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Singles
1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1995 ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Runner-upGermany Steffi Graf
Score6–4 (Graf retired)
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1995 · Advanta Championships of Philadelphia · 1997 →

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 6–4 against Jana Novotná.

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. Germany Steffi Graf (Final)
  2. Spain Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  3. Czech Republic Jana Novotná (Champion)
  4. Germany Anke Huber (Second Round)
  5. United States Lindsay Davenport (First Round)
  6. Croatia Iva Majoli (Second Round)
  7. United States Mary Joe Fernández (First Round)
  8. Austria Barbara Paulus (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Template:2TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Slovakia K Habšudová 6 4     United States A Frazier 2 1  
  United States A Frazier 7 6   1 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 1 5   United States C Rubin 0 3  
  United States C Rubin 4 6 7   United States C Rubin 5 6 6
  Austria J Wiesner 2 2   6 Croatia I Majoli 7 2 1
6 Croatia I Majoli 6 6   1 Germany S Graf 6 7  
Q United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 5  
4 Germany A Huber 6 6 1
Q Slovakia R Zrubáková 0 4   Q United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 7 6
Q United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6   Q United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6  
  France N Tauziat 6 3 4 8 Austria B Paulus 2 3  
Q United States Z Garrison-Jackson 2 6 6 Q United States Z Garrison-Jackson      
  South Africa A Coetzer 1 2   8 Austria B Paulus w/o    
8 Austria B Paulus 6 6  

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States L Davenport 4 6  
  United States A Miller 6 7     United States A Miller 4 6 7
WC United States M Shaughnessy 3 6 6 WC United States M Shaughnessy 6 2 5
Q United States L Poruri 6 2 2   United States A Miller 3 0  
  Japan A Sugiyama 6 5   3 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
  United States L McNeil 7 7     United States L McNeil 4 5  
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 7  
3 Czech Republic J Novotná 6 6  
7 United States M J Fernández 2 r     Indonesia Y Basuki 3 1  
  United States K Po 5       United States K Po 4 4  
  Indonesia Y Basuki 6 7     Indonesia Y Basuki 6 6  
WC Russia A Kournikova 4 6     Indonesia Y Basuki 5 6 6
  United States G Fernández 1 6 3   United States L Raymond 7 3 3
  United States L Raymond 6 3 6   United States L Raymond 6 6  
2 Spain C Martínez 2 3