Rover Championships 1996

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Rover Championships 1996
date May 14, 1996 - May 19, 1996
Edition 2
navigation 1974  ◄  1996  ►  1997
WTA tour
venue Cardiff United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Tournament number 607
category WTA Tier IV
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 28E / 27Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 107,500 
Last year's winner (individual) no event
Last year's winner (double) no event
Winner (singles) BelgiumBelgium Dominique van Roost
Winner (doubles) United StatesUnited States Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt
South AfricaSouth Africa 
As of August 6, 2016

The 1996 Rover Championships was a women's tennis tournament in Cardiff . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1996 and took place from May 14th to 19th, 1996.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. BelgiumBelgium Sabine Appelmans 1 round
02. South AfricaSouth Africa Mariaan de Swardt Quarter finals
03. NetherlandsNetherlands Miriam Oremans Quarter finals
04th BelgiumBelgium Laurence Courtois final
No. Player Round reached
05. BelgiumBelgium Dominique van Roost victory

06th JapanJapan Naoko Kijimuta Quarter finals

07th CanadaCanada Patricia Hy-Boulais Semifinals

08th. FranceFrance Alexandra Fusai Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans 4th 5                        
 SlovakiaSlovakia H. Nagyová 6th 7th    SlovakiaSlovakia H. Nagyová 6th 6th
Q  Venezuela 1954Venezuela M. Mazzotta 6th 6th   Q  Venezuela 1954Venezuela M. Mazzotta 2 3  
 ArgentinaArgentina MJ Gaidano 1 3      SlovakiaSlovakia H. Nagyová 7th 7th
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Taylor 1 2   6th  JapanJapan N. Kijimuta 6th 5  
 United StatesUnited States M. Tu 6th 6th    United StatesUnited States M. Tu 1 2  
 AustriaAustria P. Black 3 6th 4th   6th  JapanJapan N. Kijimuta 6th 6th  
6th  JapanJapan N. Kijimuta 6th 3 6th      SlovakiaSlovakia H. Nagyová 4th 6th 4th
4th  BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 3 6th 6th   4th  BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 6th 3 6th  
 United StatesUnited States K. Adams 6th 3 3   4th  BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 6th 6th  
 ItalyItaly A. Serra Zanetti 0 3   Q  AustraliaAustralia K. Radford 2 4th  
Q  AustraliaAustralia K. Radford 6th 6th     4th  BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 6th 6th
 GermanyGermany V. Martinek 1 4th   8th  FranceFrance A. Fusai 1 3  
LL  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Varmužová 6th 6th   LL  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Varmužová 3 7th 3  
LL  RussiaRussia J. Lutrova 7th 0 2   8th  FranceFrance A. Fusai 6th 6th 6th  
8th  FranceFrance A. Fusai 6th 6th 6th     4th  BelgiumBelgium L. Courtois 4th 2
5  BelgiumBelgium D. van Roost 6th 6th   5  BelgiumBelgium D. van Roost 6th 6th
 LatviaLatvia N. Yegorova 1 3   5  BelgiumBelgium D. van Roost 6th 6th  
 FranceFrance L. Ghirardi 0 4th    ArgentinaArgentina P. Suarez 0 1  
 ArgentinaArgentina P. Suarez 6th 6th     5  BelgiumBelgium D. van Roost 6th 6th
LL  CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan 7th 7th   3  NetherlandsNetherlands M. Oremans 3 3  
 ArgentinaArgentina M. Paz 5 5   LL  CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan 0 2  
 United StatesUnited States A. Miller 3 1   3  NetherlandsNetherlands M. Oremans 6th 6th  
3  NetherlandsNetherlands M. Oremans 6th 6th     5  BelgiumBelgium D. van Roost 6th 7th
7th  CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 6th 3 6th   7th  CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 2 6th  
 United StatesUnited States E. de Lone 3 6th 2   7th  CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 6th 6th  
 AustriaAustria B. Reinstadler 6th 3    BelgiumBelgium E. Callens 3 1  
 BelgiumBelgium E. Callens 7th 6th     7th  CanadaCanada P. Hy-Boulais 6th 6th
Q  LuxembourgLuxembourg A. Kremer 2 4th   2  South AfricaSouth Africa M. de Swardt 3 3  
 FranceFrance S. Pitkowski 6th 6th    FranceFrance S. Pitkowski 3 2  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Wood 2 2   2  South AfricaSouth Africa M. de Swardt 6th 6th  
2  South AfricaSouth Africa M. de Swardt 6th 6th    

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt
South AfricaSouth Africa 
victory
02. CanadaCanada Jill Hetherington Kristine Radford
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round
03. BelgiumBelgium Els Callens Laurence Courtois
BelgiumBelgium 
final
04th AustraliaAustralia Kerry-Anne Guse Patricia Hy-Boulais
CanadaCanada 
Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. de Swardt
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6th 6th        
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Taylor J. Wood
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
3 2     1  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. de Swardt
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
7th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom V. Lake V. Martinek
 GermanyGermany 
5 2    BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans, M. Oremans
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
6th 3  
 BelgiumBelgium S. Appelmans, M. Oremans
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
7th 6th       1  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. de Swardt
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
5 6th 6th  
4th  AustraliaAustralia K.-A. Guse P. Hy-Boulais
 CanadaCanada 
6th 1 6th     4th  AustraliaAustralia K.-A. Guse P. Hy-Boulais
 CanadaCanada 
7th 3 0  
LL  United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Ahl J. Ward
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
3 6th 4th     4th  AustraliaAustralia K.-A. Guse P. Hy-Boulais
 CanadaCanada 
6th 6th  
 RussiaRussia J. Lutrova T. Rodgers
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 7th    RussiaRussia J. Lutrova T. Rodgers
 AustraliaAustralia 
4th 1  
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Pullin L. Woodroffe
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
4th 6th       1  United StatesUnited States K. Adams M. de Swardt
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6th 6th
 FranceFrance L. Ghirardi D. van Roost
 BelgiumBelgium 
1 5     3  BelgiumBelgium E. Callens L. Courtois
 BelgiumBelgium 
0 4th
 ArgentinaArgentina L. Montalvo P. Suarez
 ArgentinaArgentina 
6th 7th      ArgentinaArgentina L. Montalvo P. Suarez
 ArgentinaArgentina 
6th 4th 2    
 JapanJapan N. Kijimuta C. Wood
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
3 5   3  BelgiumBelgium E. Callens L. Courtois
 BelgiumBelgium 
4th 6th 6th  
3  BelgiumBelgium E. Callens L. Courtois
 BelgiumBelgium 
6th 7th       3  BelgiumBelgium E. Callens L. Courtois
 BelgiumBelgium 
3 7th 7th
 SlovakiaSlovakia H. Nagyová M. Paz
 ArgentinaArgentina 
7th 2 2      CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson
 CanadaCanada 
6th 5 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom S.-A. Siddall A. Wainwright
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
6th 6th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom S.-A. Siddall A. Wainwright
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
2 3  
 CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson
 CanadaCanada 
7th 6th    CanadaCanada S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson
 CanadaCanada 
6th 6th  
2  CanadaCanada J. Hetherington K. Radford
 AustraliaAustralia 
5 2    

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