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1996 Italian Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1996 Italian Open
Final
ChampionSpain Conchita Martínez
Runner-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Three-time defending champion Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.[1]

Seeds

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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.

  1. Germany Steffi Graf (quarterfinals)
  2. Spain Conchita Martínez (champion)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  4. Croatia Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  5. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  6. Switzerland Martina Hingis (final)
  7. Romania Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
  8. France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  9. Austria Judith Wiesner (third round)
  10. Germany Petra Begerow (first round)
  11. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki (second round)
  12. France Sandrine Testud (third round)
  13. United States Lindsay Lee (second round)
  14. South Africa Joannette Kruger (second round)
  15. Argentina Florencia Labat (first round)
  16. Austria Barbara Schett (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
6 Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 7  
7 Romania Irina Spîrlea 2 5  
6 Switzerland Martina Hingis 2 3  
2 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6  
4 Croatia Iva Majoli 4 7 2
2 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Germany S Graf 6 7  
  France A Dechaume-Balleret 7 6     France A Dechaume-Balleret 3 6  
  United States K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 1   1 Germany S Graf 6 6  
  Argentina P Suárez 7 6     Argentina P Suárez 2 4  
  Italy L Golarsa 6 1     Argentina P Suárez 6 6  
  Germany J Kandarr 7 6 6   Germany J Kandarr 2 2  
15 Argentina F Labat 6 7 3 1 Germany S Graf 6 2 3
10 Germany P Begerow 2 6 4 6 Switzerland M Hingis 2 6 6
WC Italy G Pizzichini 6 2 6 WC Italy G Pizzichini 4 4  
  Italy S Cecchini 6 6     Italy S Cecchini 6 6  
  Israel A Smashnova 4 3     Italy S Cecchini 2 3  
  Italy R Grande 4 3   6 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  
  Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 6     Spain V Ruano-Pascual 3 1  
6 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q Canada R Simpson 4 5     France A Fusai 2 3  
  France A Fusai 6 7   3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 7 6  
Q Argentina B Fulco-Villella 6 6   Q Argentina B Fulco-Villella 6 3  
  Italy N Baudone 3 2   Q Argentina B Fulco-Villella 6 6  
  Slovakia H Nagyová 6 5   11 Indonesia Y Basuki 2 3  
11 Indonesia Y Basuki 7 7   3 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 4 3  
14 South Africa J Kruger 6 1 6 7 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
  Argentina M-J Gaidano 4 6 1 14 South Africa J Kruger 2 3  
  Slovakia K Habšudová 6 6     Slovakia K Habšudová 7 6  
Q Italy F Fortuni 1 1     Slovakia K Habšudová 4 2  
WC Italy G Boschiero 5 6 3 7 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  
  Slovakia R Zrubáková 7 2 6   Slovakia R Zrubáková 3 2  
7 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 France N Tauziat 6 6  
  Canada P Hy-Boulais 4 4     Poland M Grzybowska 1 1  
  Poland M Grzybowska 6 6   8 France N Tauziat 6 0 6
  Poland K Nowak 7 6   16 Austria B Schett 3 6 0
  Germany V Martinek 5 2     Poland K Nowak 0 5  
  France L Ghirardi 2 3   16 Austria B Schett 6 7  
16 Austria B Schett 6 6   8 France N Tauziat 4 1  
13 United States L Lee 1 6 6 4 Croatia I Majoli 6 6  
  United States S Cacic 6 2 4 13 United States L Lee 7 4 2
  Italy F Perfetti 6 7     Italy F Perfetti 5 6 6
  Germany S Meier 1 5     Italy F Perfetti 2 4  
  Czech Republic L Richterová 6 3 6 4 Croatia I Majoli 6 6  
  Spain G León García 4 6 7   Spain G León García 7 4 2
4 Croatia I Majoli 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6  
  Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6     Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 3  
  United States S Stafford 3 3   5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 6 6 6
WC Italy L Garrone 4 3   9 Austria J Wiesner 7 1 4
  Italy F Lubiani 6 6     Italy F Lubiani 4 1  
Q Italy G Casoni 2 2   9 Austria J Wiesner 6 6  
9 Austria J Wiesner 6 6   5 Bulgaria M Maleeva 1 6 1
12 France S Testud 6 4 6 2 Spain C Martínez 6 2 6
  Italy A Serra Zanetti 4 6 4 12 France S Testud 6 6  
  Netherlands P Kamstra 6 3   LL Canada S Jeyaseelan 4 3  
LL Canada S Jeyaseelan 7 6   12 France S Testud 0 1  
  United States J Watanabe 6 0   2 Spain C Martínez 6 6  
  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 7 6     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 3 2  
2 Spain C Martínez 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 178. ISBN 9780002187145.
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