1996 European Indoors – Singles

1996 European Indoors CRO Iva Majoli CZE Jana Novotná SUI Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2 28 8 singles doubles Jana Novotná defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná. 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. ESP Conchita Martínez (second round) CRO Iva Majoli (semifinals) GER Anke Huber (semifinals) CZE Jana Novotná (champion) SUI Martina Hingis (final) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round) RSA Amanda Coetzer (first round) Draw Final y 3 Final 5 SUI Martina Hingis 2 2   4 CZE Jana Novotná 6 6   Section 1 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   BEL S Appelmans 1 7 6   USA M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 5 3 Q CZE S Kleinová 3 6     ROM I Spîrlea 6 7     JPN N Sawamatsu 0 1   5 SUI M Hingis 6 6     USA L Raymond 6 7     BLR N Zvereva 2 5   WC SUI P Schnyder 7 4 6 Q ITA S Farina 5 6 7 WC RUS A Kournikova 2 7 6 8 RSA A Coetzer 6 6 4 1 ESP C Martínez 4 4     BEL S Appelmans 6 6     ROM I Spîrlea 3 3   5 SUI M Hingis 6 6   3 GER A Huber 6 6     USA L Raymond 4 2   Q ITA S Farina 0 7 6 WC RUS A Kournikova 6 5 2   BEL S Appelmans 3 1   5 SUI M Hingis 6 6   3 GER A Huber 6 6   Q ITA S Farina 1 1   5 SUI M Hingis 3 6 7 3 GER A Huber 6 2 6 Section 2 y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 BUL M Maleeva 6 7     NED M Oremans 3 5     USA J Capriati 6 6     ARG G Sabatini 3 4     AUT B Schett 6 2 6   CZE H Suková 4 6 2 6 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 4 6 Q GER P Begerow 3 6 4   SVK K Habšudová 6 6   Q GER M Kochta 3 4     AUT J Wiesner 0 6 6   FRA N Tauziat 6 4 3 7 BUL M Maleeva 3 3     USA J Capriati 6 6     AUT B Schett 6 4 5 4 CZE J Novotná 4 6 7 6 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 7 7     SVK K Habšudová 5 6     AUT J Wiesner 2 2   2 CRO I Majoli 6 6     USA J Capriati 4 2   4 CZE J Novotná 6 6   6 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 3 6   2 CRO I Majoli 6 7   4 CZE J Novotná 5 6 6 2 CRO I Majoli 7 2 2 External links 1996 Barilla Indoors draw Category:Zurich Open Category:1996 WTA Tour