Australian Open 1996 / women singles

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Australian Open 1996
Singles: Men's Ladies
Double: Men's Ladies Mixed
Singles: Juniors Juniors
Double: Juniors Juniors
R. Single: Men's Ladies Quad
R. Double: Men's Ladies Quad
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This article describes the women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open . The defending champion was Mary Pierce .

Monica Seles and Anke Huber contested the final , which Seles won in two sets.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Monica Seles victory
02. SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Quarter finals
03. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Quarter finals
04th FranceFrance Mary Pierce 2nd round

05. JapanJapan Kimiko Date 2nd round

06th ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini Round of 16

07th CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli Quarter finals

08th. GermanyGermany Anke Huber final
No. Player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández Round of 16

10. United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport Round of 16

11. NetherlandsNetherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Round of 16

12. Belarus 1995Belarus Natallja Sverava 1 round

13. United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby Semifinals

14th United StatesUnited States Amy Frazier 1 round

15th JapanJapan Naoko Sawamatsu Round of 16

16. South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Semifinals

Main round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                       
  1  United StatesUnited States Monica Seles 6th 6th            
7th  CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli 1 2  
1  United StatesUnited States Monica Seles 6 2 6th 7th
  13  United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby 7th 1 5  
3  SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4th 6th 14th
 
  13  United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby 6th 2 16  
  1  United StatesUnited States Monica Seles 6th 6th
  8th  GermanyGermany Anke Huber 4th 1
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 5 6th 1    
16  South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer 7th 4th 6th  
16  South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer 6th 4th 2
  8th  GermanyGermany Anke Huber 4th 6th 6th  
8th  GermanyGermany Anke Huber 4th 6th 6th
 
  2  SpainSpain Conchita Martínez 6th 2 1  

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th        
Q  United StatesUnited States J. Lee 3 0     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th  
 SlovakiaSlovakia K. Studeníková 7th 6th    SlovakiaSlovakia K. Studeníková 1 1  
 BelgiumBelgium D. Van Roost 5 4th       1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 7th 6th  
Q  ItalyItaly F. Lubiani 6th 4th 6th      FranceFrance J. Halard-Decugis 5 0  
 AustraliaAustralia N. Bradtke 2 6th 4th     Q  ItalyItaly F. Lubiani 2 6th 2  
 FranceFrance J. Halard-Decugis 6th 6th    FranceFrance J. Halard-Decugis 6th 0 6th  
WC  AustraliaAustralia J. Taylor 1 1       1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
 SlovakiaSlovakia R. Zrubáková 6th 5 1     15th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 1 3
 JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 0 7th 6th      JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th    
 FranceFrance S. Pitkowski 4th 6 3   Q  FranceFrance A. Dechaume-Balleret 2 2  
Q  FranceFrance A. Dechaume-Balleret 6th 7th        JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 4th 0
 SlovakiaSlovakia J. Husárová 2 1     15th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States L. Wild 6th 6th      United StatesUnited States L. Wild 4th 3  
 RomaniaRomania C. Cristea 6th 2 1   15th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 6th  
15th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 4th 6th 6th    

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
12  Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 2 6th 5        
 IsraelIsrael A. Smashnowa 6th 4th 7th      IsraelIsrael A. Smashnowa 7th 4th 2  
 United StatesUnited States T. Whitlinger-Jones 6th 6th    United StatesUnited States T. Whitlinger-Jones 5 6th 6th  
 JapanJapan N. Kijimuta 3 0        United StatesUnited States T. Whitlinger-Jones 3 2  
 RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 6th 6 4 8th      BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 6th 6th  
 FranceFrance S. Testud 4th 7th 6th      RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 3 3  
 ItalyItaly N. Baudone 5 4th    BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 6th 6th  
 BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 7th 6th        BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 2 2
Q  United StatesUnited States J. Watanabe 6th 6th     7th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 6th
 South AfricaSouth Africa M. de Swardt 4th 3     Q  United StatesUnited States J. Watanabe 6 5 6 5    
 United StatesUnited States P. Shriver 4th 4th    FranceFrance A. Fusai 7th 7th  
 FranceFrance A. Fusai 6th 6th        FranceFrance A. Fusai 2 1
WC  AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt 5 3     7th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States L. McNeil 7th 6th      United StatesUnited States L. McNeil 3 2  
 RussiaRussia J. Makarova 4th 2   7th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 6th  
7th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 6th    

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th        
 AustriaAustria B. Reinstadler 2 2     3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States A. Grossman 3 2    GermanyGermany B. Rittner 3 2  
 GermanyGermany B. Rittner 6th 6th       3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia K. Godridge 4th 6th 3      United StatesUnited States S. Cacic 3 3  
WC  AustraliaAustralia S. Drake-Brockman 6th 4th 6th     WC  AustraliaAustralia S. Drake-Brockman 2 5  
 United StatesUnited States S. Cacic 6th 6th    United StatesUnited States S. Cacic 6th 7th  
 BelgiumBelgium E. Callens 3 4th       3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th
 United StatesUnited States N. Arendt 6th 6th     9  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 3 3
WC  AustraliaAustralia K. Radford 3 1      United StatesUnited States N. Arendt 3 6th 8th    
 FranceFrance L. Ghirardi-Rubbi 3 4th    ItalyItaly S. Farina 6th 3 6th  
 ItalyItaly S. Farina 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States N. Arendt 1 1
 GermanyGermany V. Martinek 2 3     9  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th  
 SpainSpain M. Sanchez Lorenzo 6th 6th      SpainSpain M. Sanchez Lorenzo 2 0  
 SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 4th 3   9  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th  
9  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th    

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
13  United StatesUnited States C. Ruby 4th 6th 6th        
 AustraliaAustralia R. McQuillan 6th 3 2     13  United StatesUnited States C. Ruby 6 3 6th 6th  
 SloveniaSlovenia T. Križan 6th 2 6th    SloveniaSlovenia T. Križan 7th 2 3  
 United StatesUnited States M. McGrath 2 6th 4th       13  United StatesUnited States C. Ruby 6th 6th  
 BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 7th 7th      BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 0 2  
 NetherlandsNetherlands M. Oremans 6 4 6 4      BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 6th 7th  
 AustraliaAustralia A. Ellwood 6th 5 1    South AfricaSouth Africa J. Kruger 3 6 5  
 South AfricaSouth Africa J. Kruger 4th 7th 6th       13  United StatesUnited States C. Ruby 6th 6th
 GermanyGermany K. Kschwendt 6th 6th     6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 2 4th
 GermanyGermany P. Begerow 0 2      GermanyGermany K. Kschwendt 2 6th 6th    
 JapanJapan N. Miyagi 6th 7th    JapanJapan N. Miyagi 6th 2 1  
 ItalyItaly S. Cecchini 3 5        GermanyGermany K. Kschwendt 1 2
 FranceFrance I. Demongeot 3 3     6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 6th 6th  
 SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 6th 6th      SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 4th 3  
 United StatesUnited States S. Stafford 0 1   6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 6th 6th  
6th  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 6th 6th    

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
5  JapanJapan K. Date 6th 6th        
 MexicoMexico A. Gavaldon 2 0     5  JapanJapan K. Date 2 6th 4th  
 JapanJapan M. Endo 7th 6th    JapanJapan M. Endo 6th 1 6th  
WC  AustraliaAustralia K.-A. Guse 6 6 4th        JapanJapan M. Endo 1 1  
 CanadaCanada J. Nejedly 1 1      SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 6th 6th  
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 6th 6th      SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 6th 6th  
 AustriaAustria B. Paul 6th 6th    AustriaAustria B. Paul 1 4th  
 LatviaLatvia L. Neiland 0 0        SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 6th 6th
 BelgiumBelgium N. Feber 6th 6th     11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 1 4th
Q  CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan 4th 0      BelgiumBelgium N. Feber 2 6th 3    
 ItalyItaly A. Serra Zanetti 3 2    NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert 6th 1 6th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert 6th 6th        NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert 6th 1 4th
 HungaryHungary A. Temesvári 6 5 1     11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 4th 6th 6th  
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 7th 6th      Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 4th 6th 3  
 CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 6th 6 3 3   11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 6th 3 6th  
11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 1 7th 6th    

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
16  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 6th        
 AustriaAustria M. Quickly 2 2     16  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 6th  
 GermanyGermany S. Hack 2 6th 6th    GermanyGermany S. Hack 1 1  
 IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 6th 4th 4th       16  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 6th  
Q  United StatesUnited States L. Poruri 6th 6 5 6th     Q  JapanJapan R. Hiraki 3 1  
 United StatesUnited States L. Lee 3 7th 3     Q  United StatesUnited States L. Poruri 3 6th 2  
 ArgentinaArgentina MJ Gaidano 6th 3 2   Q  JapanJapan R. Hiraki 6th 4th 6th  
Q  JapanJapan R. Hiraki 3 6th 6th       16  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 6th
 United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 4th 3      RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 3 3
 ItalyItaly R. Grande 6th 6th      ItalyItaly R. Grande 6th 7th    
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China M. Tang 6th 4th 2    GermanyGermany S. Meier 4th 6 5  
 GermanyGermany S. Meier 0 6th 6th        ItalyItaly R. Grande 3 1
 JapanJapan K. Nagatsuka 2 4th      RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 6th 6th  
 RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 6th 6th      RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 6th 6th  
 AustriaAustria P. Black 3 1   4th  FranceFrance M. Pierce 4th 4th  
4th  FranceFrance M. Pierce 6th 6th    

Lower half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th        
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic S. Kleinová 1 4th     8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th  
 SwedenSweden Å. Carlsson 6th 6th    SwedenSweden Å. Carlsson 1 2  
WC  AustraliaAustralia K. Sharpe 2 0       8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th  
 SwedenSweden M. Strandlund 5 6 4      Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Richterová 2 1  
 MadagascarMadagascar D. Randriantefy 7th 7th      MadagascarMadagascar D. Randriantefy 6 4 6th 5  
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Richterová 6th 6th    Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Richterová 7th 4th 7th  
WC  AustraliaAustralia G. Biggs 3 3       8th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic H. Suková 6th 6th      AustriaAustria B. Schett 3 2
 AustriaAustria J. Wiesner 4th 0      Czech RepublicCzech Republic H. Suková 7th 4th 8th    
 PolandPoland M. Grzybowska 4th 6th 6th    PolandPoland M. Grzybowska 6 5 6th 6th  
WC  AustraliaAustralia T. Musgrave 6th 3 2        Czech RepublicCzech Republic H. Suková 2 7th 6th
 Venezuela 1954Venezuela M. Vento 7th 4th 4th      AustriaAustria B. Schett 6th 5 8th  
 Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. park 6 2 6th 6th      Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. park 4th 3  
 AustriaAustria B. Schett 4th 7th 9    AustriaAustria B. Schett 6th 6th  
14th  United StatesUnited States A. Frazier 6th 5 7th    

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
10  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 6th        
 GermanyGermany C. Singer 1 2     10  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 7th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States G. Fernández 3 4th    AustraliaAustralia R. Stubbs 6 5 3  
 AustraliaAustralia R. Stubbs 6th 6th       10  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 7th  
 PolandPoland K. Nowak 3 0      FinlandFinland N. Dahlman 4th 5  
 FinlandFinland N. Dahlman 6th 6th      FinlandFinland N. Dahlman 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States E. de Lone 6th 2 4th    RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 4th 3  
 RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 4th 6th 6th       10  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 3 1
 JapanJapan Y. Kamio 2 7th 6th     2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 6th
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China F. Li 6th 6 4 2      JapanJapan Y. Kamio 6 3 3    
 Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia T. Ječmenica 4th 3    GermanyGermany J. Kandarr 7th 6th  
 GermanyGermany J. Kandarr 6th 6th        GermanyGermany J. Kandarr 3 0
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China J. Yi 2 2     2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 6th  
 ArgentinaArgentina F. Labat 6th 6th      ArgentinaArgentina F. Labat 2 4th  
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Wood 4th 1   2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 6th  
2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 6th    

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