1996 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1996 Italian Open
1995 Champion	Conchita Martínez
Final
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–2, 6–3
Events

Conchita Martínez was the three-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3.

Seeds

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

Steffi Graf (Quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (Champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (Semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (Quarterfinals)
Martina Hingis (Final)
Irina Spîrlea (Semifinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
Judith Wiesner (Third Round)
Petra Begerow (First Round)
Yayuk Basuki (Second Round)
Sandrine Testud (Third Round)
Lindsay Lee (Second Round)
Joannette Kruger (Second Round)
Florencia Labat (First Round)
Barbara Schett (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

6	Martina Hingis	6	7

7	Irina Spîrlea	2	5
					6	Martina Hingis	2	3

					2	Conchita Martínez	6	6
4	Iva Majoli	4	7	2

2	Conchita Martínez	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

					1	S Graf	6	7
	A Dechaume-Balleret	7	6			A Dechaume-Balleret	3	6
	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	1						1	S Graf	6	6
	P Suárez	7	6							P Suárez	2	4
	L Golarsa	6	1			P Suárez	6	6
	J Kandarr	7	6	6		J Kandarr	2	2
15	F Labat	6	7	3									1	S Graf	6	2	3
10	P Begerow	2	6	4									6	M Hingis	2	6	6
WC	G Pizzichini	6	2	6	WC	G Pizzichini	4	4
	S Cecchini	6	6			S Cecchini	6	6
	A Smashnova	4	3							S Cecchini	2	3
	R Grande	4	3						6	M Hingis	6	6
	V Ruano-Pascual	6	6			V Ruano-Pascual	3	1
					6	M Hingis	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

					3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	R Simpson	4	5			A Fusai	2	3
	A Fusai	6	7						3	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
Q	B Fulco-Villella	6	6						Q	B Fulco-Villella	6	3
	N Baudone	3	2		Q	B Fulco-Villella	6	6
	H Nagyová	6	5		11	Y Basuki	2	3
11	Y Basuki	7	7										3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
14	J Kruger	6	1	6									7	I Spîrlea	6	6
	M-J Gaidano	4	6	1	14	J Kruger	2	3
	K Habšudová	6	6			K Habšudová	7	6
Q	F Fortuni	1	1							K Habšudová	4	2
WC	G Boschiero	5	6	3					7	I Spîrlea	6	6
	R Zrubáková	7	2	6		R Zrubáková	3	2
					7	I Spîrlea	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

					8	N Tauziat	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	4	4			M Grzybowska	1	1
	M Grzybowska	6	6							8	N Tauziat	6	0	6
	K Nowak	7	6							16	B Schett	3	6	0
	V Martinek	5	2			K Nowak	0	5
	L Ghirardi	2	3		16	B Schett	6	7
16	B Schett	6	6												8	N Tauziat	4	1
13	L Lee	1	6	6											4	I Majoli	6	6
	S Cacic	6	2	4	13	L Lee	7	4	2
	F Perfetti	6	7			F Perfetti	5	6	6
	S Meier	1	5								F Perfetti	2	4
	L Richterová	6	3	6						4	I Majoli	6	6
	G León García	4	6	7		G León García	7	4	2
					4	I Majoli	6	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

					5	M Maleeva	6	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6			M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	3
	S Stafford	3	3						5	M Maleeva	6	6	6
WC	L Garrone	4	3						9	J Wiesner	7	1	4
	F Lubiani	6	6			F Lubiani	4	1
Q	G Casoni	2	2		9	J Wiesner	6	6
9	J Wiesner	6	6											5	M Maleeva	1	6	1
12	S Testud	6	4	6										2	C Martínez	6	2	6
	A Serra Zanetti	4	6	4	12	S Testud	6	6
	P Kamstra	6	3		LL	S Jeyaseelan	4	3
LL	S Jeyaseelan	7	6						12	S Testud	0	1
	J Watanabe	6	0						2	C Martínez	6	6
	T Ječmenica	7	6			T Ječmenica	3	2
					2	C Martínez	6	6

References

1996 Italian Open Draw