1996 Peters International – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 Peters International
1995 Champion Gabriela Sabatini
Champion Monica Seles
Runner-up Lindsay Davenport
Score4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Draw28
Seeds8

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Monica Seles won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 against Lindsay Davenport.

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.

  1. Monica Seles (champion)
  2. Kimiko Date (semifinals)
  3. Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  4. Lindsay Davenport (final)
  5. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
  6. Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
  7. Amy Frazier (second round)
  8. Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Monica Seles 4 7 6
4 Lindsay Davenport 6 6 3

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Seles 6 6  
  D Van Roost 7 6     D Van Roost 2 1  
Q V Martinek 6 3   1 M Seles 6 6  
  S Appelmans 7 6 5/r   M de Swardt 3 2  
  M de Swardt 6 7 6   M de Swardt 6 6  
  A Gavaldón 5 5   7 A Frazier 3 2  
7 A Frazier 7 7   1 M Seles 7 6  
5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 4  
3 M J Fernández 6 6  
  A Coetzer 6 6     A Coetzer 4 2  
WC R Stubbs 2 0   3 M J Fernández 6 3  
Q M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 3 5 B Schultz-McCarthy 7 6  
  L Raymond 6 3 6   L Raymond 4 7 3
WC R McQuillan 7 3 4 5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6 6
5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 N Sawamatsu 6 2 7
  M Hingis 4 6 5 8 N Sawamatsu 4 2  
  N Bradtke 6 6     N Bradtke 6 6  
  K Nowak 1 1     N Bradtke 3 7 3
  H Suková 6 3 5 4 L Davenport 6 6 6
  Å Carlsson 4 6 7   Å Carlsson 2 2  
4 L Davenport 6 6  
4 L Davenport 6 4 7
6 C Rubin 6 6   2 K Date 2 6 5
  L McNeil 2 2   6 C Rubin 6 2  
Q T Ječmenica 4 7 7 Q T Ječmenica 0 1 r
  M Oremans 6 6 5 6 C Rubin 0 1  
Q A Dechaume-Balleret 4 4   2 K Date 6 6  
  I Spîrlea 6 6     I Spîrlea 4 3  
2 K Date 6 6