DFS Classic 1996

WTA tour
DFS Classic 1996
date	06/10/1996 - 06/16/1996
Edition	15th
navigation	1995 ◄ 1996 ► 1997
venue	Birmingham United Kingdom United Kingdom
Tournament number	1052
category	WTA Tier III
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	56E / 28Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 164,250

Last year's winner (individual)	United States Zina Garrison
Last year's winner (double)	Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Rennae Stubbs Australia

Winner (singles)	United States Meredith McGrath
Winner (doubles)	Australia Elizabeth Smylie Linda Wild United States

As of August 6, 2016

The DFS Classic 1996 was a women's tennis tournament in Birmingham . The grass court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from June 10th to 16th, 1996.

singles

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Semifinals
02.	France Nathalie Tauziat	final
03.	Belarus 1995 Natallja Sverava	Round of 16
04th	United States Linda Wild	2nd round
05.	United States Lisa Raymond	Round of 16
06th	United States Lori McNeil	Round of 16
07th	Belgium Dominique van Roost	Round of 16
08th.	Belgium Laurence Courtois	Quarter finals

No.	Player	Round reached
09.	Netherlands Miriam Oremans	Semifinals
10.	United States Meredith McGrath	victory
11.	Japan Naoko Kijimuta	1 round
12.	Germany Christina Singer	Quarter finals
13.	Italy Gloria Pizzichini	Round of 16
14th	United States Gigi Fernández	Round of 16
15th	Belgium Els Callens	Quarter finals
16.	Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Tatjana Ječmenica	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

1

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy

6th

3

4th

10

United States Meredith McGrath

3

6th

10

United States Meredith McGrath

2

6th

2

Nathalie Tauziat

6th

4th

9

Miriam Oremans

2

3

2

France Nathalie Tauziat

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

Netherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

7th

Netherlands P. Kamstra

6th

P. Kamstra

3

5

L. Golarsa

0

4th

1

Netherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

6th

Luxembourg A. Kremer

2

7th

13

G. Pizzichini

7th

3

E. de Lone

6th

5

A. Kremer

4th

2

K. Godridge

3

2

13

Italy G. Pizzichini

6th

13

Italy G. Pizzichini

6th

1

Netherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

7th

11

N. Kijimuta

6th

5

4th

L. Neiland

2

6th

Latvia L. Neiland

3

7th

6th

Latvia L. Neiland

6th

7th

P. Hermida-Velo

6th

2

4th

Q

T. Musgrave

2

5

Q

Australia T. Musgrave

3

6th

Latvia L. Neiland

2

6th

France C. Dhenin

7th

4th

6th

7th

D. van Roost

6th

4th

3

M. Quickly

5

6th

4th

C. Dhenin

3

5

7th

Belgium D. van Roost

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

Belarus 1995 N. Sverava

6th

C. Wood

3

1

N. Arendt

4th

United States N. Arendt

6th

3

N. Sverava

1

0

Q

K.-A. Guse

0

2

10

United States M. McGrath

6th

Slovenia T. Križan

6th

T. Križan

3

A. Ellwood

3

4th

10

United States M. McGrath

6th

10

United States M. McGrath

6th

10

United States M. McGrath

6th

15th

Belgium E. Callens

6th

15th

E. Callens

3

2

R. McQuillan

4th

3

15th

Belgium E. Callens

6th

7th

6th

Belgium N. Feber

7th

6th

N. Feber

7th

5

3

S. Jeyaseelan

6th

1

15th

Belgium E. Callens

5

7th

6th

M. Vento

2

3

5

L. Raymond

7th

6th

1

WC

United States P. Shriver

6th

WC

P. Shriver

4th

5

United States L. Raymond

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

United States L. McNeil

4th

6th

Q

Netherlands S. Noorlander

6th

Q

S. Noorlander

6th

2

4th

Q

N. Pratt

2

3

6th

L. McNeil

3

6th

3

N. Dahlman

6th

3

12

Germany C. Singer

6th

1

6th

Romania C. Cristea

7th

6th

C. Cristea

5

1

R. Stubbs

2

12

Germany C. Singer

7th

6th

12

Germany C. Singer

6th

12

C. Singer

4th

5

9

Netherlands M. Oremans

7th

6th

9

Netherlands M. Oremans

6th

7th

WC

S. Smith

5

3

9

Netherlands M. Oremans

6th

France I. Demongeot

7th

6th

I. Demongeot

2

3

M. Drake

6th

3

9

Netherlands M. Oremans

6th

K. Po

7th

0

3

Q

K. Radford

3

2

Q

Australia K. Radford

5

6th

Q

Australia K. Radford

6th

6th

4th

L. Wild

7th

2

3

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

Belgium L. Courtois

6th

K. Cross

2

M. Strandlund

2

Sweden M. Strandlund

6th

8th

Belgium L. Courtois

7th

2

6th

United States K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

7th

K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

6th

6th

1

A. Olsza

5

6th

United States K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

4th

6th

R. Hiraki

0

6th

4th

16

T. Ječmenica

6th

3

4th

16

Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 T. Ječmenica

6th

4th

6th

8th

L. Courtois

0

2

14th

United States G. Fernández

6th

2

France N. Tauziat

6th

I. Gorrochategui

1

2

14th

United States G. Fernández

7th

Q

United Kingdom M. Miller

6th

4th

6th

Q

M. Miller

5

L. Poruri

4th

6th

3

14th

G. Fernández

5

2

Q

Thailand T. Tanasugarn

6th

2

France N. Tauziat

7th

6th

K. Adams

4th

Q

T. Tanasugarn

6th

6th

3

2

France N. Tauziat

4th

7th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	United States Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland Latvia	Round of 16
02.	United States Lori McNeil Nathalie Tauziat France	final
03.	United States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Australia	Semifinals
04th	Indonesia Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis Netherlands	Round of 16

No.	pairing	Round reached
05.	Belgium Els Callens Laurence Courtois Belgium	1 round
06th	Australia Kerry-Anne Guse Rika Hiraki Japan	1 round
07th	United States Debbie Graham Kristine Radford Australia	Quarter finals
08th.	South Africa Rosalyn Nideffer Pam Shriver United States	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

M. McGrath L. Neiland

5

4th

T. Ječmenica A. Olsza

6th

2

5

Finland N. Dahlman C. Wood
United Kingdom

7th

6th

Finland N. Dahlman C. Wood
United Kingdom

2

6th

7th

N. Dahlman C. Wood

3

6th

4th

L. Golarsa K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

5

4th

Australia A. Ellwood R. McQuillan
Australia

6th

2

6th

Australia A. Ellwood R. McQuillan
Australia

7th

6th

Australia A. Ellwood R. McQuillan
Australia

6th

M. Lindström M. Strandlund

1

7th

4th

8th

R. Nideffer P. Shriver

3

1

8th

South Africa R. Nideffer P. Shriver
United States

6th

6th

6th

A. Ellwood R. McQuillan

5

Australia E. Smylie L. Wild
United States

7th

4th

Y. Basuki C. Vis

6th

6th

3

LL

D. Jones M. Quick

4th

Belgium N. Feber D. van Roost
Belgium

7th

3

6th

Belgium N. Feber D. van Roost
Belgium

6th

N. Feber D. van Roost

3

7th

1

LL

S. Drake-Brockman T. Musgrave

6th

5

6th

Australia E. Smylie L. Wild
United States

6th

5

6th

Australia C. Barclay K. Godridge
Australia

3

7th

8th

C. Barclay K. Godridge

1

4th

Australia E. Smylie L. Wild
United States

6th

Australia E. Smylie L. Wild
United States

6th

5

E. Callens L. Courtois

3

2

Australia E. Smylie L. Wild
United States

6th

3

6th

7th

United States D. Graham K. Radford
Australia

7th

6th

2

L. McNeil N. Tauziat

3

6th

1

T. Križan C. Papadaki

6th

2

7th

United States D. Graham K. Radford
Australia

6th

United States E. de Lone N. Pratt
Australia

4th

6th

E. de Lone N. Pratt

3

V. Lake S. Smith

6th

3

2

7th

D. Graham K. Radford

5

3

Canada S. Jeyaseelan S. Noorlander
Netherlands

7th

6th

3

United States L. Raymond R. Stubbs
Australia

7th

6th

C. Cristea L. Poruri

5

4th

S. Jeyaseelan S. Noorlander

6th

0

2

3

United States L. Raymond R. Stubbs
Australia

4th

6th

3

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

1

2

6th

K.-A. Guse R. Hiraki

6th

4th

3

2

United States L. McNeil N. Tauziat
France

2

6th

Croatia M. Murić, M. Saeki
Japan

0

6th

Croatia M. Murić, M. Saeki
Japan

5

6th

N. Kijimuta Y. Yoshida

5

3

J. Lutrova T. Tanasugarn

7th

3

Russia J. Lutrova T. Tanasugarn
Thailand

7th

6th

M. Murić, M. Saeki

3

6th

France I. Demongeot C. Dhenin
France

7th

6th

2

United States L. McNeil N. Tauziat
France

6th

7th

Q

C. Taylor J. Ward

5

1

I. Demongeot C. Dhenin

1

4th

2

United States L. McNeil N. Tauziat
France

6th

Web links

DFS Classic 1996 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
DFS Classic 1996 (English) on the ITF homepage