1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships ESP Conchita Martínez ROM Irina Spîrlea FRA Mary Pierce 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 singles doubles 56 (8 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 16 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles Amelia Island Championships Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce. Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 against Pierce.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 168, 177 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. ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) USA Chanda Rubin (third round) n/a USA Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals) FRA Mary Pierce (final) ROM Irina Spîrlea (champion) n/a SWE Åsa Carlsson (first round) USA Lindsay Lee (first round) GER Sabine Hack (quarterfinals) USA Meredith McGrath (quarterfinals) ITA Silvia Farina (first round) RUS Elena Makarova (second round) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 7 FRA Mary Pierce 6 6   6 USA Mary Joe Fernández 2 4   8 ROM Irina Spîrlea 6 7   2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 5   7 FRA Mary Pierce 7 4 3 8 ROM Irina Spîrlea 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ITA S Cecchini 2 3     HUN A Temesvári 6 6     POL K Nowak 3 1     SVK J Husárová 6 6   Q UKR N Medvedeva 2 4   14 ITA S Farina 6 2 r 10 SWE Å Carlsson 2 5     CZE L Richterová 6 7   Q COL F Zuluaga 1 4     USA A Miller 6 6     FRA S Pitkowski 6 6   LL SVK D Krajčovičová 1 1   1 ESP C Martínez 6 6     HUN A Temesvári 1 3     SVK J Husárová 6 7   Q UKR N Medvedeva 4 6     CZE L Richterová 6 0 5   USA A Miller 4 6 7   FRA S Pitkowski 3 6 3 7 FRA M Pierce 6 4 6 1 ESP C Martínez 6 6     SVK J Husárová 0 0     USA A Miller 3 1   7 FRA M Pierce 6 6   1 ESP C Martínez 7 3 2 7 FRA M Pierce 5 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ROM C Cristea 6 6     GER B Rittner 3 3     ARG M-J Gaidano 1 3     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6     ITA A Serra Zanetti 4 0   12 GER S Hack 6 6   16 ROM R Dragomir 6 6     USA T Whitlinger-Jones 2 0   Q CHN F Li 6 2   Q ARG P Suárez 7 6     SVK R Zrubáková 7 6     USA N Arendt 5 3   4 USA C Rubin 6 6   Q ROM C Cristea 1 4     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 1 0   12 GER S Hack 6 6   16 ROM R Dragomir 5 2   Q ARG P Suárez 7 6     SVK R Zrubáková 3 3   6 USA M J Fernández 6 6   4 USA C Rubin 1 0   12 GER S Hack 6 6   Q ARG P Suárez 6 3   6 USA M J Fernández 7 6   12 GER S Hack 4 3   6 USA M J Fernández 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA S Cacic 4 1     CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 6     FRA L Ghirardi 7 6     USA G Helgeson-Nielsen 6 1     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 6   LL ESP G León García 4 1   15 RUS E Makarova 4 6 7   USA S Stafford 6 1 5   GER V Martinek 5     WC USA V Williams 3 r     GER S Meier 6 4 3   AUT B Schett 4 6 6 8 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6     CAN P Hy-Boulais 3 2     FRA L Ghirardi 2 2     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 6   15 RUS E Makarova 5 7 1   GER V Martinek 7 5 6   AUT B Schett 6 6   3 BUL M Maleeva 1 3   8 ROM I Spîrlea 7 6     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 5 0     GER V Martinek 2 3     AUT B Schett 6 6   8 ROM I Spîrlea 7 6     AUT B Schett 6 2   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA A Fusai 5 1     LAT L Neiland 7 6   WC USA K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 6 7   AUT P Schwarz 7 2 6   GER J Kandarr 4 3   13 USA M McGrath 6 6   11 USA L Lee 0 7 2 WC BUL K Maleeva 6 6 6 Q ARG M Paz 6 2     FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 7 6   Q ITA L Golarsa 2 4   Q GRE C Papadáki 6 6   LL GER W Probst 7 6     LAT L Neiland 5 2   WC USA K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 3 2 13 USA M McGrath 1 6 6 WC BUL K Maleeva 4 6 4   FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 6 3 6 Q GRE C Papadáki 0 6   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 7   LL GER W Probst 2 1   13 USA M McGrath 6 6     FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 3 4   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   13 USA M McGrath 3 4   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   References External links ITF tournament edition details 1996 Singles Category:1996 WTA Tour