1996 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Chase Championships
1995 Champion	Steffi Graf
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0

Main article: 1996 Chase Championships

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. Steffi Graf (Champion)
2. Monica Seles (First Round)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
4. Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
5. Jana Novotná (Semifinals)
6. Anke Huber (First Round)
7. Martina Hingis (Final)
8. 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
• SR = Special ranking

• 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	S Graf	6	6
		K Habšudová	1	4				1	S Graf	6	7
		B Paulus	3	2				8	L Davenport	4	6
	8	L Davenport	6	6											1	S Graf	4	6	6
	3	A Sánchez	6	7											5	J Novotná	6	4	3
		B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6				3	A Sánchez	0	3
		A Coetzer	4	1				5	J Novotná	6	6
	5	J Novotná	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	4	6	4	6
	6	A Huber	5	2																		7	M Hingis	3	6	0	6	0
		I Majoli	7	6					I Majoli	7	7
		J Wiesner	1	6	4			4	C Martínez	6	6
	4	C Martínez	6	3	6											I Majoli	2	6	1
	7	M Hingis	6	6											7	M Hingis	6	4	6
		I Spîrlea	2	1				7	M Hingis	6	6
		K Date	5						K Date	1	2
	2	M Seles	4	r

See also

• WTA Tour Championships appearances

External links

• 1996 Chase Championships Draw