WTA Atlanta Olympics 1996 Draw & Results

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Lindsay Davenport won the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 7-6(8) 6-2 in the final. The Olympics event was played July 23–August 3 on hard courts in Atlanta, United States.

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Champion
Lindsay Davenport
def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario , 7-6(8) 6-2
Dates
Jul 23 — Aug 3
Location
Atlanta, United States
Category
Olympics
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

Match type

64 recorded singles results

Atlanta Olympics 1996 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Lindsay Davenport #10 7-6(8) 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 H2H Match data Aug 3, 1996* F
BR (1)
Jana Novotna #6 7-6(8) 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #8 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1996* BR
SF (2)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-4 1-6 6-3 Jana Novotna #6 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1996* SF
Lindsay Davenport #10 6-2 7-6(6) Mary Joe Fernandez #8 H2H Match data Aug 2, 1996* SF
QF (4)
Jana Novotna #6 7-5 3-6 8-6 Monica Seles #1 H2H Match data Aug 1, 1996* QF Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 4-6 6-3 10-8 Kimiko Date #9 H2H Match data Aug 1, 1996* QF
Lindsay Davenport #10 7-5 6-3 Iva Majoli #4 H2H Match data Aug 1, 1996* QF
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 3-6 6-2 6-3 Conchita Martínez #2 H2H Match data Aug 1, 1996* QF
R16 (8)
Monica Seles #1 6-3 6-3 Gabriela Sabatini #14 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Jana Novotna #6 6-3 6-4 Ai Sugiyama #24 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-4 7-6(7) Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Kimiko Date #9 6-4 6-4 Magdalena Maleeva #11 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Lindsay Davenport #10 6-1 3-6 6-3 Anke Huber #5 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Iva Majoli #4 6-4 3-6 6-4 Karina Habsudova #21 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-0 6-3 Ines Gorrochategui #82 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
Conchita Martínez #2 6-2 7-5 Natasha Zvereva #25 H2H Match data Jul 30, 1996* R16
R32 (16)
Monica Seles #1 6-3 6-2 Patricia Hy Boulais H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Gabriela Sabatini #14 6-4 6-0 Angelica Gavaldon #137 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Ai Sugiyama #24 6-4 6-4 Martina Hingis #17 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Jana Novotna #6 6-4 3-6 6-3 Judith Wiesner #22 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-1 6-3 Silvia Farina Elia #46 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 6-2 6-4 Young-Ja Choi #198 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Magdalena Maleeva #11 7-6(7) 6-1 Florencia Labat #59 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Kimiko Date #9 6-2 6-3 Virag Csurgo H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Anke Huber #5 3-6 6-1 6-4 Mariaan De Swardt H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Lindsay Davenport #10 6-2 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #32 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Karina Habsudova #21 7-5 6-2 Laurence Courtois #50 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Iva Majoli #4 7-5 6-3 Virginia Ruano Pascual #107 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1 Shi-Ting Wang #41 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Ines Gorrochategui #83 6-4 1-6 7-5 Mary Pierce #13 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Natasha Zvereva #25 6-1 4-6 6-2 Amanda Coetzer #16 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
Conchita Martínez #2 6-1 6-4 Radomira Zrubakova #130 H2H Match data Jul 28, 1996* R32
R64 (32)
Monica Seles #1 6-0 6-4 Li Ling Chen H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Patricia Hy Boulais 6-4 6-4 Rita Grande #56 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Angelica Gavaldon #137 6-1 3-6 6-2 Christina Papadaki #171 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Gabriela Sabatini #14 7-5 6-2 Nathalie Tauziat #28 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Martina Hingis #17 6-0 6-1 Joelle Schad H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Ai Sugiyama #24 6-2 6-3 Katarina Studenikova #34 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Judith Wiesner #22 7-6(5) 6-4 Andrea Temesvari #166 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 6-1 7-5 Dominique Monami #40 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Silvia Farina Elia #46 6-2 6-2 Clare Wood #191 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Young-Ja Choi #198 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 Joannette Kruger #64 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 6-4 6-0 Selima Sfar #382 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Magdalena Maleeva #11 6-2 6-1 Rennae Stubbs #101 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Florencia Labat #59 6-2 7-5 Elena Makarova H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Virag Csurgo 6-2 7-5 Aleksandra Olsza #118 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Kimiko Date #9 6-0 6-1 Dally Randriantefy #93 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Anke Huber #5 2-6 6-4 6-2 Catalina Cristea #205 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Mariaan De Swardt 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 Helena Sukova #27 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Naoko Sawamatsu #32 6-3 4-6 6-3 Sung-Hee Park #73 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Lindsay Davenport #10 6-2 6-1 Anne Kremer #149 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Karina Habsudova #21 6-3 6-3 Yayuk Basuki #31 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Laurence Courtois #50 1-6 6-2 6-2 Anna Kournikova #135 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Virginia Ruano Pascual #107 6-4 6-2 Magdalena Grzybowska #77 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Iva Majoli #4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Nicole Bradtke #67 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Mary Joe Fernandez #8 6-2 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva #29 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Shi-Ting Wang #41 7-5 7-6(5) Adriana Serra Zanetti #141 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Ines Gorrochategui #83 6-2 1-6 6-1 Jing-Qian Yi #69 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Mary Pierce #13 6-3 7-5 Olga Barabanschikova #216 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Amanda Coetzer #16 6-4 7-6(5) Rachel Mcquillan #126 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Natasha Zvereva #25 7-5 6-3 Sabine Appelmans #26 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Radomira Zrubakova #130 6-3 6-2 Jana Nejedly #133 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Conchita Martínez #2 6-1 6-2 Patty Schnyder #85 H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64
Jana Novotna #6 6-4 4-4 (ret.) Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data Jul 26, 1996* R64

Most Gold Medals

Players with the most Olympic singles gold medals
PlayerGolds
Belinda Bencic 1
Elena Dementieva 1
Jennifer Capriati 1
Justine Henin 1
Lindsay Davenport 1
Monica Puig 1
Qinwen Zheng 1
Serena Williams 1
Steffi Graf 1
Venus Williams 1

Recent Finals

Recent Atlanta Olympics finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataEditionSurface
Qinwen Zheng #7 6-2 6-3 Donna Vekic #21 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Belinda Bencic #12 7-5 2-6 6-3 Marketa Vondrousova #42 H2H Match data 2020 Hard
Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data 2016 Hard
Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data 2012 Grass
Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 7-5 6-3 Dinara Safina #6 H2H Match data 2008 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where were the 1996 Olympic women's singles played?
The 1996 Olympic women's singles were played in Atlanta, United States.
Who won the 1996 Olympic women's singles gold medal?
Lindsay Davenport won the 1996 Olympic women's singles gold medal, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 7-6(8) 6-2 in the final.
Who has won the most Olympic women's singles gold medals?
10 players share the Olympic women's singles record with 1 gold medal each.
What surface was used for the 1996 Olympic women's singles?
The 1996 Olympic women's singles were played on hard courts.