Direct Line Insurance International Ladies Tennis Championships 1996

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Direct Line Insurance International Ladies Tennis Championships 1996
date June 18, 1996 - June 22, 1996
Edition 22nd
navigation 1995  ◄  1996  ►  1997
WTA tour
venue Eastbourne United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Tournament number 710
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface race
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 363,000 
Last year's winner (individual) FranceFrance Nathalie Tauziat
Last year's winner (double) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
Winner (singles) United StatesUnited States Monica Seles
Winner (doubles) Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
As of August 6, 2016

The 1996 Direct Line Insurance International Ladies Tennis Championships was a women's tennis tournament in Eastbourne . The grass court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from June 18-22, 1996.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Monica Seles victory
02. SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Quarter finals
03. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States Chanda Ruby Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
05. United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport Round of 16

06th United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández final

07th JapanJapan Kimiko Date 1 round

08th. FranceFrance Mary Pierce 1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
 United StatesUnited States A. Frazier 4th 2      United StatesUnited States M. McGrath 2 4th  
 United StatesUnited States M. McGrath 6th 6th     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
 ItalyItaly S. Farina 3 3       Q  ArgentinaArgentina I. Gorrochategui 3 1  
Q  ArgentinaArgentina I. Gorrochategui 6th 6th     Q  ArgentinaArgentina I. Gorrochategui 6th 6th
 United StatesUnited States L. McNeil 6th 2 6th      United StatesUnited States L. McNeil 2 3  
7th  JapanJapan K. Date 4th 6th 2     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
       FranceFrance N. Tauziat 4th 4th  
  4th  United StatesUnited States C. Ruby 3 r
 United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 3 6th 8th      United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 6th  
 JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 2 6th      United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 2 0
 United StatesUnited States L. Wild 1 2        FranceFrance N. Tauziat 6th 6th  
 FranceFrance N. Tauziat 6th 6th      FranceFrance N. Tauziat 6th 6th
 RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 6th 5 6th      RomaniaRomania I. Spîrlea 2 3  
8th  FranceFrance M. Pierce 0 7th 2     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
5  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 6th       6th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 0 2
 United StatesUnited States G. Fernández 3 1     5  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 2 3
Q  BelgiumBelgium N. Feber 1 3      IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 6th 6th  
 IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 6th 6th      IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 6th 1
LL  GermanyGermany K. Kschwendt 3 3       3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 7th 6th  
Q  United StatesUnited States N. Arendt 6th 6th     Q  United StatesUnited States N. Arendt 4th 6th 3
  3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 6th 4th 6th  
    3  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 1 6th 6th
6th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th       6th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 2 8th  
 United StatesUnited States M. Werdel-Witmeyer 2 0     6th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Wood 4th 3      JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 3 3  
 JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th     6th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 2 6th 6th
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Miller 1 6th       2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 4th 4th  
 Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 6th 7th      Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 6th 6th 3
  2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 7th 4th 6th  
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
SpainSpain 
victory
02.
03. United StatesUnited States Katrina Adams Meredith McGrath
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
NetherlandsNetherlands 
1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
 SpainSpain 
6th 6th        
 United StatesUnited States L. McNeil N. Tauziat
 FranceFrance 
3 3     1  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
 SpainSpain 
6th 6th  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Smith C. Wood
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
7th 7th   WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Smith C. Wood
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
1 1  
 GermanyGermany K. Kschwendt A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan 
5 6th       1  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
 SpainSpain 
7th 7th  
3  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. McGrath
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th     3  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. McGrath
 United StatesUnited States 
5 6th  
 IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki J. Hetherington
 CanadaCanada 
4th 3     3  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. McGrath
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 6th 6th  
 BelgiumBelgium N. Feber R. Hiraki
 JapanJapan 
4th 6th 1    United StatesUnited States L. Raymond R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 2 2  
 United StatesUnited States L. Raymond R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 4th 6th       1  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná A. Sánchez Vicario
 SpainSpain 
4th 7th 6th
 United StatesUnited States A. Lettiere C. Morariu
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 2      South AfricaSouth Africa R. Nideffer P. Shriver
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 5 4th
 AustraliaAustralia E. Smylie L. Wild
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th      AustraliaAustralia E. Smylie L. Wild
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 6th 6th    
 United StatesUnited States A. Frazier K. Po
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th    United StatesUnited States A. Frazier K. Po
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 0 3  
4th  United StatesUnited States N. Arendt M. Bollegraf
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
2 4th        AustraliaAustralia E. Smylie L. Wild
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 5 2
 GermanyGermany C. Porwik I. Spîrlea
 RomaniaRomania 
6th 3 9      South AfricaSouth Africa R. Nideffer P. Shriver
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 7th 6th  
Q  Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia T. Jecmenica, M. Muric
 CroatiaCroatia 
3 6th 1     Q  Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia T. Jecmenica, M. Muric
 CroatiaCroatia 
7th 2 6th  
 South AfricaSouth Africa R. Nideffer P. Shriver
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 7th    South AfricaSouth Africa R. Nideffer P. Shriver
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th 8th  
LL  United StatesUnited States M. Werdel-Witmeyer, T. Whitlinger-Jones
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 5    

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