Bausch & Lomb Championships 1996

Bausch & Lomb Championships 1996
date	8/4/1996 - 4/14/1996
Edition	19th
navigation	1995  ◄  1996  ►  1997
WTA tour
venue	Amelia Island United States
Tournament number	803
category	WTA Tier II
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 25Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 450,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Conchita Martínez
Last year's winner (double)	Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
Winner (singles)	Irina Spîrlea
Winner (doubles)	Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
As of August 6, 2016

The 1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament on Amelia Island . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from April 8th to 14th, 1996.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Conchita Martínez Quarter finals 02.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Semifinals 03.  Magdalena Maleewa 2nd round 04th  Chanda Ruby Round of 16 05. 06th  Mary Joe Fernández Semifinals 07th  Mary Pierce final 08th.  Irina Spîrlea victory

No. Player Round reached 09. 10.  Åsa Carlsson 1 round 11.  Lindsay Lee 1 round 12.  Sabine Hack Quarter finals 13.  Meredith McGrath Quarter finals 14th 15th  Elena Makarova 2nd round 16.  Ruxandra Dragomir 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

7th

Mary Pierce

6th

6th

6th

Mary Joe Fernández

2

4th

7th

Mary Pierce

7th

4th

3

8th

Irina Spîrlea

6th

6th

6th

8th

Irina Spîrlea

6th

7th

2

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

1

5

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

C. Martínez

6th

6th

S. Cecchini

2

3

A. Temesvári

1

3

A. Temesvári

6th

6th

1

C. Martínez

6th

6th

K. Nowak

3

1

J. Husárová

0

0

J. Husárová

6th

6th

J. Husárová

6th

7th

Q

N. Medvedeva

2

4th

Q

N. Medvedeva

4th

6th

S. Farina

6th

2

r

1

C. Martínez

7th

3

2

10

Å. Carlsson

2

5

7th

M. Pierce

5

6th

6th

L. Richterová

6th

7th

L. Richterová

6th

0

5

Q

F. Zuluaga

1

4th

A. Miller

4th

6th

7th

A. Miller

6th

6th

A. Miller

3

1

S. Pitkowski

6th

6th

7th

M. Pierce

6th

6th

LL

D. Krajčovičová

1

1

S. Pitkowski

3

6th

3

7th

M. Pierce

6th

4th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

C. Ruby

6th

6th

Q

C. Cristea

6th

6th

Q

C. Cristea

1

4th

B. Rittner

3

3

4th

C. Ruby

1

0

MJ Gaidano

1

3

12

S. Hack

6th

6th

A. Dechaume-Balleret

6th

6th

A. Dechaume-Balleret

1

0

A. Serra Zanetti

4th

0

12

S. Hack

6th

6th

12

S. Hack

6th

6th

12

S. Hack

4th

3

16

R. Dragomir

6th

6th

6th

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

T. Whitlinger-Jones

2

0

16

R. Dragomir

5

2

Q

F. Li

6th

2

Q

P. Suarez

7th

6th

Q

P. Suarez

7th

6th

Q

P. Suarez

6th

3

R. Zrubáková

7th

6th

6th

MJ Fernández

7th

6th

N. Arendt

5

3

R. Zrubáková

3

3

6th

MJ Fernández

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

S. Cacic

4th

1

P. Hy-Boulais

3

2

P. Hy-Boulais

6th

6th

8th

I. Spîrlea

7th

6th

L. Ghirardi

7th

6th

V. Ruano Pascual

5

0

G. Helgeson-Nielsen

6th

1

L. Ghirardi

2

2

V. Ruano Pascual

6th

6th

V. Ruano Pascual

6th

6th

G. León García

4th

1

8th

I. Spîrlea

7th

6th

15th

J. Makarova

4th

6th

7th

B. Schett

6th

2

S. Stafford

6th

1

5

15th

J. Makarova

5

7th

1

V. Martinek

5

V. Martinek

7th

5

6th

V. Williams

3

r

V. Martinek

2

3

S. Meier

6th

4th

3

B. Schett

6th

6th

B. Schett

4th

6th

6th

B. Schett

6th

6th

3

M. Maleewa

1

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

LL

W. Probst

7th

6th

A. Fusai

5

1

L. Neiland

5

2

L. Neiland

7th

6th

LL

W. Probst

2

1

K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

6th

6th

7th

13

M. McGrath

6th

6th

P. Black

7th

2

6th

K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

6th

3

2

J. Kandarr

4th

3

13

M. McGrath

1

6th

6th

13

M. McGrath

6th

6th

13

M. McGrath

3

4th

11

L. Lee

0

7th

2

2

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

K. Maleewa

6th

6th

6th

K. Maleewa

4th

6th

4th

Q

M. Paz

6th

2

T. Jecmenica

6th

3

6th

T. Jecmenica

7th

6th

T. Jecmenica

6th

3

1

Q

L. Golarsa

2

4th

2

A. Sanchez Vicario

4th

6th

6th

Q

C. Papadaki

6th

6th

Q

C. Papadaki

0

6th

2

A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández   Quarter finals 02.  Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland   final 03.  Chanda Rubin Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   victory 04th  Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Kristie Boogert Jana Novotná   Semifinals 06th  Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini   Quarter finals 07th  Laura Golarsa Irina Spîrlea   Semifinals 08th.  Jelena Makarowa Yevgenia Manjukova   Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

G. Fernández, M. J. Fernández

6th

6th

L. Ghirardi S. Pitkowski

3

0

J. Hetherington K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

3

3

J. Hetherington K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

6th

6th

1

G. Fernández, M. J. Fernández

5

5

Å. Carlsson A. Temesvári

6th

6th

7th

L. Golarsa I. Spîrlea

7th

7th

S. Cecchini B. Rittner

4th

4th

Å. Carlsson A. Temesvári

4th

4th

P. Schwarz T. Whitlinger-Jones

6th

6th

5

7th

L. Golarsa I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

7th

L. Golarsa I. Spîrlea

3

7th

7th

7th

L. Golarsa I. Spîrlea

5

3

3

C. Rubin A. Sanchez Vicario

7th

6th

3

C. Rubin A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

J. Husárová T. Jecmenica

4th

3

R. Dragomir M. Paz

3

1

R. Dragomir M. Paz

6th

6th

3

C. Rubin A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

7th

C. Cristea M. Jackson-Nobrega

0

2

6th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

2

6th

K. Maleewa S. Stafford

6th

6th

K. Maleewa S. Stafford

4th

2

L. Lee C. Schneider

2

4th

6th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

6th

6th

6th

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

6th

6th

3

C. Rubin A. Sanchez Vicario

6th

6th

5

K. Boogert J. Novotná

6th

7th

2

M. McGrath L. Neiland

1

1

G. León García P. Suarez

2

6th

5

K. Boogert J. Novotná

6th

6th

A. Fusai W. Probst

6th

6th

A. Fusai W. Probst

3

1

S. Dopfer J. Kandarr

4th

2

5

K. Boogert J. Novotná

6th

7th

7th

S. Cacic L. Pleming

6th

6th

4th

N. Arendt M. Bollegraf

7th

6th

6th

L. Horn T. Rodgers

2

2

S. Cacic L. Pleming

2

4th

4th

N. Arendt M. Bollegraf

6th

6th

5

K. Boogert J. Novotná

3

3

8th

J. Makarowa J. Manjukowa

6th

6th

2

M. McGrath L. Neiland

6th

6th

R. Jensen S. McCarthy

4th

3

8th

J. Makarowa J. Manjukowa

4th

0

r

G. Helgeson-Nielsen M. Murić

5

4th

A. Lettiere C. Papadaki

6th

1

A. Lettiere C. Papadaki

7th

6th

A. Lettiere C. Papadaki

1

2

V. Martinek S. Ramón-Cortés

2

1

2

M. McGrath L. Neiland

6th

6th

D. Krajčovičová R. Zrubáková

6th

6th

D. Krajčovičová R. Zrubáková

6th

2

2

M. McGrath L. Neiland

7th

6th

Web links

• Bausch & Lomb Championships 1996 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Bausch & Lomb Championships 1996 (English) on the ITF homepage