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WTA Australian Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule
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. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.
The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.
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Location
Melbourne,
Results
Match Log
Draw
127 recorded singles results
Australian Open 1996 match log
Winner Score Loser H2H Match Data Date Round
Monica Seles
#1 3× CH
6-4 6-1
Anke Huber
#5
H2H Match data
Jan 29, 1996*
F
Anke Huber
#9
4-6 6-4 6-2
Amanda Coetzer
#18
H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1996*
SF
Monica Seles
#1 3× CH
6-7(2) 6-1 7-5
Chanda Rubin
#14
H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1996*
SF
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 3× CH
6-1 6-2
Iva Majoli
#8
H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1996*
QF
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 3× CH
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
Jan 24, 1996*
R16
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 3× CH
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
Jan 21, 1996*
R32
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 3× CH
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 DEF
H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996*
R64
Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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
#5
H2H Match data
Jan 19, 1996*
R64
Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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
Jan 19, 1996*
R64
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 DEF
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
Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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
Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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
#5
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 3× CH
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
Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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
Jan 17, 1996*
R128
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