# Sydney International 1996

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1996
Tour: WTA

Monica Seles won the 1996 Sydney International, defeating Lindsay Davenport 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Sydney, Australia, from January 8 to January 14, 1996. The match log contains 27 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: Tier II -> WTA 500
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Start date: 1996-01-08
- End date: 1996-01-14

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## Champion
- Winner: Monica Seles
- Runner-up: Lindsay Davenport
- Final score: 4-6 7-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Monica Seles def. Lindsay Davenport 4-6 7-6 6-3

### SF
- Lindsay Davenport def. Kimiko Date 6-2 4-6 7-5
- Monica Seles def. Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy 7-6 6-4

### QF
- Lindsay Davenport def. Nicole Bradtke 6-3 6-7 6-3
- Monica Seles def. Mariaan De Swardt 6-3 6-2
- Kimiko Date def. Chanda Rubin 6-0 6-1
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Mary Joe Fernandez 7-6 6-3

### R16
- Kimiko Date def. Irina Spirlea 6-4 6-3
- Lindsay Davenport def. Asa Carlsson 6-2 6-2
- Monica Seles def. Dominique Monami 6-1 6-2
- Mary Joe Fernandez def. Amanda Coetzer 6-4 6-2
- Chanda Rubin def. Tatjana Jecmenica 6-0 2-1 RET
- Nicole Bradtke def. Naoko Sawamatsu 6-4 6-2
- Mariaan De Swardt def. Amy Frazier 6-3 6-2
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Lisa Raymond 6-4 6-7 6-3

### R32
- Asa Carlsson def. Helena Sukova 4-6 6-3 7-5
- Amy Frazier def. Angelica Gavaldon 7-5 7-5
- Tatjana Jecmenica def. Miriam Oremans 4-6 7-6 7-5
- Nicole Bradtke def. Katarzyna Nowak 6-1 6-1
- Naoko Sawamatsu def. Martina Hingis 6-4 2-6 7-5
- Mariaan De Swardt def. Sabine Appelmans 6-7 7-6 6-5 RET
- Chanda Rubin def. Lori Mcneil 6-2 6-2
- Amanda Coetzer def. Rennae Stubbs 6-2 6-0
- Lisa Raymond def. María Sánchez Lorenzo 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Dominique Monami def. Veronika Martinek 7-6 6-3
- Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy def. Rachel Mcquillan 6-7 6-3 6-4
- Irina Spirlea def. Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 27
- Players: 28

Other editions available: 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1996
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