WTA US Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Steffi Graf won the 1996 US Open, defeating Monica Seles 7-5 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 26 to September 8, 1996.

Champion
Steffi Graf
def. Monica Seles , 7-5 6-4
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 8
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Steffi Graf #1 6-3 7-6
Yayuk Basuki #29
Karin Kschwendt #37 6-3 6-4
Sandra Kleinova #107
Natasha Zvereva #27 6-2 6-7
Virginia Ruano Pascual #86
Ai Sugiyama #26 6-2 6-1
Jana Kandarr #85
Anna Kournikova #144 7-6 6-3
Ludmila Richterova #76
Natalia Baudone #132 6-4 4-6 7-6
Jolene Watanabe #84
Barbara Paulus #14 6-2 6-1
Jing-Qian Yi #80
Elena Pampoulova 6-1 6-4
Gigi Fernandez #69
Judith Wiesner #24 2-6 6-3 6-1
Iva Majoli #4
Debbie Graham #165 6-4 6-2
Stephanie De Ville #99
Petra Langrova #106 6-4 6-2
Katrina Adams #98
Naoko Sawamatsu #30 6-4 6-3
Rennae Stubbs #77
Rita Grande #67 6-3 6-0
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Tina Krizan #135 7-6 7-5
Rika Hiraki #96
Els Callens #118 7-6 7-6
Nicole Bradtke #71
Annabel Ellwood #141 6-4 6-4
Jennifer Capriati #81
Martina Hingis #16 6-1 6-4
Angeles Montolio #112
Miriam Oremans #38 6-2 4-6 6-1
Radomira Zrubakova #131
Naoko Kijimuta #51 6-3 6-2
Tatjana Jecmenica #83
Alexandra Fusai #61 6-1 2-6 7-5
Jill Craybas #692
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-2 6-1
Laxmi Poruri #157
Nicole Arendt #82 6-2 7-6
Sandra Cacic #75
Elena Likhovtseva #28 7-6 6-1
Kyoko Nagatsuka #120
Lilia Osterloh #319 6-2 6-2
Mana Endo #52
Jana Novotna #7 6-1 7-5
Francesca Lubiani #91
Florencia Labat #47 6-2 6-2
Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel
Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-2 6-0
Sandra Cecchini #73
Amy Frazier #22 6-1 6-3
Larisa Savchenko #57
Karina Habsudova #19 6-4 6-1
Radka Bobkova #103
Nathalie Dechy #100 6-4 6-0
Christina Singer #111
Sandra Dopfer #94 2-6 6-3 7-5
Zina Garrison #45
Nanne Dahlman #124 6-3 6-4
Lindsay Lee-Waters #54
Monica Seles #1 6-0 6-1
Anne Miller
Laurence Courtois #46 6-4 3-6 6-2
Flora Perfetti #101
Dally Randriantefy #104 6-3 1-6 7-5
Elena Makarova
Jane Chi #178 6-4 1-6 6-3
María Sánchez Lorenzo #88
Sandrine Testud #36 7-5 6-2
Pam Shriver #133
Cristina Torrens Valero #105 2-6 6-4 6-2
Sabine Hack #40
Ines Gorrochategui #87 4-6 6-4 6-1
Magdalena Grzybowska #79
Aleksandra Olsza #110 6-4 6-2
Magdalena Maleeva #11
Amanda Coetzer #17 6-1 2-6 6-2
Anke Huber #5
Mariaan De Swardt 1-6 6-2 7-6
Dominique Monami #39
Irina Spirlea #21 6-3 6-2
Petra Begerow #58
Maria Jose Gaidano 6-4 6-0
Melanie Schnell #113
Lisa Raymond #50 7-6 6-3
Lori Mcneil #43
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #92 6-3 6-3
Meghann Shaughnessy #214
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 7-5
Kimiko Date Krumm
Kristina Brandi #139 6-2 6-3
Andrea Glass #130
Conchita Martínez #3 6-2 6-0
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Nathalie Tauziat #25 7-6 6-2
Angelica Gavaldon #169
Helena Sukova #31 6-2 6-3
Yone Kamio #60
Paola Suarez #74 6-4 6-3
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer
Asa Carlsson #59 3-6 6-1 7-5
Gloria Pizzichini #48
Barbara Schett #44 1-6 6-4 6-4
Sabine Appelmans #23
Gabriela Sabatini #15 6-1 6-1
Patricia Hy Boulais
Ann Grossman #72 6-4 6-3
Silvia Farina Elia #42
Linda Wild #32 6-2 6-3
Sung-Hee Park #66
Kristie Boogert #56 6-1 6-0
Joannette Kruger #55
Barbara Rittner #63 7-5 7-5
Katarina Studenikova #33
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 6-1 6-4
Nana Smith #89
Lindsay Davenport #8 6-2 6-1
Adriana Serra Zanetti #125
Henrieta Nagyova #68 6-1 4-6 6-3
Gala Leon Garcia #78
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #90 6-4 6-4
Janette Husarova #117
Shi-Ting Wang #41 6-4 6-7 6-2
Corina Morariu #108
Round of 64
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1
Karin Kschwendt #37
Natasha Zvereva #27 4-6 6-4 6-3
Ai Sugiyama #26
Anna Kournikova #144 6-3 6-3
Natalia Baudone #132
Barbara Paulus #14 7-5 7-6
Elena Pampoulova
Judith Wiesner #24 6-2 7-5
Debbie Graham #165
Petra Langrova #106 6-4 3-6 7-5
Naoko Sawamatsu #30
Rita Grande #67 6-2 6-0
Tina Krizan #135
Els Callens #118 6-4 1-6 6-1
Annabel Ellwood #141
Martina Hingis #16 6-4 6-4
Miriam Oremans #38
Naoko Kijimuta #51 6-4 7-5
Alexandra Fusai #61
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-2 6-2
Nicole Arendt #82
Elena Likhovtseva #28 6-4 6-2
Lilia Osterloh #319
Jana Novotna #7 6-2 4-6 6-2
Florencia Labat #47
Tami Whitlinger Jones 7-6 6-2
Amy Frazier #22
Karina Habsudova #19 6-4 6-2
Nathalie Dechy #100
Sandra Dopfer #94 2-6 6-2 6-3
Nanne Dahlman #124
Monica Seles #1 (w/o)
Laurence Courtois #46
Dally Randriantefy #104 6-3 6-1
Jane Chi #178
Sandrine Testud #36 6-2 6-1
Cristina Torrens Valero #105
Ines Gorrochategui #87 6-1 6-1
Aleksandra Olsza #110
Amanda Coetzer #17 6-2 7-5
Mariaan De Swardt
Irina Spirlea #21 6-1 6-2
Maria Jose Gaidano
Lisa Raymond #50 6-2 6-0
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #92
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-1 6-4
Kristina Brandi #139
Conchita Martínez #3 6-1 6-3
Nathalie Tauziat #25
Helena Sukova #31 6-4 7-6
Paola Suarez #74
Asa Carlsson #59 6-2 3-1 (ret.)
Barbara Schett #44
Gabriela Sabatini #15 6-2 6-3
Ann Grossman #72
Linda Wild #32 5-7 6-3 6-3
Kristie Boogert #56
Barbara Rittner #63 6-2 6-1
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13
Lindsay Davenport #8 6-0 6-4
Henrieta Nagyova #68
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #90 6-4 3-6 6-3
Shi-Ting Wang #41
Round of 32
Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-2
Natasha Zvereva #27
Anna Kournikova #144 3-6 6-2 6-4
Barbara Paulus #14
Judith Wiesner #24 6-2 6-0
Petra Langrova #106
Rita Grande #67 7-5 6-1
Els Callens #118
Martina Hingis #16 6-2 6-2
Naoko Kijimuta #51
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-1 6-0
Elena Likhovtseva #28
Jana Novotna #7 6-2 6-3
Tami Whitlinger Jones
Karina Habsudova #19 6-2 6-3
Sandra Dopfer #94
Monica Seles #1 6-0 6-2
Dally Randriantefy #104
Sandrine Testud #36 4-6 6-2 6-1
Ines Gorrochategui #87
Amanda Coetzer #17 7-6 7-5
Irina Spirlea #21
Lisa Raymond #50 6-3 6-2
Kimberly Po Messerli
Conchita Martínez #3 6-4 6-3
Helena Sukova #31
Asa Carlsson #59 7-5 3-6 6-2
Gabriela Sabatini #15
Linda Wild #32 6-4 4-6 7-5
Barbara Rittner #63
Lindsay Davenport #8 6-0 6-3
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #90
Round of 16
Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-1
Anna Kournikova #144
Judith Wiesner #24 6-0 6-3
Rita Grande #67
Martina Hingis #16 6-1 3-6 6-4
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2
Jana Novotna #7 6-2 6-0
Karina Habsudova #19
Monica Seles #1 7-5 6-0
Sandrine Testud #36
Amanda Coetzer #17 6-4 6-1
Lisa Raymond #50
Conchita Martínez #3 6-2 6-1
Asa Carlsson #59
Linda Wild #32 6-2 3-6 6-0
Lindsay Davenport #8
Quarterfinals
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-3
Judith Wiesner #24
Martina Hingis #16 7-6 6-4
Jana Novotna #7
Monica Seles #1 6-0 6-3
Amanda Coetzer #17
Conchita Martínez #3 7-6 6-0
Linda Wild #32
Semifinals
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-3
Martina Hingis #16
Monica Seles #1 6-4 6-3
Conchita Martínez #3
Final
Steffi Graf #1 7-5 6-4
Monica Seles #1

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