WTA Atlanta Olympics 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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 on hard courts in Atlanta, United States, from July 23 to August 3, 1996.

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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Atlanta Olympics 1996 match log
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 3, 1996* F Lindsay Davenport #10 7-6(8) 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 H2H Match data
BR (1)
Aug 2, 1996* BR Jana Novotna #6 7-6(8) 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #8 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 2, 1996* SF 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
QF (4)
Aug 1, 1996* QF Jana Novotna #6 7-5 3-6 8-6 Monica Seles #1 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 1996* QF 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
R16 (8)
Jul 30, 1996* R16 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
R32 (16)
Jul 28, 1996* R32 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
R64 (32)
Jul 26, 1996* R64 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

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

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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.