1996 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

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

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

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