WTA Australian Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Monica Seles won the 1996 Australian Open, defeating Anke Huber 6-4 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 15 to January 29, 1996.

Champion
Monica Seles
def. Anke Huber , 6-4 6-1
Dates
Jan 15 — Jan 29
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 29, 1996* F Monica Seles #1 6-4 6-1 Anke Huber #5 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 28, 1996* SF Anke Huber #9 4-6 6-4 6-2 Amanda Coetzer #18 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1996* SF Monica Seles #1 6-7(2) 6-1 7-5 Chanda Rubin #14 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 26, 1996* QF Amanda Coetzer #18 7-5 4-6 6-1 Martina Hingis #20 H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1996* QF Anke Huber #9 4-6 6-2 6-1 Conchita Martínez #2 H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1996* QF Chanda Rubin #14 6-4 2-6 16-14 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1996* QF Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-2 Iva Majoli #8 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Amanda Coetzer #18 6-3 6-3 Elena Likhovtseva #51 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Anke Huber #9 6-3 6-2 Barbara Schett #84 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-3 6-3 Mary Joe Fernandez #10 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-4 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Iva Majoli #8 6-2 6-2 Sabine Appelmans #29 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Chanda Rubin #14 6-2 6-4 Gabriela Sabatini #7 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-3 Naoko Sawamatsu #17 H2H Match data
Jan 24, 1996* R16 Conchita Martínez #2 6-3 6-1 Lindsay Davenport #12 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Iva Majoli #8 6-2 6-1 Alexandra Fusai #101 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Gabriela Sabatini #7 6-1 6-2 Karin Kschwendt #75 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 4-6 6-1 6-4 Kristie Boogert #33 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-1 Mana Endo #64 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Anke Huber #9 6-2 6-1 Ludmila Richterova #74 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Lindsay Davenport #12 6-4 7-5 Nanne Dahlman #109 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-3 6-3 Sandra Cacic #63 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-3 6-1 Rita Grande #67 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Barbara Schett #84 6-2 5-7 8-6 Helena Sukova #28 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Chanda Rubin #14 6-0 6-2 Laurence Courtois #61 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Naoko Sawamatsu #17 6-4 6-0 Ai Sugiyama #42 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Sabine Appelmans #29 6-3 6-2 Tami Whitlinger Jones H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Conchita Martínez #2 6-3 6-0 Jana Kandarr #85 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Monica Seles #1 7-5 6-0 Julie Halard-Decugis #37 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Mary Joe Fernandez #10 6-1 6-1 Nicole Arendt #113 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1996* R32 Amanda Coetzer #18 6-3 6-1 Rika Hiraki #159 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-3 6-2 Barbara Rittner #55 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-4 Barbara Paulus #23 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Julie Halard-Decugis #37 6-2 0-6 6-2 Francesca Lubiani #163 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-1 Katarina Studenikova #78 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Karin Kschwendt #75 2-6 6-2 6-1 Nana Smith #119 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Barbara Schett #84 6-4 6-3 Sung-Hee Park #69 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Gabriela Sabatini #7 6-4 6-3 Karina Habsudova #60 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Amanda Coetzer #18 6-1 6-1 Sabine Hack #58 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Jana Kandarr #85 7-6(3) 6-3 Yone Kamio #32 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Ai Sugiyama #42 6-2 6-2 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-4 6-4 Mary Pierce #4 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Kristie Boogert #33 6-2 1-6 6-3 Nancy Feber #95 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Conchita Martínez #2 6-2 6-4 Florencia Labat #38 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Lindsay Davenport #12 7-6(5) 6-3 Rennae Stubbs #90 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Rita Grande #67 6-4 7-6(5) Silke Meier #86 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 6-4 3-6 6-3 Shi-Ting Wang #46 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Helena Sukova #28 7-6(5) 4-6 8-6 Magdalena Grzybowska #88 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Laurence Courtois #61 6-3 7-6(5) Joannette Kruger #27 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Anke Huber #9 6-1 6-2 Asa Carlsson #43 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Mana Endo #64 6-2 1-6 6-4 Kimiko Date Krumm H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Ludmila Richterova #74 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 Dally Randriantefy #92 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Chanda Rubin #14 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 Tina Krizan #150 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Tami Whitlinger Jones 5-7 6-4 6-2 Anna Smashnova #73 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Sandra Cacic #63 6-2 7-5 Siobhan Drake Brockman H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Iva Majoli #8 6-3 6-2 Lori Mcneil #35 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Naoko Sawamatsu #17 6-4 6-3 Linda Wild #59 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Alexandra Fusai #101 7-6(5) 7-6(5) Jolene Watanabe #143 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Nicole Arendt #113 3-6 6-3 8-6 Silvia Farina Elia #45 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Nanne Dahlman #109 6-4 6-3 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Sabine Appelmans #29 6-3 6-3 Irina Spirlea #24 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Mary Joe Fernandez #10 6-2 6-0 María Sánchez Lorenzo #118 H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996* R64 Rika Hiraki #159 6-3 4-6 6-2 Laxmi Poruri #140 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Helena Sukova #28 6-4 6-0 Judith Wiesner #26 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 1-6 7-6(3) 6-3 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Mary Pierce #4 6-3 6-1 Petra Schwarz #108 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Linda Wild #59 6-2 6-1 Janette Husarova #99 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Asa Carlsson #43 6-2 6-0 Kirrily Sharpe #195 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Amanda Coetzer #18 6-2 6-2 Melanie Schnell #114 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Laxmi Poruri #140 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 Lindsay Lee-Waters #56 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Sung-Hee Park #69 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 Maria Vento-Kabchi #105 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Rennae Stubbs #90 6-3 6-4 Gigi Fernandez #66 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Conchita Martínez #2 6-4 6-1 Clare Wood #179 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Karin Kschwendt #75 6-0 6-2 Petra Begerow #49 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Karina Habsudova #60 6-3 6-3 Isabelle Demongeot #166 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Francesca Lubiani #163 6-2 4-6 6-4 Nicole Bradtke #34 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Mana Endo #64 7-6(6) 6-4 Kerry-Anne Guse #201 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Nicole Arendt #113 6-3 6-1 Kristine Kunce #205 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Shi-Ting Wang #46 7-6(5) 6-1 Andrea Temesvari #106 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Katarina Studenikova #78 7-5 6-4 Dominique Monami #53 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Barbara Schett #84 4-6 7-5 9-7 Amy Frazier #16 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Lori Mcneil #35 7-5 6-3 Nicole Pratt #206 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Lindsay Davenport #12 6-1 6-2 Christina Singer #48 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Joannette Kruger #27 4-6 7-5 6-1 Annabel Ellwood #135 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Kimiko Date Krumm 6-2 6-0 Angelica Gavaldon #39 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Tina Krizan #150 6-2 2-6 6-4 Meredith Mcgrath #52 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Chanda Rubin #14 4-6 6-3 6-2 Rachel Mcquillan #68 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Julie Halard-Decugis #37 6-1 6-1 Jane Taylor H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Gabriela Sabatini #7 6-0 6-1 Shaun Stafford #104 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Kristie Boogert #33 6-3 6-2 Adriana Serra Zanetti #72 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Yone Kamio #32 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Fang Li #121 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Magdalena Grzybowska #88 4-6 6-3 6-2 Trudi Musgrave #300 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Monica Seles #1 6-3 6-0 Janet Lee #164 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 María Sánchez Lorenzo #118 6-2 6-3 Veronika Martinek #89 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-3 6-0 Naoko Kijimuta #82 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 7-6(3) Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #94 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Nana Smith #119 6-3 7-5 Sandra Cecchini #100 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-1 Jana Nejedly #107 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Iva Majoli #8 6-4 6-2 Elena Makarova H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Florencia Labat #38 6-2 6-2 Jing-Qian Yi #79 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Sabine Hack #58 2-6 6-4 6-4 Yayuk Basuki #30 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Nanne Dahlman #109 6-3 6-0 Katarzyna Nowak #65 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-2 6-2 Beate Reinstadler #71 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Laurence Courtois #61 7-6(4) 7-6(4) Miriam Oremans #47 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Sandra Cacic #63 6-3 6-4 Els Callens #97 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Ai Sugiyama #42 0-6 7-5 6-1 Radomira Zrubakova #91 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Sabine Appelmans #29 7-5 6-4 Natalia Baudone #102 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Nancy Feber #95 6-4 6-0 Sonya Jeyaseelan #176 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-2 6-4 Kyoko Nagatsuka #44 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Siobhan Drake Brockman 6-4 4-6 6-3 Kristin Godridge #80 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Mary Joe Fernandez #10 6-4 6-3 Virginia Ruano Pascual #54 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Barbara Paulus #23 6-0 6-0 Larisa Savchenko #87 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Irina Spirlea #24 6-4 6-7(4) 8-6 Sandrine Testud #36 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 4-6 6-2 6-4 Erika De Lone #115 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Rika Hiraki #159 3-6 6-3 6-2 Maria Jose Gaidano H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Anna Smashnova #73 6-2 4-6 7-5 Natasha Zvereva #15 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Jana Kandarr #85 6-4 6-3 Tatjana Jecmenica #83 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Naoko Sawamatsu #17 4-6 6-2 6-1 Catalina Cristea #110 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Barbara Rittner #55 6-3 6-2 Ann Grossman #77 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Silvia Farina Elia #45 6-3 6-4 Lea Ghirardi #81 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Ludmila Richterova #74 6-3 6-3 Gail Biggs #304 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Rita Grande #67 6-4 6-3 Lisa Raymond #19 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Jolene Watanabe #143 6-4 6-3 Mariaan De Swardt H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Alexandra Fusai #101 6-4 6-4 Pam Shriver #111 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Dally Randriantefy #92 7-5 7-6(4) Maria Strandlund Tomsvik H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Anke Huber #9 6-1 6-4 Sandra Kleinova #117 H2H Match data
Jan 17, 1996* R128 Silke Meier #86 0-6 6-4 6-2 Min Tang #128 H2H Match data

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