1996 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

1996 Sparkassen Cup GER Anke Huber CRO Iva Majoli 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 28 8 singles doubles The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1. Seeds The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em GER Steffi Graf (semifinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) CRO Iva Majoli (semifinals) GER Anke Huber (champion) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals) AUT Barbara Paulus (first round) SVK Karina Habšudová (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 180 1 GER Steffi Graf 4 GER Anke Huber w/o 3 CRO Iva Majoli 7 6 CZE Helena Suková 5 4 4 GER Anke Huber 5 6 6 3 CRO Iva Majoli 7 3 1 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   USA K Po 5 6 6   FRA N Tauziat 7 2 3   SWE Å Carlsson 2 6   Q GBR S Smith 6 7     AUT J Wiesner 2 6 6 7 AUT B Paulus 6 3 3 WC CRO S Talaja 1 2     ROM R Dragomir 6 6     ITA G Pizzichini 2 2     BEL S Appelmans 6 6   Q UKR N Medvedeva 4 3   6 BUL M Maleeva 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 6     USA K Po 0 1   Q GBR S Smith 1 2     AUT J Wiesner 6 6   4 GER A Huber 6 6     ROM R Dragomir 1 2     BEL S Appelmans 3 4   6 BUL M Maleeva 6 6   1 GER S Graf 1 6 6   AUT J Wiesner 6 3 2 4 GER A Huber 6 7   6 BUL M Maleeva 4 6   1 GER S Graf       4 GER A Huber w/o     Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA L Davenport 6 7     AUT B Schett 4 5   Q BEL E Callens 6 6     NED K Boogert 4 4     ITA S Farina 7 6   WC GER K Kschwendt 5 2   8 SVK K Habšudová 6 6     RUS E Likhovtseva 1 1   Q FRA A-G Sidot 5 3     CZE H Suková 7 6     SVK K Studeníková 5 2     NED M Oremans 7 6   5 USA L Davenport 7 6   Q BEL E Callens 6 1     ITA S Farina 4 2   3 CRO I Majoli 6 6   8 SVK K Habšudová 5 7 2   CZE H Suková 7 6 6   NED M Oremans 2 1   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   5 USA L Davenport 7 6 6 3 CRO I Majoli 6 7 7   CZE H Suková 6 7   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 6   3 CRO I Majoli 7 6     CZE H Suková 5 4   External links 1996 Sparkassen Cup draw https://web.archive.org/web/20110605193019/http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?tournament=1020000721&event= 2011-06-05 Category:Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Category:1996 WTA Tour