1996 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Final score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
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First-seeded Monica Seles won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open. This would be Seles' only Grand Slam tournament victory after her stabbing.

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Elena Likhovtseva in the second round.

Seeds[]

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
	7	Iva Majoli	1	2
								1	Monica Seles	62	6	7
								13	Chanda Rubin	77	1	5
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	6	14
	13	Chanda Rubin	6	2	16
															1	Monica Seles	6	6
															8	Anke Huber	4	1
		Martina Hingis	5	6	1
	16	Amanda Coetzer	7	4	6
								16	Amanda Coetzer	6	4	2
								8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	2	1

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Seles	6	6
	Q	J Lee	3	0				1	M Seles	6	6
		K Studeníková	7	6					K Studeníková	1	1
		D Van Roost	5	4											1	M Seles	7	6
	Q	F Lubiani	6	4	6											J Halard-Decugis	5	0
		N Bradtke	2	6	4			Q	F Lubiani	2	6	2
		J Halard-Decugis	6	6					J Halard-Decugis	6	0	6
	WC	J Taylor	1	1																		1	M Seles	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	5	1																	15	N Sawamatsu	1	3
		A Sugiyama	0	7	6				A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Pitkowski	4	63				Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	2	2
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	77												A Sugiyama	4	0
		J Husárová	2	1											15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		L Wild	6	6					L Wild	4	3
		C Cristea	6	2	1			15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
	15	N Sawamatsu	4	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	N Zvereva	2	6	5
		A Smashnova	6	4	7				A Smashnova	7	4	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	5	6	6
		N Kijimuta	3	0												T Whitlinger-Jones	3	2
		I Spîrlea	6	64	8											S Appelmans	6	6
		S Testud	4	77	6				I Spîrlea	3	3
		N Baudone	5	4					S Appelmans	6	6
		S Appelmans	7	6																			S Appelmans	2	2
	Q	J Watanabe	6	6																		7	I Majoli	6	6
		M de Swardt	4	3				Q	J Watanabe	65	65
		P Shriver	4	4					A Fusai	77	77
		A Fusai	6	6												A Fusai	2	1
	WC	N Pratt	5	3											7	I Majoli	6	6
		L McNeil	7	6					L McNeil	3	2
		E Makarova	4	2				7	I Majoli	6	6
	7	I Majoli	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		B Reinstadler	2	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Grossman	3	2					B Rittner	3	2
		B Rittner	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Godridge	4	6	3											S Cacic	3	3
	WC	S Drake-Brockman	6	4	6			WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	5
		S Cacic	6	6					S Cacic	6	7
		E Callens	3	4																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		N Arendt	6	6																		9	MJ Fernández	3	3
	WC	K Radford	3	1					N Arendt	3	6	8
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi	3	4					S Farina	6	3	6
		S Farina	6	6												N Arendt	1	1
		V Martinek	2	3											9	MJ Fernández	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	0
		V Ruano Pascual	4	3				9	MJ Fernández	6	6
	9	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	C Rubin	4	6	6
		R McQuillan	6	3	2			13	C Rubin	63	6	6
		T Križan	6	2	6				T Križan	77	2	3
		M McGrath	2	6	4										13	C Rubin	6	6
		L Courtois	77	77												L Courtois	0	2
		M Oremans	64	64					L Courtois	6	77
		A Ellwood	6	5	1				J Kruger	3	65
		J Kruger	4	7	6																	13	C Rubin	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6																		6	G Sabatini	2	4
		P Begerow	0	2					K Kschwendt	2	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	7					N Miyagi	6	2	1
		S Cecchini	3	5												K Kschwendt	1	2
		I Demongeot	3	3											6	G Sabatini	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	4	3
		S Stafford	0	1				6	G Sabatini	6	6
	6	G Sabatini	6	6

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	K Date	6	6
		A Gavaldón	2	0				5	K Date	2	6	4
		M Endo	78	6					M Endo	6	1	6
	WC	K-A Guse	66	4												M Endo	1	1
		J Nejedly	1	1												M Hingis	6	6
		M Hingis	6	6					M Hingis	6	6
		B Paulus	6	6					B Paulus	1	4
		L Neiland	0	0																			M Hingis	6	6
		N Feber	6	6																		11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	0					N Feber	2	6	3
		A Serra Zanetti	3	2					K Boogert	6	1	6
		K Boogert	6	6												K Boogert	6	1	4
		A Temesvári	65	1											11	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
		S-t Wang	77	6					S-t Wang	4	6	3
		P Hy-Boulais	6	63	3			11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	6
	11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	77	6

Section 6[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Schnell	2	2				16	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Hack	2	6	6				S Hack	1	1
		Y Basuki	6	4	4										16	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	L Poruri	6	65	6										Q	R Hiraki	3	1
		L Lee	3	77	3			Q	L Poruri	3	6	2
		MJ Gaidano	6	3	2			Q	R Hiraki	6	4	6
	Q	R Hiraki	3	6	6																	16	A Coetzer	6	6
		L Raymond	4	3																			E Likhovtseva	3	3
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	77
		M Tang	6	4	2				S Meier	4	65
		S Meier	0	6	6											R Grande	3	1
		K Nagatsuka	2	4												E Likhovtseva	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		P Schwarz	3	1				4	M Pierce	4	4
	4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 7[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Huber	6	6
		S Kleinová	1	4				8	A Huber	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	1	2
	WC	K Sharpe	2	0											8	A Huber	6	6
		M Strandlund	5	64												L Richterová	2	1
		D Randriantefy	7	77					D Randriantefy	64	6	5
		L Richterová	6	6					L Richterová	77	4	7
	WC	G Biggs	3	3																		8	A Huber	6	6
		H Suková	6	6																			B Schett	3	2
		J Wiesner	4	0					H Suková	77	4	8
		M Grzybowska	4	6	6				M Grzybowska	65	6	6
	WC	T Musgrave	6	3	2											H Suková	2	7	6
		M Vento	77	4	4											B Schett	6	5	8
		S-h Park	62	6	6				S-h Park	4	3
		B Schett	4	7	9				B Schett	6	6
	14	A Frazier	6	5	7

Section 8[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	L Davenport	6	6
		C Singer	1	2				10	L Davenport	77	6
		G Fernández	3	4					R Stubbs	65	3
		R Stubbs	6	6											10	L Davenport	6	7
		K Nowak	3	0												N Dahlman	4	5
		N Dahlman	6	6					N Dahlman	6	6
		E deLone	6	2	4				R Dragomir	4	3
		R Dragomir	4	6	6																	10	L Davenport	3	1
		Y Kamio	2	77	6																	2	C Martínez	6	6
		F Li	6	64	2				Y Kamio	63	3
		T Ječmenica	4	3					J Kandarr	77	6
		J Kandarr	6	6												J Kandarr	3	0
		J-Q Yi	2	2											2	C Martínez	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	2	4
	Q	C Wood	4	1				2	C Martínez	6	6
	2	C Martínez	6	6

External links[]

• 1996 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1995 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1996 French Open – Women's singles