1996 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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Singles
1996 Chase Championships
1995 ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Final score6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
Events
Singles Doubles
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Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 against Martina Hingis.

Seeds[]

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
  2. United States Monica Seles (first round)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  5. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  6. Germany Anke Huber (first round)
  7. Switzerland Martina Hingis (final)
  8. United States Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted
  • NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Slovakia K Habšudová 1 4   1 Germany S Graf 6 7  
  Austria B Paulus 3 2   8 United States L Davenport 4 6  
8 United States L Davenport 6 6   1 Germany S Graf 4 6 6
3 Spain A Sánchez 6 7   5 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 4 3
  Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6   3 Spain A Sánchez 0 3  
  South Africa A Coetzer 4 1   5 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
5 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6   1 Germany S Graf 6 4 6 4 6
6 Germany A Huber 5 2   7 Switzerland M Hingis 3 6 0 6 0
  Croatia I Majoli 7 6     Croatia I Majoli 7 7  
  Austria J Wiesner 1 6 4 4 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
4 Spain C Martínez 6 3 6   Croatia I Majoli 2 6 1
7 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6   7 Switzerland M Hingis 6 4 6
  Romania I Spîrlea 2 1   7 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
  Japan K Date 5       Japan K Date 1 2  
2 United States M Seles 4 r  

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