1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. It was her seventh Wimbledon singles title and 20th major singles title overall.[1] It was also the second consecutive major final between the two women, with Graf winning the French Open crown over Sánchez Vicario a month earlier.

Kimiko Date reached the semifinals, the last time a Japanese woman would do so at a major until Naomi Osaka in 2018.

Seeds

01.

Steffi Graf (champion)

02.

Monica Seles (second round)

03.

Conchita Martínez (fourth round)

04.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)

05.

Anke Huber (third round)

06.

Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)

07.

Chanda Rubin (withdrew)

08.

Lindsay Davenport (second round)

09.

Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)

10.

Magdalena Maleeva (second round)

11.

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)

12.

Kimiko Date (semifinals)

13.

Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)

14.

Amanda Coetzer (second round)

15.

Irina Spîrlea (second round)

16.

Martina Hingis (fourth round)

17.

Karina Habšudová (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Chanda Rubin withdrew due to injury. She was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Karina Habšudová, who became the #17 seed.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Steffi Graf	6	6

6	Jana Novotná	3	2
					1	Steffi Graf	6	2	6

					12	Kimiko Date	2	6	3
12	Kimiko Date	3	6	6

13	Mary Pierce	6	3	1
										1	Steffi Graf	6	7

										4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	5
	Judith Wiesner	4	0

4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
					4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

						Meredith McGrath	2	1
9	Mary Joe Fernández	3	1

	Meredith McGrath	6	6

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	S Graf	6	6
	L Richterová	4	1		1	S Graf	7	6
	N Baudone	0	6	6		N Baudone	5	3
	J Husárová	6	1	1						1	S Graf	6	6
	H Nagyová	3	2								N Arendt	2	1
	N Arendt	6	6			N Arendt	2	6	6
	C Porwik	2	7	6		C Porwik	6	2	3
WC	C Wood	6	5	4											1	S Graf	6	6
	A Fusai	7	7												16	M Hingis	1	4
	S Dopfer	5	6			A Fusai	4	2
	R Stubbs	1	4			L Wild	6	6
	L Wild	6	6								L Wild	3	6	1
WC	R Viollet	6	2	6						16	M Hingis	6	2	6
WC	M Miller	2	6	1	WC	R Viollet	1	1
	J Nejedly	2	2		16	M Hingis	6	6
16	M Hingis	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	M Maleeva	6	6
	B Rittner	2	1		10	M Maleeva	6⁷	6	7
	P Kamstra	2	6	1		N Tauziat	7⁹	3	9
	N Tauziat	6	3	6							N Tauziat	3	6	4
	N Zvereva	6	6								P Hy-Boulais	6	3	6
	F Lubiani	3	1			N Zvereva	2	4
	M de Swardt	6²	4			P Hy-Boulais	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	7⁷	6													P Hy-Boulais	3	1
	Å Carlsson	6	3	3											6	J Novotná	6	6
	K Kschwendt	4	6	6		K Kschwendt	2	0
	R Dragomir	6⁷	7	8		R Dragomir	6	6
	Y Basuki	7⁹	5	6							R Dragomir	3	1
	L Courtois	4	6	6						6	J Novotná	6	6
	A Glass	6	2	2		L Courtois	6	3
	V Martinek	4	0		6	J Novotná	7	6
6	J Novotná	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

3	C Martínez	6	6
	S Farina	0	0		3	C Martínez	7	7
	L Raymond	6	3	6		L Raymond	5	5
	Á Montolio	2	6	2						3	C Martínez	7	7⁷
	L McNeil	6⁷	6	6							L McNeil	5	6⁴
Q	L Golarsa	7⁹	4	4		L McNeil	4	6	6
	K Po	6	6			K Po	6	0	3
Q	A Cocheteux	4	3												3	C Martínez	7	6⁵	3
	V Ruano Pascual	7	4	2											12	K Date	5	7⁷	6
	K Boogert	5	6	6		K Boogert	4	6	6
	N Bradtke	3	0		Q	K-A Guse	6	3	1
Q	K-A Guse	6	6								K Boogert	6	4	2
	A-G Sidot	6	6							12	K Date	2	6	6
Q	C Cristea	4	1			A-G Sidot	7⁷	3	3
	K Nagatsuka	0	3		12	K Date	6⁵	6	6
12	K Date	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

13	M Pierce	6	6
	P Schnyder	3	2		13	M Pierce	6	6
WC	J Ward	3	2		WC	C Taylor	4	2
WC	C Taylor	6	6						13	M Pierce	6	6
	R Hiraki	7	6							N Medvedeva	4	1
	C Singer	5	4			R Hiraki	3	2
	C Morariu	7	5	4		N Medvedeva	6	6
	N Medvedeva	5	7	6										13	M Pierce	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	7⁷	6												E Likhovtseva	2	3
	E Callens	6⁴	3			E Likhovtseva	6	6
	A Gavaldón	6⁴	1			K Adams	4	3
	K Adams	7⁷	6							E Likhovtseva	6	4	6
	L Neiland	6	6							L Neiland	3	6	0
WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	3	3			L Neiland	6	6
	M Schnell	4	1		8	L Davenport	3	2
8	L Davenport	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

17	K Habšudová	0	5
	J Wiesner	6	7			J Wiesner	6	6
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	4		Q	M Paz	2	3
Q	M Paz	6	6								J Wiesner	6	7
	K Nowak	0	2								G Fernández	2	5
	G Pizzichini	6	6			G Pizzichini	2	1
	T Ječmenica	6	3	4		G Fernández	6	6
	G Fernández	2	6	6											J Wiesner	6	6
	R Zrubáková	2	2												A Frazier	4	4
	S-h Park	6	6			S-h Park	4	1
	A Frazier	6	6			A Frazier	6	6
	D Randriantefy	3	1								A Frazier	6	6
	I Gorrochategui	6	7⁷								I Gorrochategui	0	3
	A Smashnova	4	6⁵			I Gorrochategui	6	2	6
WC	S Smith	6	1	2	15	I Spîrlea	3	6	4
15	I Spîrlea	3	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	J Kruger	0	3		11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	R Bobková	3	3			J Watanabe	3	0
	J Watanabe	6	6						11	B Schultz-McCarthy	5	6	10
LL	A Olsza	6	6							S Appelmans	7	3	12
	M Grzybowska	4	4		LL	A Olsza	3	1
	N Miyagi	3	4			S Appelmans	6	6
	S Appelmans	6	6												S Appelmans	6	2	1
LL	F Perfetti	4	6	11										4	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	2	9	LL	F Perfetti	4	0
	N Sawamatsu	7⁷	6			N Sawamatsu	6	6
	N Kijimuta	6³	2							N Sawamatsu	4	1
	M Oremans	7⁷	6						4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	R Grande	6⁴	3			M Oremans	5	3
	A Serra Zanetti	3	4		4	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	A Huber	6	6
	G León García	1	1		5	A Huber	6	6
WC	P Shriver	6	6		WC	P Shriver	2	1
Q	A Ellwood	4	4							5	A Huber	6³	1
	K Godridge	3	3								A Sugiyama	7⁷	6
	H Suková	6	6			H Suková	4	1
Q	A Kremer	5	4			A Sugiyama	6	6
	A Sugiyama	7	6												A Sugiyama	4	6	3
	P Begerow	4	6	6										9	MJ Fernández	6	1	6
	B Schett	6	2	3		B Schett	2	6	2
	F Labat	6	2	7		F Labat	6	2	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	1	6	5							F Labat	2	0
	S Cacic	1	3							9	MJ Fernández	6	6
	S Testud	6	6			S Testud	4	4
	J Kandarr	0	0		9	MJ Fernández	6	6
9	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	A Coetzer	6	6
	E Pampoulova	1	1	14	A Coetzer	6⁴	6	3
	M Endo	2	5		M McGrath	7⁷	2	6
	M McGrath	6	7							M McGrath	7	6⁴	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret	1	1							N Feber	5	7⁷	2
	N Feber	6	6		N Feber	6	6
	A Miller	6	6		A Miller	1	2
	P Suárez	2	2												M McGrath	6	6
	Y Kamio	6	6												K Studeníková	4	0
	N Dechy	2	3		Y Kamio	0	0
	D Van Roost	6	6		D Van Roost	6	6
Q	M Drake	3	3							D Van Roost	3	2
	E Makarova	2	4							K Studeníková	6	6
	K Studeníková	6	6		K Studeníková	7	5	6
	A Grossman	1	2	2	M Seles	5	7	4
2	M Seles	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1996 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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