1996 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kimiko Date.

Singles
1996 Toshiba Classic
ChampionJapan Kimiko Date
Runner-upSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score36, 63, 60
Draw28
Seeds8

Date won in the final 36, 63, 60 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  2. Spain Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  4. Japan Kimiko Date (champion)
  5. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
  6. Slovakia Karina Habšudová (second round)
  7. Japan Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  8. France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 0
4 Japan Kimiko Date 3 6 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6
Q Japan N Kijimuta 6 6   Q Japan N Kijimuta 6 4 3
  United States G Fernández 2 1   1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q United States V Williams 4 6 5   Slovakia K Studeníková 3 3  
  Slovakia K Studeníková 6 3 7   Slovakia K Studeníková 7 6  
WC United States P Shriver 7 3 4 6 Slovakia K Habšudová 6 2  
6 Slovakia K Habšudová 5 6 6 1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 6
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 2 3
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 7 7  
  United States L Wild 6 7     United States L Wild 6 6  
  United States Z Garrison-Jackson 3 6   3 Czech Republic J Novotná 2 7 6
  France S Testud 6 6     France S Testud 6 6 3
Q Australia R Stubbs 4 1     France S Testud 6 4 6
WC Mexico A Gavaldón 1 2   7 Japan A Sugiyama 3 6 4
7 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 6  
  United States L Lee 0 0   5 Argentina G Sabatini 6 7  
  United States L Raymond 4 0     Sweden Å Carlsson 1 5  
  Sweden Å Carlsson 6 6   5 Argentina G Sabatini 4 1  
Q Japan Y Kamio 0 6 6 4 Japan K Date 6 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 6 1 3 Q Japan Y Kamio 2 5  
4 Japan K Date 6 7  
4 Japan K Date 6 7  
8 France N Tauziat 6 6   2 Spain C Martínez 2 5  
  United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 2   8 France N Tauziat 6 6  
  Netherlands M Oremans 1 4     Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 4 2  
  Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 6   8 France N Tauziat 3 4  
  Germany S Hack 6 3   2 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
  Japan N Sawamatsu 7 6     Japan N Sawamatsu 1 6 1
2 Spain C Martínez 6 2 6
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