1996 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Singles
1996 Toshiba Classic
Champion Kimiko Date
Runner-up Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Draw28
Seeds8

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kimiko Date.

Date won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

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. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  2. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  3. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  4. Kimiko Date (champion)
  5. Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
  6. Karina Habšudová (second round)
  7. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  8. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 0
4 Kimiko Date 3 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6
Q N Kijimuta 6 6   Q N Kijimuta 6 4 3
  G Fernández 2 1   1 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q V Williams 4 6 5   K Studeníková 3 3  
  K Studeníková 6 3 7   K Studeníková 7 6  
WC P Shriver 7 3 4 6 K Habšudová 6 2  
6 K Habšudová 5 6 6 1 A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6
3 J Novotná 6 2 3
3 J Novotná 7 7  
  L Wild 6 7     L Wild 6 6  
  Z Garrison-Jackson 3 6   3 J Novotná 2 7 6
  S Testud 6 6     S Testud 6 6 3
Q R Stubbs 4 1     S Testud 6 4 6
WC A Gavaldón 1 2   7 A Sugiyama 3 6 4
7 A Sugiyama 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 G Sabatini 6 6  
  L Lee 0 0   5 G Sabatini 6 7  
  L Raymond 4 0     Å Carlsson 1 5  
  Å Carlsson 6 6   5 G Sabatini 4 1  
Q Y Kamio 0 6 6 4 K Date 6 6  
  E Likhovtseva 6 1 3 Q Y Kamio 2 5  
4 K Date 6 7  
4 K Date 6 7  
8 N Tauziat 6 6   2 C Martínez 2 5  
  M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 2   8 N Tauziat 6 6  
  M Oremans 1 4     S-T Wang 4 2  
  S-T Wang 6 6   8 N Tauziat 3 4  
  S Hack 6 3   2 C Martínez 6 6  
  N Sawamatsu 7 6     N Sawamatsu 1 6 1
2 C Martínez 6 2 6