German Open 1996 (tennis) / women

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German Open 1996
date 13.5. - May 19, 1996
Edition 17th
navigation 1995  ◄  1996  ►  1997
WTA tour
venue Berlin Germany
GermanyGermany 
Tournament number 708
category WTA Tier I
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 56E / 16Q / 28D
Prize money US $ 926,250 
Last year's winner (individual) SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario
Last year's winner (double) South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui
ArgentinaArgentina 
Winner (singles) GermanyGermany Steffi Graf
Winner (doubles) United StatesUnited States Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia 
As of December 26, 2013

The German Open 1996 was a ladies clay court tournament in Berlin . The Tier I WTA tournament was part of the 1996 WTA Tour and took place from May 13th to 19th.

Steffi Graf won the singles final against Karina Habšudová 4: 6, 6: 2 and 7: 5. In the double final, Meredith McGrath and Larisa Neiland defeated the pairing Martina Hingis / Helena Suková with 6: 1, 5: 7 and 7: 6.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. GermanyGermany Steffi Graf victory
02. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Quarter finals
03. CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli Semifinals
04th GermanyGermany Anke Huber Quarter finals

05. FranceFrance Mary Pierce Round of 16

06th South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer 2nd round

07th AustriaAustria Barbara Paulus Quarter finals

08th. Belarus 1995Belarus Natallja Sverava 2nd round
No. Player Round reached
09. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 2nd round

10. FranceFrance Nathalie Tauziat Quarter finals

11. JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama 1 round

12. AustriaAustria Judith Wiesner Round of 16

13. JapanJapan Naoko Sawamatsu Round of 16

14th IndonesiaIndonesia Yayuk Basuki Round of 16

15th GermanyGermany Sabine Hack Round of 16

16. FranceFrance Sandrine Testud 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
1  GermanyGermany Steffi Graf 7th 6th        
3  CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli 5 1    
1  GermanyGermany Steffi Graf 4th 6th 7th
     SlovakiaSlovakia Karina Habšudová 6th 2 5
   SlovakiaSlovakia Karina Habšudová 6th 7th  
 
   KazakhstanKazakhstan Jelena Lichowzewa 1 6th    

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th    
WC  GermanyGermany M. Weingärtner 6th 2 2        United StatesUnited States T. Whitlinger-Jones 1 2    
   United StatesUnited States T. Whitlinger-Jones 4th 6th 6th       1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 6th    
Q  SpainSpain A. Montolio 5 3         14th  IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 2 1    
   Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia T. Jecmenica 7th 6th          Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia T. Jecmenica 1 r    
   PolandPoland M. Grzybowska 3 6th 5     14th  IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 5      
14th  IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 6th 1 7th       1  GermanyGermany S. Graf 6th 7th  
10  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 7th 7th         10  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 1 5  
   RussiaRussia J. Makarova 5 5       10  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 6th 6th  
   ItalyItaly R. Grande 6th 2 2        IsraelIsrael A. Smashnowa 4th 3    
   IsraelIsrael A. Smashnowa 4th 6th 6th       10  FranceFrance N. Tauziat 6th 6th  
   GermanyGermany J. Kandarr 5 7th 6th          GermanyGermany J. Kandarr 3 4th    
   United StatesUnited States A. Grossman 7th 6th 4th        GermanyGermany J. Kandarr 7th 2 6th
  6th  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 6th 3  
 

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  3  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 1 7th 6th  
   SwedenSweden Å. Carlsson 6th 6th          SwedenSweden Å. Carlsson 6th 5 2  
   United StatesUnited States S. Cacic 2 3         3  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States N. Arendt 4th 4th         15th  GermanyGermany S. Hack 2 4th    
WC  GermanyGermany S. Klösel 6th 6th       WC  GermanyGermany S. Klösel 1 3    
WC  GermanyGermany A. Glass 2 4th       15th  GermanyGermany S. Hack 6th 6th    
15th  GermanyGermany S. Hack 6th 6th         3  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 3 6th
12  AustriaAustria J. Wiesner 4th 6th 6th       7th  AustriaAustria B. Paul 3 6th 3
   NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert 6th 4th 2     12  AustriaAustria J. Wiesner 7th 6th  
   SlovakiaSlovakia R. Zrubáková 2 6th 0     Q  AustriaAustria S. Dopfer 6th 2    
Q  AustriaAustria S. Dopfer 6th 0 6th       12  AustriaAustria J. Wiesner 3 4th  
   PolandPoland K. Nowak 6th 6th         7th  AustriaAustria B. Paul 6th 6th    
   GermanyGermany C. Singer 3 4th          PolandPoland K. Nowak 2 3  
  7th  AustriaAustria B. Paul 6th 6th    
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  5  FranceFrance M. Pierce 6th 6th    
   GermanyGermany B. Rittner 6th 6th          GermanyGermany B. Rittner 2 3    
Q  ArgentinaArgentina B. Fulco-Villella 4th 2         5  FranceFrance M. Pierce 7th 2 6th  
   SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 7th 4th 6th          SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 6th 6th 7th  
   AustriaAustria B. Schett 6th 6th 4th        SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 6th 7th    
   United StatesUnited States J. Watanabe 3 0       9  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 3 5    
9  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 6th 6th            SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 6th 6th  
13  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 5 6th       4th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 4th 1  
   SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 4th 7th 3     13  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 6th  
   GermanyGermany P. Begerow 6th 7th          GermanyGermany P. Begerow 4th 3    
   ArgentinaArgentina F. Labat 3 6th         13  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 0 1  
   United StatesUnited States L. Lee 6th 6th         4th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 6th 6th    
   LatviaLatvia L. Neiland 2 2          United StatesUnited States L. Lee 6th 5 3
  4th  GermanyGermany A. Huber 3 7th 6th  
 

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  8th  Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 7th 2 6th  
   RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 4th 6th 6th        RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 5 6th 7th  
   HungaryHungary A. Temesvári 6th 2 3          RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 3 6th 5  
Q  MadagascarMadagascar D. Randriantefy 3 3            KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Lichowzewa 6th 3 7th  
   AustraliaAustralia N. Bradtke 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia N. Bradtke 0 0    
   KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Lichowzewa 6th 6th          KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Lichowzewa 6th 6th    
11  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 3 2            KazakhstanKazakhstan J. Lichowzewa 6th 2 6th
16  FranceFrance S. Testud 6th 6th         2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 3 6th 0
   South AfricaSouth Africa J. Kruger 1 4th       16  FranceFrance S. Testud 6th 2  
   AustraliaAustralia R. McQuillan 4th 3          Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Richterová 7th 6th    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Richterová 6th 6th            Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Richterová 7th 3 6th
   United StatesUnited States M. Werdel-Witmeyer 6th 6th         2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th 7th  
   GermanyGermany S. Meier 4th 4th          United StatesUnited States M. Werdel-Witmeyer 3 3  
  2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia  		victory
02. United StatesUnited States Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf
NetherlandsNetherlands  		Round of 16
03. FranceFrance Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat
FranceFrance  		Quarter finals
04th South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil
United StatesUnited States  		Semifinals
No. pairing Round reached
05. NetherlandsNetherlands Kristie Boogert Nicole Bradtke
AustraliaAustralia  		Quarter finals

06th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		final

07th IndonesiaIndonesia Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
NetherlandsNetherlands  		Quarter finals

08th. ItalyItaly Laura Garrone Patricia Tarabini
ArgentinaArgentina  		Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  United StatesUnited States M. McGrath L. Neiland
 LatviaLatvia  		6th 1  
   RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir A. Grossman
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th          RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir A. Grossman
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 0 r  
   Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia T. Jecmenica S. Kriventschewa
 BulgariaBulgaria  		2 3       1  United StatesUnited States M. McGrath L. Neiland
 LatviaLatvia  		6th 7th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Langrová R. Zrubáková
 SlovakiaSlovakia  		2 3         7th  IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki C. Vis
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		4th 6th    
Q  SpainSpain A. Montolio V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th       Q  SpainSpain A. Montolio V. Ruano Pascual
 SpainSpain  		2 4th  
   ItalyItaly R. Grande J. Lichowzewa
 RussiaRussia  		6th 7th 5     7th  IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki C. Vis
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		6th 6th    
7th  IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki C. Vis
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		7th 5 7th     1  United StatesUnited States M. McGrath L. Neiland
 LatviaLatvia  		6th 6th  
      4th  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer L. McNeil
 United StatesUnited States  		0 4th    
  4th  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer L. McNeil
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th  
   SwedenSweden Å. Carlsson A. Temesvári
 HungaryHungary  		7th 6th          SwedenSweden Å. Carlsson A. Temesvári
 HungaryHungary  		2 1    
   UkraineUkraine O. Lugina H. Vildová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 2       4th  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer L. McNeil
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th  
WC  GermanyGermany P. Begerow M. Weingärtner
 GermanyGermany  		2 2         5  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert N. Bradtke
 AustraliaAustralia  		3 2    
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Bobková D. Graham
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th          Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Bobková D. Graham
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 2 2
   GermanyGermany S. Meier J. Watanabe
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 6th 2     5  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert N. Bradtke
 AustraliaAustralia  		5 6th 6th  
5  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Boogert N. Bradtke
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 7th 6th     1  United StatesUnited States M. McGrath L. Neiland
 LatviaLatvia  		6th 5 7th
6th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th         6th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		1 7th 6th
   United StatesUnited States M. Werdel-Witmeyer, T. Whitlinger-Jones
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 1       6th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic E. Martincová J. Pospíšilová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th 6th        Czech RepublicCzech Republic E. Martincová J. Pospíšilová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		2 1    
   FranceFrance I. Demongeot C. Dhenin
 FranceFrance  		7th 1 4th     6th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		7th 6th  
 GermanyGermany A. Huber, N. Swerawa
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		3 6th         3  FranceFrance J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat
 FranceFrance  		6th 2    
   RomaniaRomania C. Cristea L. Poruri
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 7th          RomaniaRomania C. Cristea L. Poruri
 United StatesUnited States  		1 0  
  3  FranceFrance J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat
 FranceFrance  		6th 6th    
    6th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis H. Suková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th  
8th  ItalyItaly L. Garrone P. Tarabini
 ArgentinaArgentina  		6th 7th            FinlandFinland N. Dahlman R. McQuillan
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 3    
   SpainSpain E. Bes K. Habšudová
 SlovakiaSlovakia  		3 6th       8th  ItalyItaly L. Garrone P. Tarabini
 ArgentinaArgentina  		4th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States L. Lee S. McCarthy
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 1 4th     WC  GermanyGermany C. Singer B. Rittner
 GermanyGermany  		6th 7th    
WC  GermanyGermany C. Singer B. Rittner
 GermanyGermany  		6th 6th 6th     WC  GermanyGermany C. Singer B. Rittner
 GermanyGermany  		7th 4th 3
   FinlandFinland N. Dahlman R. McQuillan
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th            FinlandFinland N. Dahlman R. McQuillan
 AustraliaAustralia  		5 6th 6th  
   PolandPoland M. Grzybowska J. Kruger
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		3 1          FinlandFinland N. Dahlman R. McQuillan
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 7th  
  2  United StatesUnited States N. Arendt M. Bollegraf
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		4th 6th    
 

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