1996 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

September 2026 1996 du Maurier Open USA Monica Seles ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 7–6(7–2) 56 16 Canadian Open – Women's singles Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open. 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. USA Monica Seles (champion) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final) CRO Iva Majoli (second round) GER Anke Huber (second round) USA Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round) FRA Mary Pierce (third round) ARG Gabriela Sabatini (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round) ROM Irina Spîrlea (first round) SVK Karina Habšudová (second round) USA Amy Frazier (quarterfinals) CZE Helena Suková (first round) FRA Nathalie Tauziat (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA Monica Seles 6 6     INA Yayuk Basuki 0 3   Q USA Kimberly Po 0 4   2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 6   1 USA Monica Seles 6 77   2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 62   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP G León García 6 3 6   SVK K Studeníková 2 6 7   FRA S Testud 6 3 6 WC CAN R Simpson 3 6 3 Q CAN S Jeyaseelan 4 2   9 ARG G Sabatini 6 6   11 ROM I Spîrlea 4 2     USA J Capriati 6 6     USA L McNeil 6 6 7   ITA S Farina 3 7 5 WC CAN J Nejedly 6 1     USA L Raymond 7 6   1 USA M Seles 6 6     SVK K Studeníková 2 0     FRA S Testud 3 6 3 9 ARG G Sabatini 6 0 6   USA J Capriati 7 7     USA L McNeil 6 5     USA L Raymond 4 3   6 BUL M Maleeva 6 6   1 USA M Seles 7 6   9 ARG G Sabatini 6 1     USA J Capriati 2 2 r 6 BUL M Maleeva 6 3   1 USA M Seles 6 6   6 BUL M Maleeva 4 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   INA Y Basuki 6 7     TPE S-T Wang 2 5     USA A Miller 7 5 6   USA N Arendt 5 7 7   LAT L Savchenko 1 2   16 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6   13 USA A Frazier 6 7     FRA A Fusai 0 6     USA A Grossman 4 6 6   CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 3 1   RUS E Makarova 7 6     GER B Rittner 5 3   3 CRO I Majoli 6 2     INA Y Basuki 7 6     USA N Arendt 4 5   16 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 7   13 USA A Frazier 6 6     USA A Grossman 2 0     RUS E Makarova 6 3 3 8 FRA M Pierce 2 6 6   INA Y Basuki 6 6 6 16 RUS E Likhovtseva 1 7 4 13 USA A Frazier 6 6   8 FRA M Pierce 3 3     INA Y Basuki 2 6 7 13 USA A Frazier 6 2 5 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 2     KOR S-H Park 6 6     GER P Begerow 6 6   Q GER C Singer 1 2     SWE Å Carlsson 2 4   15 FRA N Tauziat 6 6   12 SVK K Habšudová 6 6     AUT B Schett 0 0     ITA F Lubiani 1 4   Q AUS R Stubbs 6 6   WC CAN C Popescu 3 3   Q USA K Po 6 6   5 USA M J Fernández 6 6     KOR S-H Park 1 1     GER P Begerow 1 6 4 15 FRA N Tauziat 6 3 6 12 SVK K Habšudová 2 4   Q AUS R Stubbs 6 6   Q USA K Po 6 6   4 GER A Huber 4 4   5 USA M J Fernández 6 6   15 FRA N Tauziat 1 1   Q AUS R Stubbs 3 2   Q USA K Po 6 6   5 USA M J Fernández 2 3   Q USA K Po 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA S Cacic 2 4     JPN N Kijimuta 6 6   Q ARG M Paz 1 1     ARG F Labat 6 6   Q ESP V Ruano-Pascual 7 3 6 14 CZE H Suková 5 6 4 10 RSA A Coetzer 6 6     ITA R Grande 3 2     NED K Boogert 1 2   Q USA J Watanabe 6 6     ITA G Pizzichini 1 4   Q ITA N Baudone 6 6   7 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 7 1 2   JPN N Kijimuta 6 6 6   ARG F Labat 6 6   Q ESP V Ruano-Pascual 3 2   10 RSA A Coetzer 6 6   Q USA J Watanabe 0 0   Q ITA N Baudone 0 0   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     JPN N Kijimuta 3 0     ARG F Labat 6 6   10 RSA A Coetzer 5 1   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 7 6     ARG F Labat 4 4   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   References 1996 du Maurier Open Draw Singles Category:1996 du Maurier Open