1996 Italian Open – Women's singles

1996 Italian Open ESP Conchita Martínez SUI Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3 56 16 Three-time defending champion Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 168, 178 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 (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) CRO Iva Majoli (semifinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals) SUI Martina Hingis (final) ROM Irina Spîrlea (semifinals) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) AUT Judith Wiesner (third round) GER Petra Begerow (first round) INA Yayuk Basuki (second round) FRA Sandrine Testud (third round) USA Lindsay Lee (second round) RSA Joannette Kruger (second round) ARG Florencia Labat (first round) AUT Barbara Schett (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 6 SUI Martina Hingis 6 7   7 ROM Irina Spîrlea 2 5   4 CRO Iva Majoli 4 7 2 2 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 6 6 6 SUI Martina Hingis 2 3   2 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 7 6     USA K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 1     ARG P Suárez 7 6     ITA L Golarsa 6 1     GER J Kandarr 7 6 6 15 ARG F Labat 6 7 3 10 GER P Begerow 2 6 4 WC ITA G Pizzichini 6 2 6   ITA S Cecchini 6 6     ISR A Smashnova 4 3     ITA R Grande 4 3     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 7     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6     ARG P Suárez 6 6     GER J Kandarr 2 2   WC ITA G Pizzichini 4 4     ITA S Cecchini 6 6     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 3 1   6 SUI M Hingis 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 6     ARG P Suárez 2 4     ITA S Cecchini 2 3   6 SUI M Hingis 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 2 3 6 SUI M Hingis 2 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q CAN R Simpson 4 5     FRA A Fusai 6 7   Q ARG B Fulco-Villella 6 6     ITA N Baudone 3 2     SVK H Nagyová 6 5   11 INA Y Basuki 7 7   14 RSA J Kruger 6 1 6   ARG M-J Gaidano 4 6 1   SVK K Habšudová 6 6   Q ITA F Fortuni 1 1   WC ITA G Boschiero 5 6 3   SVK R Zrubáková 7 2 6 3 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     FRA A Fusai 2 3   Q ARG B Fulco-Villella 6 6   11 INA Y Basuki 2 3   14 RSA J Kruger 2 3     SVK K Habšudová 7 6     SVK R Zrubáková 3 2   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6   3 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 6   Q ARG B Fulco-Villella 6 3     SVK K Habšudová 4 2   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6   3 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 3   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CAN P Hy-Boulais 4 4     POL M Grzybowska 6 6     POL K Nowak 7 6     GER V Martinek 5 2     FRA L Ghirardi 2 3   16 AUT B Schett 6 6   13 USA L Lee 1 6 6   USA S Cacic 6 2 4   ITA F Perfetti 6 7     GER S Meier 1 5     CZE L Richterová 6 3 6   ESP G León García 4 6 7 8 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     POL M Grzybowska 1 1     POL K Nowak 0 5   16 AUT B Schett 6 7   13 USA L Lee 7 4 2   ITA F Perfetti 5 6 6   ESP G León García 7 4 2 4 CRO I Majoli 6 6 6 8 FRA N Tauziat 6 0 6 16 AUT B Schett 3 6 0   ITA F Perfetti 2 4   4 CRO I Majoli 6 6   8 FRA N Tauziat 4 1   4 CRO I Majoli 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     USA S Stafford 3 3   WC ITA L Garrone 4 3     ITA F Lubiani 6 6   Q ITA G Casoni 2 2   9 AUT J Wiesner 6 6   12 FRA S Testud 6 4 6   ITA A Serra Zanetti 4 6 4   NED P Kamstra 6 3   LL CAN S Jeyaseelan 7 6     USA J Watanabe 6 0     FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 7 6   5 BUL M Maleeva 6 6     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 3     ITA F Lubiani 4 1   9 AUT J Wiesner 6 6   12 FRA S Testud 6 6   LL CAN S Jeyaseelan 4 3     FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 3 2   2 ESP C Martínez 6 6   5 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 6 9 AUT J Wiesner 7 1 4 12 FRA S Testud 0 1   2 ESP C Martínez 6 6   5 BUL M Maleeva 1 6 1 2 ESP C Martínez 6 2 6 References External links ITF tournament draws Women's Singles Singles Category:1996 in Italian women's sport