1996 Summer Olympics / Tennis / Women's singles

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Women's tennis singles at the 1996 Summer Olympics .

The defending champion was Jennifer Capriati . Lindsay Davenport and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario contested the final , which Davenport won in straight sets.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Monica Seles Quarter finals
02. SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Quarter finals
03. SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario silver
04th CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli Quarter finals

05. GermanyGermany Anke Huber Round of 16

06th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná bronze

07th United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández 4th Place

08th. JapanJapan Kimiko Date Quarter finals
No. Player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport gold

10. BulgariaBulgaria Magdalena Maleewa Round of 16

11. NetherlandsNetherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Round of 16

12. FranceFrance Mary Pierce 2nd round

13. ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini Round of 16

14th South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer 2nd round

15th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis 2nd round

16. SlovakiaSlovakia Karina Habšudová Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

  • INV = Tripartite Invitation
  • IP = ITF place
  • ALT = replacement (alternate)
  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walk over

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                       
  1  United StatesUnited States Monica Seles 5 6th 6th  
6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná 7th 3 8th  
  6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná 4th 6th 3  
  3  SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6th 1 6th  
3  SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4th 6th 10
  8th  JapanJapan Kimiko Date 6th 3 8th  
    3  SpainSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 8 2  
  9  United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 7th 6th  
  9  United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 7th 6th    
4th  CroatiaCroatia Iva Majoli 5 3    
  9  United StatesUnited States Lindsay Davenport 6th 7th  
  7th  United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández 2 6 6       Bronze game
7th  United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández 3 6th 6th
  2  SpainSpain Conchita Martínez 6th 2 3     6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná 7th 6th  
  7th  United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández 6 8 4th  

Upper half

Upper half 1
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th              
WC  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China L.-L. Chen 0 4th    
1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th  
  OLD  CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 3 2    
OLD  CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 6th 6th  
 
     ItalyItaly R. Grande 4th 4th    
  1  United StatesUnited States M. Seles 6th 6th  
  13  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 3 3  
  OLD  MexicoMexico A. Gavaldón 6th 3 6th    
OLD  GreeceGreece C. Papadaki 1 6th 2  
OLD  MexicoMexico A. Gavaldón 4th 0  
  13  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance N. Tauziat 5 2  
 
  13  ArgentinaArgentina G. Sabatini 7th 6th    
Upper half 2
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 6th 6th              
WC  Dominican RepublicDominican Republic J. Schad 0 1    
15th  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis 4th 4th  
     JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th    
   SlovakiaSlovakia K. Studeníková 2 3  
 
     JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th    
     JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 3 4th  
  6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 6th 6th  
     AustriaAustria J. Wiesner 7th 6th      
OLD  HungaryHungary A. Temesvári 6 5 4th    
   AustriaAustria J. Wiesner 4th 6th 3
  6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 6th 3 6th  
   RomaniaRomania R. Dragomir 4th 4th r
 
  6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Novotná 6th 4th    
Upper half 3
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 7th              
   BelgiumBelgium D. Van Roost 1 5    
3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 6th  
     ItalyItaly S. Farina 1 3    
   ItalyItaly S. Farina 6th 6th  
 
  OLD  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Wood 2 2    
  3  SpainSpain A. Sanchez Vicario 6th 7th  
  11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 4th 6 7  
     South AfricaSouth Africa J. Kruger 7th 2 1    
WC  Korea SouthSouth Korea Y.-j. Choi 6 5 6th 6th  
WC  Korea SouthSouth Korea Y.-j. Choi 2 4th  
  11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 6th 6th    
WC  TunisiaTunisia S. Sfar 4th 0  
 
  11  NetherlandsNetherlands B. Schultz-McCarthy 6th 6th    
Upper half 4
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  10  BulgariaBulgaria M. Maleewa 6th 6th              
WC  AustraliaAustralia R. Stubbs 2 1    
10  BulgariaBulgaria M. Maleewa 7th 6th  
     ArgentinaArgentina F. Labat 6 7 1    
   RussiaRussia J. Makarova 2 5  
 
     ArgentinaArgentina F. Labat 6th 7th    
  10  BulgariaBulgaria M. Maleewa 4th 4th  
  8th  JapanJapan K. Date 6th 6th  
  OLD  HungaryHungary V. Csurgó 6th 7th      
WC  PolandPoland A. Olsza 2 5    
OLD  HungaryHungary V. Csurgó 2 3  
  8th  JapanJapan K. Date 6th 6th    
WC  MadagascarMadagascar D. Randriantefy 0 1  
 
  8th  JapanJapan K. Date 6th 6th    

Bottom half

Lower half 1
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  5  GermanyGermany A. Huber 2 6th 6th            
WC  RomaniaRomania C. Cristea 6th 4th 2  
5  GermanyGermany A. Huber 3 6th 6th
     South AfricaSouth Africa M. de Swardt 6th 1 4th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa M. de Swardt 7th 3 7th
 
     Czech RepublicCzech Republic H. Suková 6 4 6th 5  
  5  GermanyGermany A. Huber 1 6th 3
  9  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 3 6th
     JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 6th 4th 6th    
OLD  Korea SouthSouth Korea S.-h. park 3 6th 3  
   JapanJapan N. Sawamatsu 2 2  
  9  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 6th    
WC  LuxembourgLuxembourg A. Kremer 2 1  
 
  9  United StatesUnited States L. Davenport 6th 6th    
Lower half 2
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  16  SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 6th 6th              
   IndonesiaIndonesia Y. Basuki 3 3    
16  SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 7th 6th  
     BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 5 2    
   BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 1 6th 6th
 
  WC  RussiaRussia A. Kurnikova 6th 2 2  
  16  SlovakiaSlovakia K. Habšudová 4th 6th 4th
  4th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 6th 3 6th
     SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 6th 6th      
OLD  PolandPoland M. Grzybowska 4th 2    
   SpainSpain V. Ruano Pascual 5 3  
  4th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 7th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia N. Bradtke 6th 3 4th
 
  4th  CroatiaCroatia I. Majoli 3 6th 6th  
Lower half 3
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  7th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th              
   RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 2 4th    
7th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 7th 2 6th
     Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 6 4 6th 1  
   Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-t. Wang 7th 7th  
 
  OLD  ItalyItaly A. Serra Zanetti 5 6 5    
  7th  United StatesUnited States MJ Fernández 6th 6th  
  WC  ArgentinaArgentina I. Gorrochategui 0 3  
  OLD  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China J. Yi 2 6th 1    
WC  ArgentinaArgentina I. Gorrochategui 6th 1 6th  
WC  ArgentinaArgentina I. Gorrochategui 6th 1 7th
  12  FranceFrance M. Pierce 4th 6th 5  
OLD  Belarus 1995Belarus W. Barabanshchykava 3 5  
 
  12  FranceFrance M. Pierce 6th 7th    
Lower half 4
  First round Second round Round of 16
                                       
  14th  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 6th 7th              
WC  AustraliaAustralia R. McQuillan 4th 6 5    
14th  South AfricaSouth Africa A. Coetzer 1 6th 2
     Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 6th 4th 6th  
   BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 5 3  
 
     Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 7th 6th    
     Belarus 1995Belarus N. Sverava 2 5  
  2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 7th  
  WC  SlovakiaSlovakia R. Zrubáková 6th 6th      
WC  CanadaCanada J. Nejedly 3 2    
WC  SlovakiaSlovakia R. Zrubáková 1 4th  
  2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 6th    
WC  SwitzerlandSwitzerland P. Schnyder 1 2  
 
  2  SpainSpain C. Martínez 6th 6th    

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