1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships. This gave Graf the seventh Wimbledon title of her career and her 20th major title (the first woman in the Open Era to do so).[1] It was the second consecutive major final between the two women, with Graf also winning the French Open crown a month earlier. With this victory, Graf captured her seventh and final Wimbledon crown, while it marked Sánchez Vicario's last appearance in the ladies' Wimbledon final.

Kimiko Date reached the semifinal in Grand Slam, it would be the last time where a Japanese female player reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam until Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the 2018 US Open.

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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
"Wimbledon 1996". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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