Nichirei International Championships 1996

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Nichirei International Championships 1996
date 09/16/1996 - 09/22/1996
Edition 7th
navigation 1995  ◄  1996  ►  1997
WTA tour
venue Tokyo Japan
JapanJapan 
Tournament number 526
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 14D
Prize money US $ 450,000 
Last year's winner (individual) FranceFrance Mary Pierce
Last year's winner (double) United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
United StatesUnited States 
Winner (singles) United StatesUnited States Monica Seles
Winner (doubles) South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Mary Pierce
FranceFrance 
As of August 6, 2016

The Nichirei International Championships 1996 was a women's tennis tournament in Tokyo . The hard court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from September 16-22, 1996.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Monica Seles victory
02. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario final
03. JapanJapan Kimiko Date Semifinals
04th FranceFrance Mary Pierce Quarter finals
No. Player Round reached
05. South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer Quarter finals

06th JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama Round of 16

07th JapanJapan Naoko Sawamatsu Quarter finals

08th. Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting Quarter finals

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
 JapanJapan M. Endo 6th 6th      JapanJapan M. Endo 4th 4th  
 JapanJapan Y. Kamio 1 4th     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
WC  JapanJapan Y. Yoshida 2 6th 6th       7th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 1 4th  
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Varmužová 6th 3 4th     WC  JapanJapan Y. Yoshida 2 1
 United StatesUnited States A. Grossman 1 3     7th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 6th  
7th  JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 6th     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 1 7th
      3  JapanJapan K. Date 4th 6th 6th  
  3  JapanJapan K. Date 4th 6th 6th
 JapanJapan N. Miyagi 7th 7th      JapanJapan N. Miyagi 6th 4th 3  
OLD  JapanJapan H. Inoue 6th 6th     3  JapanJapan K. Date 6th 6th
 United StatesUnited States J. Watanabe 1 2       5  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 3 0  
 JapanJapan N. Kijimuta 6th 6th      JapanJapan N. Kijimuta 6th 2
 AustraliaAustralia K.-A. Guse 1 2     5  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 7th 6th  
5  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 6th     1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th
6th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th       2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 1 4th
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic A. Gerši 1 4th     6th  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 2 7th 4th
WC  JapanJapan M. Saeki 2 1      United StatesUnited States K. Po 6th 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States K. Po 6th 6th      United StatesUnited States K. Po 7th 6th
 Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. park 7th 6th       4th  FranceFrance M. Pierce 5 4th  
 ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn 6th 2      Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. park 5 2
  4th  FranceFrance M. Pierce 7th 6th  
     United StatesUnited States K. Po 4th 3
8th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 6th 6th       2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th  
 JapanJapan R. Hiraki 1 3     8th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 6th 7th
 GermanyGermany A. Glass 6th 6th      GermanyGermany A. Glass 1 5  
 AustraliaAustralia A. Ellwood 4th 4th     8th  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 6th 1 1
 JapanJapan K. Nagatsuka 4th 6th 2       2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 4th 6th 6th  
 ItalyItaly R. Grande 6th 2 6th      ItalyItaly R. Grande 2 1
  2  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th  
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. JapanJapan Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi
JapanJapan  		Semifinals
02. ItalyItaly Rita Grande Kimberly Po
United StatesUnited States  		Semifinals
03. Korea SouthSouth Korea Park Sung-hee Wang Shi-ting
Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		final
04th AustraliaAustralia Annabel Ellwood Kerry-Anne Guse
AustraliaAustralia  		1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
 
  1  JapanJapan R. Hiraki N. Miyagi
 JapanJapan  		7th 7th  
 JapanJapan M. Endō N. Sawamatsu
 JapanJapan  		5 6th 6th      JapanJapan M. Endō N. Sawamatsu
 JapanJapan  		5 5  
 GermanyGermany A. Glass, A. Grossman
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 3 3       1  JapanJapan R. Hiraki N. Miyagi
 JapanJapan  		3 1  
4th  AustraliaAustralia A. Ellwood K.-A. Guse
 AustraliaAustralia  		3 1        South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer M. Pierce
 FranceFrance  		6th 6th  
 South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer M. Pierce
 FranceFrance  		6th 6th      South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer M. Pierce
 FranceFrance  		6th 4th 6th  
 SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario M. Seles
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th      SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario M. Seles
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 6th 4th  
 ThailandThailand T. Tanasugarn J. Watanabe
 United StatesUnited States  		3 0        South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer M. Pierce
 FranceFrance  		6th 7th
 JapanJapan M. Saeki Y. Yoshida
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th       3  Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		3 6th
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic A. Gerši L. Varmužová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		2 2      JapanJapan M. Saeki Y. Yoshida
 JapanJapan  		6th 3 1
WC  JapanJapan S. Obata N. Urabe
 JapanJapan  		3 6th     3  Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		2 6th 6th  
3  Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		6th 7th       3  Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. Park S.-t. Wang
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		7th 6th
 JapanJapan K. Date A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th       2  ItalyItaly R. Grande K. Po
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 3  
 JapanJapan K. Kuki M. Kuki
 JapanJapan  		4th 0      JapanJapan K. Date A. Sugiyama
 JapanJapan  		5 6th 2
  2  ItalyItaly R. Grande K. Po
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 0 6th  
 

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