1996 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
1996 WTA German Open
1995 Champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champion Steffi Graf
Runner-up Karina Habšudová
Score4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Draw56
Seeds16

Steffi Graf defeated Karina Habšudová in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA German Open.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva.[1]

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.

  1. Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  3. Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  4. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  5. Mary Pierce (third round)
  6. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
  7. Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
  8. Natasha Zvereva (second round)
  9. Martina Hingis (second round)
  10. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  11. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  12. Judith Wiesner (third round)
  13. Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
  14. Yayuk Basuki (third round)
  15. Sabine Hack (third round)
  16. Sandrine Testud (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC/1 Steffi Graf 7 6  
3 Iva Majoli 5 1  
WC/1 Steffi Graf 4 6 7
  Karina Habšudová 6 2 5
  Karina Habšudová 6 7  
  Elena Likhovtseva 1 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
WC/1 S Graf 6 6  
WC M Weingärtner 6 2 2   T Whitlinger-Jones 1 2  
  T Whitlinger-Jones 4 6 6 WC/1 S Graf 6 6  
Q Á Montolio 5 3   14 Y Basuki 2 1  
  T Ječmenica 7 6     T Ječmenica 1 r  
  M Grzybowska 3 6 5 14 Y Basuki 5    
14 Y Basuki 6 1 7 WC/1 S Graf 6 7  
10 N Tauziat 7 7   10 N Tauziat 1 5  
  E Makarova 5 5   10 N Tauziat 6 6  
  R Grande 6 2 2   A Smashnova 4 3  
  A Smashnova 4 6 6 10 N Tauziat 6 6  
  J Kandarr 5 7 6   J Kandarr 3 4  
  A Grossman 7 6 4   J Kandarr 7 2 6
6 A Coetzer 6 6 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 I Majoli 1 7 6
  Å Carlsson 6 6     Å Carlsson 6 5 2
  S Cacic 2 3   3 I Majoli 6 6  
  N Arendt 4 4   15 S Hack 2 4  
WC S Klösel 6 6   WC S Klösel 1 3  
WC A Glass 2 4   15 S Hack 6 6  
15 S Hack 6 6   3 I Majoli 6 3 6
12 J Wiesner 4 6 6 7 B Paulus 3 6 3
  K Boogert 6 4 2 12 J Wiesner 7 6  
  R Zrubáková 2 6 0 Q S Dopfer 6 2  
Q S Dopfer 6 0 6 12 J Wiesner 3 4  
  K Nowak 6 6   7 B Paulus 6 6  
  C Singer 3 4     K Nowak 2 3  
7 B Paulus 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Pierce 6 6  
  B Rittner 6 6     B Rittner 2 3  
Q B Fulco-Villella 4 2   5 M Pierce 7 2 6
  K Habšudová 7 4 6   K Habšudová 6 6 7
  B Schett 6 6 4   K Habšudová 6 7  
  J Watanabe 3 0   9 M Hingis 3 5  
9 M Hingis 6 6     K Habšudová 6 6  
13 N Sawamatsu 6 5 6 4 A Huber 4 1  
  V Ruano-Pascual 4 7 3 13 N Sawamatsu 6 6  
  P Begerow 6 7     P Begerow 4 3  
  F Labat 3 6   13 N Sawamatsu 0 1  
  L Lee 6 6   4 A Huber 6 6  
  L Neiland 2 2     L Lee 6 5 3
4 A Huber 3 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 N Zvereva 7 2 6
  R Dragomir 4 6 6   R Dragomir 5 6 7
  A Temesvári 6 2 3   R Dragomir 3 6 6
Q D Randriantefy 3 3     E Likhovtseva 6 3 7
  N Bradtke 6 6     N Bradtke 0 0  
  E Likhovtseva 6 6     E Likhovtseva 6 6  
11 A Sugiyama 3 2     E Likhovtseva 6 2 6
16 S Testud 6 6   2 A Sánchez Vicario 3 6 0
  J Kruger 1 4   16 S Testud 6 2  
  R McQuillan 4 3     L Richterová 7 6  
  L Richterová 6 6     L Richterová 7 3 6
  M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6   2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 7
  S Meier 4 4     M Werdel-Witmeyer 3 3  
2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 178–179. ISBN 9780002187145.
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