1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

August 2023 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia GER Steffi Graf CZE Jana Novotná GER Steffi Graf 6–4, ret. 28 8 singles doubles Third-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles tennis title at the 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia after the defending champion Steffi Graf retired in the final, with the scoreline at 6–4. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round. GER Steffi Graf (final) ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) CZE Jana Novotná (champion) GER Anke Huber (second round) USA Lindsay Davenport (first round) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (first round) AUT Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals) Draw Final y 3 Final 1 GER Steffi Graf 4 0r   3 CZE Jana Novotná 6 0   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   SVK K Habšudová 6 4     USA A Frazier 7 6     ESP V Ruano-Pascual 6 1 5   USA C Rubin 4 6 7   AUT J Wiesner 2 2   6 CRO I Majoli 6 6   Q SVK R Zrubáková 0 4   Q USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6     FRA N Tauziat 6 3 4 Q USA Z Garrison-Jackson 2 6 6   RSA A Coetzer 1 2   8 AUT B Paulus 6 6   1 GER S Graf 6 6     USA A Frazier 2 1     USA C Rubin 5 6 6 6 CRO I Majoli 7 2 1 4 GER A Huber 6 6 1 Q USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 7 6 Q USA Z Garrison-Jackson       8 AUT B Paulus w/o     1 GER S Graf 6 6     USA C Rubin 0 3   Q USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6   8 AUT B Paulus 2 3   1 GER S Graf 6 7   Q USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 5   Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA L Davenport 4 6     USA A Miller 6 7   WC USA M Shaughnessy 3 6 6 Q USA L Poruri 6 2 2   JPN A Sugiyama 6 5     USA L McNeil 7 7   7 USA M J Fernández 2r     USA K Po 5       INA Y Basuki 6 7   WC RUS A Kournikova 4 6     USA G Fernández 1 6 3   USA L Raymond 6 3 6   USA A Miller 4 6 7 WC USA M Shaughnessy 6 2 5   USA L McNeil 4 5   3 CZE J Novotná 6 7     USA K Po 4 4     INA Y Basuki 6 6     USA L Raymond 6 6   2 ESP C Martínez 2 3     USA A Miller 3 0   3 CZE J Novotná 6 6     INA Y Basuki 5 6 6   USA L Raymond 7 3 3 3 CZE J Novotná 6 6     INA Y Basuki 3 1   External links 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia draw Category:Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Category:1996 WTA Tour