State Farm Evert Cup 1996

State Farm Evert Cup 1996
date	8.3. - 16.3.1996
Edition	8th
navigation	1995  ◄  1996  ►  1997
WTA tour
venue	Indian Wells United States
Tournament number	609
category	WTA Tier II
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 550,000
Last year's winner (individual)	Mary Joe Fernandez
Last year's winner (double)	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
Winner (singles)	Steffi Graf
Winner (doubles)	Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
As of December 26, 2013

The 1996 State Farm Evert Cup was a WTA hard court tennis tournament for women in Indian Wells . It was part of the WTA Tour 1996 as a Tier II category tournament and took place from March 8 to 16, 1996.

In the singles Steffi Graf won against Conchita Martínez 7: 6 and 7: 6. In doubles, the pairing Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy won 6: 1 and 6: 4 against Julie Halard-Decugis / Nathalie Tauziat .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Steffi Graf victory 02.  Conchita Martínez final 03.   retreat 04th  Kimiko Date Semifinals 05.  Chanda Ruby Quarter finals 06th  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Round of 16 07th  Lindsay Davenport Semifinals 08th.  Mary Joe Fernández Round of 16 09.  Amanda Coetzer Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 10.  Julie Halard-Decugis Round of 16 11.  Amy Frazier 1 round 12.  Zina Garrison-Jackson 1 round 13.  Nathalie Tauziat Quarter finals 14th  Irina Spîrlea Round of 16 15th  Judith Wiesner Round of 16 16.  Lisa Raymond 2nd round 17th  Naoko Sawamatsu 2nd round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Steffi Graf

6th

7th

6th

7th

Lindsay Davenport

7th

6th

4th

1

Steffi Graf

7th

7th

2

Conchita Martínez

6th

6th

4th

Kimiko Date

0

4th

2

Conchita Martínez

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

L. Richterová

4th

3

WC

K. Triska

0

1

WC

K. Triska

6th

6th

1

S. Graf

6th

7th

A. Gavaldon

6th

6th

10

J. Halard-Decugis

3

5

Q

M.-A. Vento

4th

3

A. Gavaldon

1

6th

4th

Q

V. Williams

2

4th

10

J. Halard-Decugis

6th

3

6th

10

J. Halard-Decugis

6th

6th

1

S. Graf

6th

6th

14th

I. Spîrlea

6th

6th

9

A. Coetzer

4th

1

A. Serra Zanetti

4th

2

14th

I. Spîrlea

7th

7th

S. Hack

6th

6th

S. Hack

5

5

C. Singer

3

3

14th

I. Spîrlea

2

1

Q

C. Cristea

1

6th

1

9

A. Coetzer

6th

6th

WC

M. Tu

6th

4th

6th

WC

M. Tu

1

1

9

A. Coetzer

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

C. Ruby

6th

6th

N. Bradtke

6th

2

6th

N. Bradtke

2

0

B. Schett

4th

6th

3

5

C. Ruby

6th

6th

R. Grande

4th

1

J. Capriati

3

3

J. Capriati

6th

6th

J. Capriati

6th

6th

S.-t. Wang

6th

6th

S.-t. Wang

0

0

11

A. Frazier

0

2

5

C. Ruby

0

3

15th

J. Wiesner

6th

7th

7th

L. Davenport

6th

6th

Q

F. Li

3

6th

15th

J. Wiesner

6th

6th

J. Lichowzewa

7th

2

6th

J. Lichowzewa

4th

2

K. Nowak

6th

6th

4th

15th

J. Wiesner

6th

1

M. Werdel-Witmeyer

4th

5

7th

L. Davenport

7th

6th

M. de Swardt

6th

7th

M. de Swardt

3

5

7th

L. Davenport

6th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

MJ Fernández

6th

2

6th

LL

A. Smashnowa

5

7th

6th

LL

A. Smashnowa

0

6th

1

I. Gorrochategui

7th

5

3

8th

MJ Fernández

6th

4th

Q

A. Montolio

2

0

13

N. Tauziat

7th

6th

S. Testud

6th

6th

S. Testud

0

6th

Q

A. Dechaume-Balleret

6th

1

4th

13

N. Tauziat

6th

7th

13

N. Tauziat

4th

6th

6th

13

N. Tauziat

7th

3

3

17th

N. Sawamatsu

6th

6th

4th

K. Date

6th

6th

6th

WC

A. Stevenson

3

0

17th

N. Sawamatsu

5

6th

2

Q

L. Neiland

3

6th

6th

Q

L. Neiland

7th

1

6th

G. Fernández

6th

3

2

Q

L. Neiland

4th

0

LL

N. Kijimuta

7th

4th

3

4th

K. Date

6th

6th

R. Dragomir

5

6th

6th

R. Dragomir

7th

1

2

4th

K. Date

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

6th

Q

J. Watanabe

5

5

Q

J. Watanabe

4th

4th

J. Kruger

7th

5

r

6th

B. Schultz-McCarthy

5

7th

3

N. Feber

6th

3

5

L. Lee

7th

6th

6th

L. Lee

4th

6th

7th

L. Lee

6th

6th

LL

J. Yi

0

6th

6th

LL

J. Yi

4th

4th

12

Z. Garrison-Jackson

6th

1

4th

L. Lee

5

2

16

L. Raymond

4th

6th

7th

2

C. Martínez

7th

6th

S. Farina

6th

2

5

16

L. Raymond

5

6th

4th

A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

A. Sugiyama

7th

3

6th

T. Whitlinger-Jones

2

3

A. Sugiyama

0

3

F. Labat

6th

6th

2

C. Martínez

6th

6th

R. McQuillan

3

1

F. Labat

1

6th

2

2

C. Martínez

6th

2

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández   Quarter finals 02.  Lori McNeil Larisa Neiland   Quarter finals 03.  Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy   victory 04th  Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini   Round of 16 06th  Julie Halard-Decugis Nathalie Tauziat   final 07th  Katrina Adams Mariaan de Swardt   1 round 08th.  Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui   Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

L. Davenport, M.J. Fernández

6th

4th

7th

A. Huber C. Singer

6th

2

7th

A. Huber C. Singer

2

6th

5

R. Dragomir M. Paz

3

6th

6th

1

L. Davenport, M.J. Fernández

7th

1

6th

C. Cristea L. Pleming

0

2

E. Smylie L. Wild

6th

6th

7th

A. Dechaume-Balleret S. Testud

6th

6th

A. Dechaume-Balleret S. Testud

1

3

E. Smylie L. Wild

6th

7th

E. Smylie L. Wild

6th

6th

7th

K. Adams M. de Swardt

4th

5

E. Smylie L. Wild

1

5

3

C. Rubin B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

7th

3

C. Rubin B. Schultz-McCarthy

7th

6th

N. Feber A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

N. Feber A. Sugiyama

6th

2

R. McQuillan S. Stafford

2

2

3

C. Rubin B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

6th

Q

A. Ellwood R. Nideffer

3

6th

2

M. Werdel-Witmeyer, T. Whitlinger-Jones

2

3

M. Werdel-Witmeyer, T. Whitlinger-Jones

6th

3

6th

M. Werdel-Witmeyer, T. Whitlinger-Jones

4th

6th

7th

J. Husárová N. Kijimuta

1

3

5

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

6th

4th

5

5

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

6th

6th

3

C. Rubin B. Schultz-McCarthy

6th

6th

8th

A. Coetzer I. Gorrochategui

6th

6th

6th

J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat

1

4th

M. Murić S. Reece

3

3

8th

A. Coetzer I. Gorrochategui

6th

7th

J. Lichowzewa D. Scott

6th

2

2

J. Hetherington I. Spîrlea

4th

5

J. Hetherington I. Spîrlea

4th

6th

6th

8th

A. Coetzer I. Gorrochategui

2

7th

3

WC

J. Lee L. Lee

3

6th

6th

4th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

6th

6th

6th

N. Bradtke S. Farina

6th

4th

3

WC

J. Lee L. Lee

6th

1

3

4th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

4th

6th

6th

4th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

3

4th

6th

J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat

6th

6th

6th

6th

J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat

6th

6th

A. Frazier K. Po

7th

1

1

6th

J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat

6th

7th

Z. Garrison-Jackson K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

6th

6th

Z. Garrison-Jackson K. Rinaldi-Stunkel

1

6th

WC

T. Singian A. Stevenson

0

1

6th

J. Halard-Decugis N. Tauziat

7th

6th

D. Graham C. Vis

3

6th

6th

2

L. McNeil, L. Neiland

6th

4th

G. Helgeson-Nielsen R. Zrubáková

6th

2

4th

D. Graham C. Vis

2

7th

5

2

L. McNeil, L. Neiland

6th

6th

7th

Web links

• State Farm Evert Cup 1996 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• State Farm Evert Cup 1996 (English) on the ITF website