1996 Kremlin Cup – Women's singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Women's singles
1996 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Barbara Paulus
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Seeds	8

Conchita Martínez won the title, defeating Barbara Paulus in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.

Seeds

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

1. Conchita Martínez (champion)
2. Barbara Paulus (final)
3. Amanda Coetzer (first round)
4. Sabine Appelmans (semifinals)
5. Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
6. Silvia Farina (first round)
7. Barbara Schett (semifinals)
8. Katarína Studeníková (quarterfinals)

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Conchita Martínez	4	6	6
	4	Sabine Appelmans	6	4	4
								1	Conchita Martínez	6	4	6
								2	Barbara Paulus	1	6	4
	7	Barbara Schett	3	7	3
	2	Barbara Paulus	6	5	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		S Dopfer	6	6					S Dopfer	3	3
		S-H Park	1	4											1	C Martínez	6	6
		P Begerow	3	5											8	K Studeníková	3	1
		K Boogert	6	7					K Boogert	5	6	5
	WC	L Meskhi	1	1				8	K Studeníková	7	4	7
	8	K Studeníková	6	6																		1	C Martínez	4	6	6
	4	S Appelmans	6	6																		4	S Appelmans	6	4	4
		A Olsza	2	1				4	S Appelmans	6	77
		L Savchenko	5	3				Q	S Pitkowski	4	61
	Q	S Pitkowski	7	6											4	S Appelmans	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	6											5	R Dragomir	1	3
	LL	N Dechy	3	4					M Grzybowska	2	62
		H Nagyová	1	5				5	R Dragomir	6	77
	5	R Dragomir	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	B Schett	6	6
		R Grande	4	4				7	B Schett	1	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	7					Å Carlsson	6	0	4
		G León García	4	5											7	B Schett	6	6
	WC	E Kulikovskaya	3	4											Q	E Tatarkova	0	2
	Q	E Tatarkova	6	6				Q	E Tatarkova	78	6
	Q	T Panova	6	6				Q	T Panova	66	0
	3	A Coetzer	4	4																		7	B Schett	3	7	3
	6	S Farina	7	4	2																	2	B Paulus	6	5	6
		E Makarova	5	6	6				E Makarova	6	6
		P Schnyder	4	6	6				P Schnyder	3	1
	Q	K Nagatsuka	6	1	2											E Makarova	2	7	0
		A Kournikova	6	6											2	B Paulus	6	5	6
		E Pampoulova	0	4					A Kournikova	4	3
								2	B Paulus	6	6

External links

• 1996 Kremlin Cup draw