1996 French Open – Women's singles

1996 French Open GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8 128 16 1996 French Open Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and record 19th major women's singles title, surpassing Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's joint Open Era record. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. GER Steffi Graf (champion) USA Monica Seles (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez (semifinals) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) GER Anke Huber (fourth round) JPN Kimiko Date (fourth round) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round) USA Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) CZE Jana Novotná (semifinals) USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round) FRA Mary Pierce (third round) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (fourth round) SUI Martina Hingis (third round) AUT Barbara Paulus (third round) Qualifying 1996 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals 175 GER Steffi Graf 1 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 6 3 64 77 10 8 GER Steffi Graf 1 ESP Conchita Martínez 3 6 3 6 1 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 CZE Jana Novotná 10 6 3 7 5 GER Steffi Graf 1 CRO Iva Majoli 5 6 3 6 1 ESP Conchita Martínez 3 USA Lindsay Davenport 9 6 1 6 3 SVK Karina Habšudová   ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 2 6 77 64 8 10 CZE Jana Novotná 10 USA Monica Seles 2 79 67 6 3 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER S Graf 1 USA MJ Fernández 11 6 1 79 67 GER S Graf 1 CZE P Langrová Q 6 0 1 0 r ITA G Pizzichini LL USA MJ Fernández 11 2 6 3 6 GER S Graf 1 AUS N Bradtke 6 2 6 2 NED P Kamstra CZE P Langrová Q 2 6 6 4 1 6 FRA J Halard-Decugis ITA G Pizzichini LL 77 64 4 6 5 7 SVK H Nagyová USA MJ Fernández 11 2 6 4 6 GER S Graf 1 LAT L Neiland 6 3 6 2 AUS N Bradtke USA J Watanabe 6 2 6 3 NED P Kamstra ITA L Golarsa 6 1 7 5 CZE P Langrová Q USA N Arendt 6 2 714 612 FRA J Halard-Decugis USA L Lee 2 6 6 1 6 0 ITA G Pizzichini LL GER K Kschwendt 77 62 6 2 SVK H Nagyová SUI P Schnyder 2 6 6 4 6 4 USA MJ Fernández 11 POL M Grzybowska 6 0 6 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP G León García Q CRO I Majoli 5 3 6 1 6 AUT B Paulus 16 ESP G León García Q 4 6 6 2 3 6 FRA S Testud CRO I Majoli 5 6 4 5 7 4 6 AUT B Paulus 16 NED K Boogert 6 2 6 4 JPN K Nagatsuka ESP G León García Q 1 6 0 6 ARG P Suárez FRA S Testud 5 7 3 6 ITA R Grande CRO I Majoli 5 3 6 64 77 AUT B Paulus 16 JPN N Kijimuta 6 4 6 4 NED K Boogert ESP Á Montolio Q 6 1 6 4 JPN K Nagatsuka USA K Adams 6 4 3 6 6 2 ESP G León García Q JPN N Miyagi 6 4 6 4 ARG P Suárez RSA M de Swardt 1 6 6 3 6 2 FRA S Testud ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 3 5 7 6 4 ITA R Grande USA S Cacic 6 3 6 1 CRO I Majoli 5 GER S Meier 6 3 6 4 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ESP C Martínez 3 RSA A Coetzer 14 6 2 6 3 ESP C Martínez 3 USA A Grossman 6 2 6 1 BLR N Zvereva RSA A Coetzer 14 3 6 6 3 2 6 ESP C Martínez 3 SVK R Zrubáková 6 3 7 5 USA A Grossman FRA N Dechy 6 3 6 3 ITA A Serra Zanetti BLR N Zvereva 3 6 3 6 ITA F Lubiani Q RSA A Coetzer 14 4 6 1 6 ESP C Martínez 3 BEL E Callens 6 1 6 1 SVK R Zrubáková FRA A-G Sidot WC 5 7 6 3 6 2 USA A Grossman JPN Y Kamio 6 4 6 0 FRA N Dechy SVK J Husárová 6 2 7 5 ITA A Serra Zanetti ARG F Labat 2 6 6 1 7 5 BLR N Zvereva BEL D Van Roost 6 3 6 4 ITA F Lubiani Q GER C Porwik 6 4 7 5 RSA A Coetzer 14 JPN A Sugiyama 6 1 7 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA L Davenport 9 JPN K Date 7 3 6 6 4 8 6 USA L Davenport 9 INA Y Basuki 6 3 6 2 USA L Wild JPN K Date 7 3 6 5 7 USA L Davenport 9 KOR S-h Park 6 1 6 2 INA Y Basuki BEL L Courtois 7 5 6 2 USA L Wild ITA S Cecchini Q 65 77 77 63 6 2 FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica JPN K Date 7 4 6 2 6 USA L Davenport 9 ITA F Perfetti Q 6 4 6 1 KOR S-h Park JPN M Endo 5 7 6 1 6 3 INA Y Basuki USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 4 6 2 BEL L Courtois ARG MJ Gaidano 6 3 5 2 r USA L Wild JPN R Hiraki 6 2 6 0 ITA S Cecchini Q USA M McGrath 6 2 6 1 FR Yugoslavia T Ječmenica GER S Hack 7 5 77 60 JPN K Date 7 SWE Å Carlsson 3 6 6 3 6 4 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER A Huber 6 SVK K Habšudová 5 7 3 6 GER A Huber 6 FRA S Pitkowski WC 6 2 6 2 SVK K Habšudová SUI M Hingis 15 4 6 7 5 6 4 GER A Huber 6 HUN A Temesvári 6 3 6 2 BEL N Feber FRA S Pitkowski WC 2 6 5 7 SVK K Habšudová FRA N Tauziat 6 2 4 6 8 6 GER P Begerow SUI M Hingis 15 5 7 5 7 GER A Huber 6 USA G Fernández 6 2 6 2 HUN A Temesvári USA S Stafford 6 1 7 5 BEL N Feber CZE H Suková 6 4 6 4 FRA S Pitkowski WC AUS R McQuillan Q 6 4 5 7 7 5 SVK K Habšudová AUS K Godridge 65 77 6 0 7 5 FRA N Tauziat USA A Miller 6 1 6 1 GER P Begerow GER C Singer 2 6 7 5 6 4 SUI M Hingis 15 AUT B Schett 6 3 6 0 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GER B Rittner ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 3 6 4 6 FRA M Pierce 12 GER B Rittner 4 6 2 6 RUS E Likhovtseva ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 0 6 0 6 FRA M Pierce 12 MAD D Randriantefy LL 6 3 2 6 6 2 GER B Rittner CHN J-Q Yi 6 0 6 3 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo RUS E Likhovtseva 3 6 6 3 7 9 GER V Martinek ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 0 6 1 6 FRA M Pierce 12 AUT M Schnell LL 7 5 6 2 MAD D Randriantefy LL CAN J Nejedly Q 78 66 6 1 GER B Rittner SVK K Studeníková 6 0 6 1 CHN J-Q Yi USA J Capriati 6 3 7 5 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo FRA A Cocheteux WC 6 2 6 2 RUS E Likhovtseva AUT J Wiesner 6 3 1 6 6 4 GER V Martinek GER J Kandarr 6 3 6 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 4 GER A Glass 6 2 6 3 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round ROU I Spîrlea CZE J Novotná 10 1 6 5 7 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 8 ROU I Spîrlea 3 6 6 3 2 6 RUS E Makarova CZE J Novotná 10 1 6 5 7 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 8 FRA A Mauresmo WC 6 4 5 7 7 5 ITA S Farina ROU I Spîrlea 0 4 r RUS E Makarova FRA A Fusai 6 1 6 1 TPE S-T Wang CZE J Novotná 10 4 6 3 6 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 8 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 6 4 6 4 FRA A Mauresmo WC AUT B Reinstadler 6 2 1 6 6 4 ITA S Farina ROU C Cristea 6 3 6 4 ROU I Spîrlea FRA C Mothes-Jobkel WC 6 0 6 1 RUS E Makarova ITA N Baudone 6 0 3 6 6 1 FRA A Fusai CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 2 6 4 TPE S-T Wang ISR A Smashnova 6 2 6 4 CZE J Novotná 10 CZE L Richterová 6 0 6 2 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round BUL M Maleeva 13 USA M Seles 2 1 6 1 6 BUL M Maleeva 13 NED M Oremans 6 2 6 1 BEL S Appelmans USA M Seles 2 2 6 5 7 BUL M Maleeva 13 USA T Whitlinger-Jones 6 2 2 6 6 2 NED M Oremans CZE R Bobková 7 5 6 1 ROU R Dragomir BEL S Appelmans 2 6 2 6 JPN N Sawamatsu USA M Seles 2 64 77 2 6 BUL M Maleeva 13 USA L Raymond 6 1 64 77 12 10 USA T Whitlinger-Jones BUL E Pampoulova 6 1 6 2 NED M Oremans FRA L Ghirardi-Rubbi WC 6 3 6 0 CZE R Bobková FRA I Demongeot WC 6 2 7 5 ROU R Dragomir USA A Frazier 6 3 6 3 BEL S Appelmans AUS R Stubbs 6 1 6 1 JPN N Sawamatsu POL K Nowak 6 2 6 1 USA M Seles 2 FRA C Dhenin WC 6 1 6 1 External links 1996 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:1996 in women's tennis Category:1996 in French women's sport