1996 Meta Styrian Open – Singles

Singles
1996 Meta Styrian Open
Champion	Barbara Paulus
Runner-up	Sandra Cecchini
Score	(Cecchini retired)
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Judith Wiesner was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Lenka Cenková.

Barbara Paulus won when Sandra Cecchini was forced to retire in the first game of the final.

Seeds

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

1. Barbara Paulus (Champion)
2. Judith Wiesner (First Round)
3. Elena Pampoulova (First Round)
4. Henrieta Nagyová (Second Round)
5. Sandra Dopfer (Second Round)
6. Flora Perfetti (Second Round)
7. María Sánchez Lorenzo (First Round)
8. Janette Husárová (Second Round)

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
• SR = Special ranking

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Paulus	6	4	6
		Á Montolio	0	6	4			1	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	K Miskolczi	7	6				Q	K Miskolczi	2	3
		A Smashnova	5	4											1	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	C Cristea	6	0	6											P Langrová	3	2
		M Schnell	1	6	0			Q	C Cristea	6	5	1
		P Langrová	6	6					P Langrová	3	7	6
	7	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	4																		1	B Paulus	6	7
	4	H Nagyová	6	6																			S Devillé	1	5
		R Bobková	2	4				4	H Nagyová	6	3
		K Kroupova	4	6	2				S Devillé	7	6
		S Devillé	6	3	6											S Devillé	6	6
		A Glass	6	4	1											C Torrens Valero	3	2
		C Torrens Valero	3	6	6				C Torrens Valero	1	6	6
		W Probst	3	2				5	S Dopfer	6	1	3
	5	S Dopfer	6	6																									1	Barbara Paulus
	6	F Perfetti	5	7	6																									Sandra Cecchini	r
		M Maruska	7	6	4			6	F Perfetti	4	7	6
		B Fulco-Villella	6	6					B Fulco-Villella	6	6	7
		N Medvedeva	4	1												B Fulco-Villella	3	6	4
	WC	N Ninaus	1	0												S Talaja	6	2	6
	Q	M Zivec-Skulj	6	6				Q	M Zivec-Skulj	1	2
		S Talaja	2	6	6				S Talaja	6	6
	3	E Pampoulova	6	4	3																		S Talaja	3	2
	8	J Husárová	6	6																			S Cecchini	6	6
	WC	B Schwartz	3	4				8	J Husárová	6	4	4
		A Barna	6	3	4				S Cecchini	4	6	6
		S Cecchini	2	6	6											S Cecchini	6	5	6
	Q	L Garrone	6	6												L Cenková	3	7	2
		V Martinek	3	1				Q	L Garrone	4	0
		L Cenková	6	7					L Cenková	6	6
	2	J Wiesner	4	6

External links

• 1996 Meta Styrian Open draw