1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1996 Wimbledon Championships GER Steffi Graf ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5 128 (8 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. It was her seventh and last Wimbledon singles title, and 20th major singles title overall.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was the second consecutive major final between the two, with Graf winning the French Open crown over Sánchez Vicario a month earlier. Kimiko Date reached the semifinals, the last time a Japanese woman would do so at a major until Naomi Osaka in 2018. Seeds 1 1 GER Steffi Graf (champion) 2 8 USA Monica Seles (second round) 3 3 ESP Conchita Martínez (fourth round) 4 6 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) 5 7 GER Anke Huber (third round) 6 2 CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) 7 USA Chanda Rubin (withdrew) 8 4 USA Lindsay Davenport (second round) 9 7 USA Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) 10 2 BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) 11 6 NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round) 12 3 JPN 1947 Kimiko Date (semifinals) 13 4 FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals) 14 8 RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) 15 5 ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round) 16 1 SUI Martina Hingis (fourth round) 17 5 SVK Karina Habšudová (first round) Chanda Rubin withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Karina Habšudová, who became the #17 seed. Qualifying 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 GER Steffi Graf 6 6 6 CZE Jana Novotná 3 2 12 JPN 1947 Kimiko Date 3 6 6 13 FRA Mary Pierce 6 3 1 AUT Judith Wiesner 4 0 4 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6 9 USA Mary Joe Fernández 3 1 USA Meredith McGrath 6 6 1 GER Steffi Graf 6 2 6 12 JPN 1947 Kimiko Date 2 6 3 4 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6 USA Meredith McGrath 2 1 1 GER Steffi Graf 6 7 4 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 GER S Graf 6 6 CZE L Richterová 4 1 ITA N Baudone 0 6 6 SVK J Husárová 6 1 1 SVK H Nagyová 3 2 USA N Arendt 6 6 GER C Porwik 2 7 6 WC GBR C Wood 6 5 4 FRA A Fusai 7 7 AUT S Dopfer 5 6 AUS R Stubbs 1 4 USA L Wild 6 6 WC GBR R Viollet 6 2 6 WC GBR M Miller 2 6 1 CAN J Nejedly 2 2 16 SUI M Hingis 6 6 1 GER S Graf 7 6 ITA N Baudone 5 3 USA N Arendt 2 6 6 GER C Porwik 6 2 3 FRA A Fusai 4 2 USA L Wild 6 6 WC GBR R Viollet 1 1 16 SUI M Hingis 6 6 1 GER S Graf 6 6 USA N Arendt 2 1 USA L Wild 3 6 1 16 SUI M Hingis 6 2 6 1 GER S Graf 6 6 16 SUI M Hingis 1 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 GER B Rittner 2 1 NED P Kamstra 2 6 1 FRA N Tauziat 6 3 6 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 6 6 ITA F Lubiani 3 1 RSA M de Swardt 62 4 CAN P Hy-Boulais 77 6 SWE Å Carlsson 6 3 3 GER K Kschwendt 4 6 6 ROM R Dragomir 67 7 8 INA Y Basuki 79 5 6 BEL L Courtois 4 6 6 GER A Glass 6 2 2 GER V Martinek 4 0 6 CZE J Novotná 6 6 10 BUL M Maleeva 67 6 7 FRA N Tauziat 79 3 9 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 2 4 CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 6 GER K Kschwendt 2 0 ROM R Dragomir 6 6 BEL L Courtois 6 3 6 CZE J Novotná 7 6 FRA N Tauziat 3 6 4 CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 3 6 ROM R Dragomir 3 1 6 CZE J Novotná 6 6 CAN P Hy-Boulais 3 1 6 CZE J Novotná 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 ESP C Martínez 6 6 ITA S Farina 0 0 USA L Raymond 6 3 6 ESP Á Montolio 2 6 2 USA L McNeil 67 6 6 Q ITA L Golarsa 79 4 4 USA K Po 6 6 Q FRA A Cocheteux 4 3 ESP V Ruano Pascual 7 4 2 NED K Boogert 5 6 6 AUS N Bradtke 3 0 Q AUS K-A Guse 6 6 FRA A-G Sidot 6 6 Q ROM C Cristea 4 1 JPN 1947 K Nagatsuka 0 3 12 JPN 1947 K Date 6 6 3 ESP C Martínez 7 7 USA L Raymond 5 5 USA L McNeil 4 6 6 USA K Po 6 0 3 NED K Boogert 4 6 6 Q AUS K-A Guse 6 3 1 FRA A-G Sidot 77 3 3 12 JPN 1947 K Date 65 6 6 3 ESP C Martínez 7 77 USA L McNeil 5 64 NED K Boogert 6 4 2 12 JPN 1947 K Date 2 6 6 3 ESP C Martínez 7 65 3 12 JPN 1947 K Date 5 77 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 FRA M Pierce 6 6 SUI P Schnyder 3 2 WC GBR J Ward 3 2 WC GBR C Taylor 6 6 JPN 1947 R Hiraki 7 6 GER C Singer 5 4 USA C Morariu 7 5 4 UKR N Medvedeva 5 7 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 77 6 BEL E Callens 64 3 MEX A Gavaldón 64 1 USA K Adams 77 6 LAT L Neiland 6 6 WC USA K Rinaldi-Stunkel 3 3 AUT M Schnell 4 1 8 USA L Davenport 6 6 13 FRA M Pierce 6 6 WC GBR C Taylor 4 2 JPN 1947 R Hiraki 3 2 UKR N Medvedeva 6 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 USA K Adams 4 3 LAT L Neiland 6 6 8 USA L Davenport 3 2 13 FRA M Pierce 6 6 UKR N Medvedeva 4 1 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 4 6 LAT L Neiland 3 6 0 13 FRA M Pierce 6 6 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 3 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 17 SVK K Habšudová 0 5 AUT J Wiesner 6 7 USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 4 Q ARG M Paz 6 6 POL K Nowak 0 2 ITA G Pizzichini 6 6 FRY T Ječmenica 6 3 4 USA G Fernández 2 6 6 SVK R Zrubáková 2 2 KOR 1984 S-h Park 6 6 USA A Frazier 6 6 MAD D Randriantefy 3 1 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 77 ISR A Smashnova 4 65 WC GBR S Smith 6 1 2 15 ROM I Spîrlea 3 6 6 AUT J Wiesner 6 6 Q ARG M Paz 2 3 ITA G Pizzichini 2 1 USA G Fernández 6 6 KOR 1984 S-h Park 4 1 USA A Frazier 6 6 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 2 6 15 ROM I Spîrlea 3 6 4 AUT J Wiesner 6 7 USA G Fernández 2 5 USA A Frazier 6 6 ARG I Gorrochategui 0 3 AUT J Wiesner 6 6 USA A Frazier 4 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6 RSA J Kruger 0 3 CZE R Bobková 3 3 USA J Watanabe 6 6 LL POL A Olsza 6 6 POL M Grzybowska 4 4 JPN 1947 N Miyagi 3 4 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 LL ITA F Perfetti 4 6 11 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 2 9 JPN 1947 N Sawamatsu 77 6 JPN 1947 N Kijimuta 63 2 NED M Oremans 77 6 ITA R Grande 64 3 ITA A Serra Zanetti 3 4 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 11 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6 USA J Watanabe 3 0 LL POL A Olsza 3 1 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 LL ITA F Perfetti 4 0 JPN 1947 N Sawamatsu 6 6 NED M Oremans 5 3 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 6 11 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 5 6 10 BEL S Appelmans 7 3 12 JPN 1947 N Sawamatsu 4 1 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 BEL S Appelmans 6 2 1 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 GER A Huber 6 6 ESP G León García 1 1 WC USA P Shriver 6 6 Q AUS A Ellwood 4 4 AUS K Godridge 3 3 CZE H Suková 6 6 Q LUX A Kremer 5 4 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 7 6 GER P Begerow 4 6 6 AUT B Schett 6 2 3 ARG F Labat 6 2 7 USA T Whitlinger-Jones 1 6 5 USA S Cacic 1 3 FRA S Testud 6 6 GER J Kandarr 0 0 9 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 5 GER A Huber 6 6 WC USA P Shriver 2 1 CZE H Suková 4 1 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 6 6 AUT B Schett 2 6 2 ARG F Labat 6 2 6 FRA S Testud 4 4 9 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 5 GER A Huber 63 1 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 77 6 ARG F Labat 2 0 9 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 4 6 3 9 USA MJ Fernández 6 1 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 RSA A Coetzer 6 6 BUL E Pampoulova 1 1 JPN 1947 M Endo 2 5 USA M McGrath 6 7 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 1 1 BEL N Feber 6 6 USA A Miller 6 6 ARG P Suárez 2 2 JPN 1947 Y Kamio 6 6 FRA N Dechy 2 3 BEL D Van Roost 6 6 Q CAN M Drake 3 3 RUS E Makarova 2 4 SVK K Studeníková 6 6 USA A Grossman 1 2 2 USA M Seles 6 6 14 RSA A Coetzer 64 6 3 USA M McGrath 77 2 6 BEL N Feber 6 6 USA A Miller 1 2 JPN 1947 Y Kamio 0 0 BEL D Van Roost 6 6 SVK K Studeníková 7 5 6 2 USA M Seles 5 7 4 USA M McGrath 7 64 6 BEL N Feber 5 77 2 BEL D Van Roost 3 2 SVK K Studeníková 6 6 USA M McGrath 6 6 SVK K Studeníková 4 0 References External links 1996 LS 1996 Wimbledon Championships on 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