1996 Australian Open – Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open. It was her fourth Australian Open title and ninth and last major title overall, and her only major title after being stabbed in April 1993. By virtue of her undefeated record in four appearances at the event (also winning in 1991, 1992, and 1993), Seles became the first player in the Open Era to win a major on all of their first four appearances at the event.

Women's singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Score	6–4, 6–1
Draw	128
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Australian Open

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Elena Likhovtseva in the second round.

Seeds

1. Monica Seles (champion)
2. Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
4. Mary Pierce (second round)
5. Kimiko Date (second round)
6. Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
7. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
8. Anke Huber (final)
9. Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
10. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
11. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (fourth round)
12. Natasha Zvereva (first round)
13. Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
14. Amy Frazier (first round)
15. Naoko Sawamatsu (fourth round)
16. Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
	7	Iva Majoli	1	2
								1	Monica Seles	62	6	7
								13	Chanda Rubin	77	1	5
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	6	14
	13	Chanda Rubin	6	2	16
															1	Monica Seles	6	6
															8	Anke Huber	4	1
		Martina Hingis	5	6	1
	16	Amanda Coetzer	7	4	6
								16	Amanda Coetzer	6	4	2
								8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	2	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Seles	6	6
	Q	J Lee	3	0				1	M Seles	6	6
		K Studeníková	7	6					K Studeníková	1	1
		D Van Roost	5	4											1	M Seles	7	6
	Q	F Lubiani	6	4	6											J Halard-Decugis	5	0
		N Bradtke	2	6	4			Q	F Lubiani	2	6	2
		J Halard-Decugis	6	6					J Halard-Decugis	6	0	6
	WC	J Taylor	1	1																		1	M Seles	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	5	1																	15	N Sawamatsu	1	3
		A Sugiyama	0	7	6				A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Pitkowski	4	63				Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	2	2
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	77												A Sugiyama	4	0
		J Husárová	2	1											15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		L Wild	6	6					L Wild	4	3
		C Cristea	6	2	1			15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
	15	N Sawamatsu	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	N Zvereva	2	6	5
		A Smashnova	6	4	7				A Smashnova	7	4	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	5	6	6
		N Kijimuta	3	0												T Whitlinger-Jones	3	2
		I Spîrlea	6	64	8											S Appelmans	6	6
		S Testud	4	77	6				I Spîrlea	3	3
		N Baudone	5	4					S Appelmans	6	6
		S Appelmans	7	6																			S Appelmans	2	2
	Q	J Watanabe	6	6																		7	I Majoli	6	6
		M de Swardt	4	3				Q	J Watanabe	65	65
		P Shriver	4	4					A Fusai	77	77
		A Fusai	6	6												A Fusai	2	1
	WC	N Pratt	5	3											7	I Majoli	6	6
		L McNeil	7	6					L McNeil	3	2
		E Makarova	4	2				7	I Majoli	6	6
	7	I Majoli	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		B Reinstadler	2	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Grossman	3	2					B Rittner	3	2
		B Rittner	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Godridge	4	6	3											S Cacic	3	3
	WC	S Drake-Brockman	6	4	6			WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	5
		S Cacic	6	6					S Cacic	6	7
		E Callens	3	4																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		N Arendt	6	6																		9	MJ Fernández	3	3
	WC	K Radford	3	1					N Arendt	3	6	8
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi	3	4					S Farina	6	3	6
		S Farina	6	6												N Arendt	1	1
		V Martinek	2	3											9	MJ Fernández	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	0
		V Ruano Pascual	4	3				9	MJ Fernández	6	6
	9	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	C Rubin	4	6	6
		R McQuillan	6	3	2			13	C Rubin	63	6	6
		T Križan	6	2	6				T Križan	77	2	3
		M McGrath	2	6	4										13	C Rubin	6	6
		L Courtois	77	77												L Courtois	0	2
		M Oremans	64	64					L Courtois	6	77
		A Ellwood	6	5	1				J Kruger	3	65
		J Kruger	4	7	6																	13	C Rubin	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6																		6	G Sabatini	2	4
		P Begerow	0	2					K Kschwendt	2	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	7					N Miyagi	6	2	1
		S Cecchini	3	5												K Kschwendt	1	2
		I Demongeot	3	3											6	G Sabatini	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	4	3
		S Stafford	0	1				6	G Sabatini	6	6
	6	G Sabatini	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	K Date	6	6
		A Gavaldón	2	0				5	K Date	2	6	4
		M Endo	78	6					M Endo	6	1	6
	WC	K-A Guse	66	4												M Endo	1	1
		J Nejedly	1	1												M Hingis	6	6
		M Hingis	6	6					M Hingis	6	6
		B Paulus	6	6					B Paulus	1	4
		L Neiland	0	0																			M Hingis	6	6
		N Feber	6	6																		11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	0					N Feber	2	6	3
		A Serra Zanetti	3	2					K Boogert	6	1	6
		K Boogert	6	6												K Boogert	6	1	4
		A Temesvári	65	1											11	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
		S-t Wang	77	6					S-t Wang	4	6	3
		P Hy-Boulais	6	63	3			11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	6
	11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	77	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Schnell	2	2				16	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Hack	2	6	6				S Hack	1	1
		Y Basuki	6	4	4										16	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	L Poruri	6	65	6										Q	R Hiraki	3	1
		L Lee	3	77	3			Q	L Poruri	3	6	2
		MJ Gaidano	6	3	2			Q	R Hiraki	6	4	6
	Q	R Hiraki	3	6	6																	16	A Coetzer	6	6
		L Raymond	4	3																			E Likhovtseva	3	3
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	77
		M Tang	6	4	2				S Meier	4	65
		S Meier	0	6	6											R Grande	3	1
		K Nagatsuka	2	4												E Likhovtseva	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		P Schwarz	3	1				4	M Pierce	4	4
	4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Huber	6	6
		S Kleinová	1	4				8	A Huber	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	1	2
	WC	K Sharpe	2	0											8	A Huber	6	6
		M Strandlund	5	64												L Richterová	2	1
		D Randriantefy	7	77					D Randriantefy	64	6	5
		L Richterová	6	6					L Richterová	77	4	7
	WC	G Biggs	3	3																		8	A Huber	6	6
		H Suková	6	6																			B Schett	3	2
		J Wiesner	4	0					H Suková	77	4	8
		M Grzybowska	4	6	6				M Grzybowska	65	6	6
	WC	T Musgrave	6	3	2											H Suková	2	7	6
		M Vento	77	4	4											B Schett	6	5	8
		S-h Park	62	6	6				S-h Park	4	3
		B Schett	4	7	9				B Schett	6	6
	14	A Frazier	6	5	7

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	L Davenport	6	6
		C Singer	1	2				10	L Davenport	77	6
		G Fernández	3	4					R Stubbs	65	3
		R Stubbs	6	6											10	L Davenport	6	7
		K Nowak	3	0												N Dahlman	4	5
		N Dahlman	6	6					N Dahlman	6	6
		E deLone	6	2	4				R Dragomir	4	3
		R Dragomir	4	6	6																	10	L Davenport	3	1
		Y Kamio	2	77	6																	2	C Martínez	6	6
		F Li	6	64	2				Y Kamio	63	3
		T Ječmenica	4	3					J Kandarr	77	6
		J Kandarr	6	6												J Kandarr	3	0
		J-Q Yi	2	2											2	C Martínez	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	2	4
	Q	C Wood	4	1				2	C Martínez	6	6
	2	C Martínez	6	6

External links

• 1996 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation