T Whitlinger-Jones 4 6 6 Q ESP Á Montolio 5 3     FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 7 6     POL M Grzybowska 3 6 5 14 INA Y Basuki 6 1 7 10 FRA N Tauziat 7 7     RUS E Makarova 5 5     ITA R Grande 6 2 2   ISR A Smashnova 4 6 6   GER J Kandarr 5 7 6   USA A Grossman 7 6 4 WC/1 GER S Graf 6 6     USA T Whitlinger-Jones 1 2     FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 1 r   14 INA Y Basuki 5     10 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     ISR A Smashnova 4 3     GER J Kandarr 7 2 6 6 RSA A Coetzer 6 6 3 WC/1 GER S Graf 6 6   14 INA Y Basuki 2 1   10 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     GER J Kandarr 3 4   WC/1 GER S Graf 6 7   10 FRA N Tauziat 1 5   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SWE Å Carlsson 6 6     USA S Cacic 2 3     USA N Arendt 4 4   WC GER S Klösel 6 6   WC GER A Glass 2 4   15 GER S Hack 6 6   12 AUT J Wiesner 4 6 6   NED K Boogert 6 4 2   SVK R Zrubáková 2 6 0 Q AUT S Dopfer 6 0 6   POL K Nowak 6 6     GER C Singer 3 4   3 CRO I Majoli 1 7 6   SWE Å Carlsson 6 5 2 WC GER S Klösel 1 3   15 GER S Hack 6 6   12 AUT J Wiesner 7 6   Q AUT S Dopfer 6 2     POL K Nowak 2 3   7 AUT B Paulus 6 6   3 CRO I Majoli 6 6   15 GER S Hack 2 4   12 AUT J Wiesner 3 4   7 AUT B Paulus 6 6   3 CRO I Majoli 6 3 6 7 AUT B Paulus 3 6 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER B Rittner 6 6   Q ARG B Fulco-Villella 4 2     SVK K Habšudová 7 4 6   AUT B Schett 6 6 4   USA J Watanabe 3 0   9 SUI M Hingis 6 6   13 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 5 6   ESP V Ruano-Pascual 4 7 3   GER P Begerow 6 7     ARG F Labat 3 6     USA L Lee 6 6     LAT L Neiland 2 2   5 FRA M Pierce 6 6     GER B Rittner 2 3     SVK K Habšudová 6 7   9 SUI M Hingis 3 5   13 JPN N Sawamatsu 6 6     GER P Begerow 4 3     USA L Lee 6 5 3 4 GER A Huber 3 7 6 5 FRA M Pierce 7 2 6   SVK K Habšudová 6 6 7 13 JPN N Sawamatsu 0 1   4 GER A Huber 6 6     SVK K Habšudová 6 6   4 GER A Huber 4 1   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ROM R Dragomir 4 6 6   HUN A Temesvári 6 2 3 Q MAD D Randriantefy 3 3     AUS N Bradtke 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   11 JPN A Sugiyama 3 2   16 FRA S Testud 6 6     RSA J Kruger 1 4     AUS R McQuillan 4 3     CZE L Richterová 6 6     USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6     GER S Meier 4 4   8 BLR N Zvereva 7 2 6   ROM R Dragomir 5 6 7   AUS N Bradtke 0 0     RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   16 FRA S Testud 6 2     CZE L Richterová 7 6     USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 3 3   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     ROM R Dragomir 3 6 6   RUS E Likhovtseva 6 3 7   CZE L Richterová 7 3 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 7   RUS E Likhovtseva 6 2 6 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 6 0 References External links 1996 WTA German Open draw Category:WTA German Open Category:1996 WTA Tour