1996 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 1996 Australian Open USA Monica Seles GER Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1 128 16 1996 Australian Open Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open title and ninth and last major title overall, and her only major title after being stabbed in April 1993. By virtue of her undefeated record in four appearances at the event (also winning in 1991, 1992, and 1993), Seles became the first player in the Open Era to win a major on all of their first four appearances at the event. She would be joined by Rafael Nadal when he won the 2005-2008 French Open titles. Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Elena Likhovtseva in the second round. Seeds 30em USA Monica Seles (champion) ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) FRA Mary Pierce (second round) JPN Kimiko Date (second round) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) GER Anke Huber (final) USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round) USA Lindsay Davenport (fourth round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (fourth round) BLR Natasha Zvereva (first round) USA Chanda Rubin (semifinals) USA Amy Frazier (first round) JPN Naoko Sawamatsu (fourth round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (semifinals) Qualifying 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 USA Monica Seles 1 GER Anke Huber 8 6 4 6 1 USA Monica Seles 1 USA Chanda Rubin 13 62 77 6 1 7 5 RSA Amanda Coetzer 16 GER Anke Huber 8 6 4 4 6 2 6 USA Monica Seles 1 CRO Iva Majoli 7 6 1 6 2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 USA Chanda Rubin 13 4 6 6 2 14 16 SUI Martina Hingis   RSA Amanda Coetzer 16 5 7 6 4 1 6 GER Anke Huber 8 ESP Conchita Martínez 2 4 6 6 2 6 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA M Seles 1 JPN N Sawamatsu 15 6 1 6 3 USA M Seles 1 FRA J Halard-Decugis 7 5 6 0 JPN A Sugiyama JPN N Sawamatsu 15 4 6 0 6 USA M Seles 1 SVK K Studeníková 6 1 6 1 ITA F Lubiani Q FRA J Halard-Decugis 2 6 6 0 2 6 JPN A Sugiyama FRA A Dechaume-Balleret Q 6 2 6 2 USA L Wild JPN N Sawamatsu 15 4 6 3 6 USA M Seles 1 USA J Lee Q 6 3 6 0 SVK K Studeníková BEL D Van Roost 7 5 6 4 ITA F Lubiani Q AUS N Bradtke 6 2 4 6 6 4 FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS J Taylor WC 6 1 6 1 SVK R Zrubáková JPN A Sugiyama 6 0 5 7 1 6 FRA S Pitkowski FRA A Dechaume-Balleret Q 4 6 63 77 SVK J Husárová USA L Wild 2 6 1 6 ROU C Cristea JPN N Sawamatsu 15 6 4 2 6 1 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BEL S Appelmans CRO I Majoli 7 2 6 2 6 USA T Whitlinger-Jones BEL S Appelmans 3 6 2 6 FRA A Fusai CRO I Majoli 7 2 6 1 6 ISR A Smashnova USA T Whitlinger-Jones 7 5 4 6 2 6 ROU I Spîrlea BEL S Appelmans 3 6 3 6 USA J Watanabe Q FRA A Fusai 65 77 65 77 USA L McNeil CRO I Majoli 7 3 6 2 6 BLR N Zvereva 12 ISR A Smashnova 2 6 6 4 5 7 USA T Whitlinger-Jones JPN N Kijimuta 6 3 6 0 ROU I Spîrlea FRA S Testud 6 4 64 77 8 6 ITA N Baudone BEL S Appelmans 5 7 4 6 USA J Watanabe Q RSA M de Swardt 6 4 6 3 USA P Shriver FRA A Fusai 4 6 4 6 AUS N Pratt WC USA L McNeil 5 7 3 6 RUS E Makarova CRO I Majoli 7 4 6 2 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 USA MJ Fernández 9 6 3 6 3 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 USA S Cacic 6 3 6 3 USA N Arendt USA MJ Fernández 9 1 6 1 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 GER B Rittner 6 3 6 2 AUS S Drake-Brockman WC USA S Cacic 2 6 5 7 USA N Arendt ITA S Farina 3 6 6 3 8 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo USA MJ Fernández 9 2 6 0 6 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 AUT B Reinstadler 6 2 6 2 USA A Grossman GER B Rittner 3 6 2 6 AUS K Godridge AUS S Drake-Brockman WC 4 6 6 4 3 6 USA S Cacic BEL E Callens 6 3 6 4 USA N Arendt AUS K Radford WC 6 3 6 1 FRA L Ghirardi-Rubbi ITA S Farina 3 6 4 6 GER V Martinek ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 6 3 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual USA MJ Fernández 9 4 6 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA C Rubin 13 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 2 6 4 USA C Rubin 13 BEL L Courtois 6 0 6 2 GER K Kschwendt ARG G Sabatini 6 1 6 2 6 USA C Rubin 13 SLO T Križan 63 77 6 2 6 3 BEL L Courtois RSA J Kruger 6 3 77 65 GER K Kschwendt JPN N Miyagi 2 6 6 2 6 1 SVK K Habšudová ARG G Sabatini 6 4 6 3 6 USA C Rubin 13 AUS R McQuillan 4 6 6 3 6 2 SLO T Križan USA M McGrath 6 2 2 6 6 4 BEL L Courtois NED M Oremans 77 64 77 64 AUS A Ellwood RSA J Kruger 6 4 5 7 1 6 GER K Kschwendt GER P Begerow 6 0 6 2 JPN N Miyagi ITA S Cecchini 6 3 7 5 FRA I Demongeot SVK K Habšudová 3 6 3 6 USA S Stafford ARG G Sabatini 6 0 6 1 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round SUI M Hingis NED B Schultz-McCarthy 11 6 1 6 4 JPN M Endo SUI M Hingis 1 6 1 6 NED K Boogert NED B Schultz-McCarthy 11 6 4 1 6 4 6 JPN K Date 5 JPN M Endo 2 6 6 1 4 6 SUI M Hingis AUT B Paulus 6 1 6 4 BEL N Feber NED K Boogert 2 6 6 1 3 6 TPE S-t Wang NED B Schultz-McCarthy 11 4 6 6 3 3 6 JPN K Date 5 MEX A Gavaldón 6 2 6 0 JPN M Endo AUS K-A Guse WC 78 66 6 4 CAN J Nejedly SUI M Hingis 1 6 1 6 AUT B Paulus LAT L Neiland 6 0 6 0 BEL N Feber CAN S Jeyaseelan Q 6 4 6 0 ITA A Serra Zanetti NED K Boogert 3 6 2 6 HUN A Temesvári TPE S-t Wang 65 77 1 6 CAN P Hy-Boulais NED B Schultz-McCarthy 11 6 1 63 77 3 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round RSA A Coetzer 16 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 3 6 3 RSA A Coetzer 16 JPN R Hiraki Q 6 3 6 1 ITA R Grande RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 1 6 RSA A Coetzer 16 GER S Hack 6 1 6 1 USA L Poruri Q JPN R Hiraki Q 3 6 6 4 2 6 ITA R Grande GER S Meier 6 4 77 65 RUS E Likhovtseva FRA M Pierce 4 6 4 6 4 RSA A Coetzer 16 AUT M Schnell 6 2 6 2 GER S Hack INA Y Basuki 2 6 6 4 6 4 USA L Poruri Q USA L Lee 6 3 65 77 6 3 ARG MJ Gaidano JPN R Hiraki Q 6 3 3 6 2 6 USA L Raymond ITA R Grande 4 6 3 6 HKG 1959 M Tang GER S Meier 6 0 4 6 2 6 JPN K Nagatsuka RUS E Likhovtseva 2 6 4 6 AUT P Schwarz FRA M Pierce 4 3 6 1 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER A Huber 8 AUT B Schett 6 3 6 2 GER A Huber 8 CZE L Richterová 6 2 6 1 CZE H Suková AUT B Schett 2 6 7 5 6 8 GER A Huber 8 SWE Å Carlsson 6 1 6 2 MAD D Randriantefy CZE L Richterová 64 77 6 4 5 7 CZE H Suková POL M Grzybowska 77 65 4 6 8 6 KOR S-h Park AUT B Schett 4 6 3 6 GER A Huber 8 CZE S Kleinová 6 1 6 4 SWE Å Carlsson AUS K Sharpe WC 6 2 6 0 SWE M Strandlund MAD D Randriantefy 5 7 64 77 CZE L Richterová AUS G Biggs WC 6 3 6 3 CZE H Suková AUT J Wiesner 6 4 6 0 POL M Grzybowska AUS T Musgrave WC 4 6 6 3 6 2 VEN M Vento KOR S-h Park 77 62 4 6 4 6 AUT B Schett USA A Frazier 14 4 6 7 5 9 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA L Davenport 10 ESP C Martínez 2 3 6 1 6 USA L Davenport 10 FIN N Dahlman 6 4 7 5 GER J Kandarr ESP C Martínez 2 3 6 0 6 USA L Davenport 10 AUS R Stubbs 77 65 6 3 FIN N Dahlman ROU R Dragomir 6 4 6 3 JPN Y Kamio GER J Kandarr 63 77 3 6 ARG F Labat ESP C Martínez 2 2 6 4 6 USA L Davenport 10 GER C Singer 6 1 6 2 USA G Fernández AUS R Stubbs 3 6 4 6 POL K Nowak FIN N Dahlman 3 6 0 6 USA E deLone ROU R Dragomir 6 4 2 6 4 6 JPN Y Kamio CHN F Li 2 6 77 64 6 2 FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica GER J Kandarr 4 6 3 6 CHN J-Q Yi ARG F Labat 2 6 2 6 GBR C Wood Q ESP C Martínez 2 4 6 1 6 External links 1996 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1995 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1996 French Open – Women's singles Women's singles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1996 in Australian women's sport Category:1996 WTA Tour