1996 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Direct Line International Championships
1995 Champion France Nathalie Tauziat
Champion United States Monica Seles
Runner-up United States Mary Joe Fernández
Final score 60, 62

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles.

Seles won in the final 60, 62 against Mary Joe Fernández.

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. United States Monica Seles (Champion)
  2. Spain Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
  4. United States Chanda Rubin (Second Round)
  5. United States Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)
  6. United States Mary Joe Fernández (Final)
  7. Japan Kimiko Date (First Round)
  8. France Mary Pierce (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
WC/1 United States Monica Seles 6 6  
6 United States Mary Joe Fernández 0 2  

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
WC/1 United States M Seles 6 6  
  United States A Frazier 4 2     United States M McGrath 2 4  
  United States M McGrath 6 6   WC/1 United States M Seles 6 6  
  Italy S Farina 3 3   Q Argentina I Gorrochategui 3 1  
Q Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6   Q Argentina I Gorrochategui 6 6  
  United States L McNeil 6 2 6   United States L McNeil 2 3  
7 Japan K Date 4 6 2 WC/1 United States M Seles 6 6  
  France N Tauziat 4 4  
4 United States C Rubin 3 r  
  United States L Raymond 3 6 8   United States L Raymond 6    
  Japan N Sawamatsu 6 2 6   United States L Raymond 2 0  
  United States L Wild 1 2     France N Tauziat 6 6  
  France N Tauziat 6 6     France N Tauziat 6 6  
  Romania I Spîrlea 6 5 6   Romania I Spîrlea 2 3  
8 France M Pierce 0 7 2

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States L Davenport 6 6  
  United States G Fernández 3 1   5 United States L Davenport 2 3  
Q Belgium N Feber 1 3     Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6  
  Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6     Indonesia Y Basuki 6 1  
LL Germany K Kschwendt 3 3   3 Czech Republic J Novotná 7 6  
Q United States N Arendt 6 6   Q United States N Arendt 4 6 3
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 4 6
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 1 6 6
6 United States M J Fernández 6 6   6 United States M J Fernández 6 2 8
  United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 0   6 United States M J Fernández 6 6  
WC United Kingdom C Wood 4 3     Japan A Sugiyama 3 3  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 6   6 United States M J Fernández 2 6 6
Q United States A Miller 1 6   2 Spain C Martínez 6 4 4
  Belarus N Zvereva 6 7     Belarus N Zvereva 6 6 3
2 Spain C Martínez 7 4 6
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