1996 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 Kremlin Cup
Champion Conchita Martínez
Runner-up Barbara Paulus
Score6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Seeds8

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Conchita Martínez won the title, defeating Barbara Paulus in the final 6–1, 4–6, 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 two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Conchita Martínez (champion)
  2. Barbara Paulus (final)
  3. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
  4. Sabine Appelmans (semifinals)
  5. Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
  6. Silvia Farina (first round)
  7. Barbara Schett (semifinals)
  8. Katarína Studeníková (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
1 Conchita Martínez 4 6 6
4 Sabine Appelmans 6 4 4
1 Conchita Martínez 6 4 6
2 Barbara Paulus 1 6 4
7 Barbara Schett 3 7 3
2 Barbara Paulus 6 5 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 C Martínez 6 6  
  S Dopfer 6 6     S Dopfer 3 3  
  S-H Park 1 4   1 C Martínez 6 6  
  P Begerow 3 5   8 K Studeníková 3 1  
  K Boogert 6 7     K Boogert 5 6 5
WC L Meskhi 1 1   8 K Studeníková 7 4 7
8 K Studeníková 6 6   1 C Martínez 4 6 6
4 S Appelmans 6 6   4 S Appelmans 6 4 4
  A Olsza 2 1   4 S Appelmans 6 77  
  L Savchenko 5 3   Q S Pitkowski 4 61  
Q S Pitkowski 7 6   4 S Appelmans 6 6  
  M Grzybowska 6 6   5 R Dragomir 1 3  
LL N Dechy 3 4     M Grzybowska 2 62  
  H Nagyová 1 5   5 R Dragomir 6 77  
5 R Dragomir 6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 B Schett 6 6  
  R Grande 4 4   7 B Schett 1 6 6
  Å Carlsson 6 7     Å Carlsson 6 0 4
  G León García 4 5   7 B Schett 6 6  
WC E Kulikovskaya 3 4   Q E Tatarkova 0 2  
Q E Tatarkova 6 6   Q E Tatarkova 78 6  
Q T Panova 6 6   Q T Panova 66 0  
3 A Coetzer 4 4   7 B Schett 3 7 3
6 S Farina 7 4 2 2 B Paulus 6 5 6
  E Makarova 5 6 6   E Makarova 6 6  
  P Schnyder 4 6 6   P Schnyder 3 1  
Q K Nagatsuka 6 1 2   E Makarova 2 7 0
  A Kournikova 6 6   2 B Paulus 6 5 6
  E Pampoulova 0 4     A Kournikova 4 3  
2 B Paulus 6 6