1996 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
1995 Champion	Mary Joe Fernandez
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Score	7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–5)

Mary Joe Fernandez was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Nathalie Tauziat.

Steffi Graf won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–5) against Conchita Martínez.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

Steffi Graf (Champion) Conchita Martínez (Final) n/a Kimiko Date (Semifinals) Chanda Rubin (Quarterfinals) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third Round) Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals) Mary Joe Fernandez (Third Round) Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)

Julie Halard-Decugis (Third Round) Amy Frazier (First Round) Zina Garrison-Jackson (First Round) Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals) Irina Spîrlea (Third Round) Judith Wiesner (Third Round) Lisa Raymond (Second Round) Naoko Sawamatsu (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	66	77	6
	7	Lindsay Davenport	78	63	4
								1	Steffi Graf	77	77
								2	Conchita Martínez	65	65
	4	Kimiko Date	0	4
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
		L Richterová	4	3				WC	K Triska	0	1
	WC	K Triska	6	6											1	S Graf	6	7
		A Gavaldón	6	6											10	J Halard-Decugis	3	5
	Q	M Vento	4	3					A Gavaldón	1	6	4
	Q	V Williams	2	4				10	J Halard-Decugis	6	3	6
	10	J Halard-Decugis	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	6
	14	I Spîrlea	6	6																		9	A Coetzer	4	1
		A Serra Zanetti	4	2				14	I Spîrlea	7	7
		S Hack	6	6					S Hack	5	5
		C Singer	3	3											14	I Spîrlea	2	1
	Q	C Cristea	1	6	1										9	A Coetzer	6	6
	WC	M Tu	6	4	6			WC	M Tu	1	1
								9	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Rubin	6	6
		N Bradtke	6	2	6				N Bradtke	2	0
		B Schett	4	6	3										5	C Rubin	6	6
		R Grande	4	1												J Capriati	3	3
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	6
		S-T Wang	6	6					S-T Wang	0	0
	11	A Frazier	0	2																		5	C Rubin	0	3
	15	J Wiesner	6	77																		7	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	F Li	3	61				15	J Wiesner	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	77	2	6				E Likhovtseva	4	2
		K Nowak	65	6	4										15	J Wiesner	66	1
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	5											7	L Davenport	78	6
		M de Swardt	6	7					M de Swardt	3	5
								7	L Davenport	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	M J Fernandez	6	2	6
	LL	A Smashnova	5	7	6			LL	A Smashnova	0	6	1
		I Gorrochategui	7	5	3										8	M J Fernandez	63	4
	Q	Á Montolio	2	0											13	N Tauziat	77	6
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	0	66
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	1	4			13	N Tauziat	6	78
	13	N Tauziat	4	6	6																	13	N Tauziat	77	3	3
	17	N Sawamatsu	6	6																		4	K Date	62	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	3	0				17	N Sawamatsu	5	6	2
	Q	L Neiland	3	6	6			Q	L Neiland	7	1	6
		G Fernández	6	3	2										Q	L Neiland	4	0
	LL	N Kijimuta	7	4	3										4	K Date	6	6
		R Dragomir	5	6	6				R Dragomir	77	1	2
								4	K Date	65	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	Q	J Watanabe	5	5					J Watanabe	4	4
		J Kruger	7	5	r										6	B Schultz-McCarthy	5	78	3
		N Feber	6	3	5											L Lee	7	66	6
		L Lee	4	6	7				L Lee	6	6
	LL	J-Q Yi	0	6	6			LL	J-Q Yi	4	4
	12	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	1	4																		L Lee	5	2
	16	L Raymond	4	6	7																	2	C Martínez	7	6
		S Farina	6	2	5			16	L Raymond	5	6	4
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	7	3	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3												A Sugiyama	0	3
		F Labat	6	6											2	C Martínez	6	6
		R McQuillan	3	1					F Labat	1	6	2
								2	C Martínez	6	2	6

References

• 1996 State Farm Evert Cup Draw