WTA Atlanta Olympics 1996 Draw & Results
CompletedLindsay 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.
Full tournament history →Dates
Jul 23 — Aug 3
Location
Atlanta, United States
Category
Olympics
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results
Round of 64
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 6-1
Naoko Sawamatsu
6-3 4-6 6-3
Anke Huber
2-6 6-4 6-2
Mariaan De Swardt
7-6(4) 3-6 7-5
Iva Majoli
3-6 6-3 6-4
Karina Habsudova
6-3 6-3
Laurence Courtois
1-6 6-2 6-2
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-2 6-4
Shi-Ting Wang
7-5 7-6(5)
Ines Gorrochategui
6-2 1-6 6-1
Mary Pierce
6-3 7-5
Conchita Martínez
6-1 6-2
Radomira Zrubakova
6-3 6-2
Natasha Zvereva
7-5 6-3
Amanda Coetzer
6-4 7-6(5)
Silvia Farina Elia
6-2 6-2
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
6-4 6-0
Young-Ja Choi
6-7(5) 6-2 6-1
Kimiko Date
6-0 6-1
Virag Csurgo
6-2 7-5
Magdalena Maleeva
6-2 6-1
Florencia Labat
6-2 7-5
Jana Novotna
6-4 4-4 (ret.)
Judith Wiesner
7-6(5) 6-4
Ai Sugiyama
6-2 6-3
Martina Hingis
6-0 6-1
Monica Seles
6-0 6-4
Patricia Hy Boulais
6-4 6-4
Gabriela Sabatini
7-5 6-2
Angelica Gavaldon
6-1 3-6 6-2
Round of 32
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 6-2
Anke Huber
3-6 6-1 6-4
Iva Majoli
7-5 6-3
Karina Habsudova
7-5 6-2
Mary Joe Fernandez
7-6(4) 2-6 6-1
Ines Gorrochategui
6-4 1-6 7-5
Conchita Martínez
6-1 6-4
Natasha Zvereva
6-1 4-6 6-2
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
6-2 6-4
Kimiko Date
6-2 6-3
Magdalena Maleeva
7-6(7) 6-1
Jana Novotna
6-4 3-6 6-3
Ai Sugiyama
6-4 6-4
Monica Seles
6-3 6-2
Gabriela Sabatini
6-4 6-0
Round of 16
Lindsay Davenport
6-1 3-6 6-3
Iva Majoli
6-4 3-6 6-4
Mary Joe Fernandez
6-0 6-3
Conchita Martínez
6-2 7-5
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6-4 7-6(7)
Kimiko Date
6-4 6-4
Jana Novotna
6-3 6-4
Monica Seles
6-3 6-3
Quarterfinals
Lindsay Davenport
7-5 6-3
Mary Joe Fernandez
3-6 6-2 6-3
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
4-6 6-3 10-8
Jana Novotna
7-5 3-6 8-6
Semifinals
Lindsay Davenport
6-2 7-6(6)
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
6-4 1-6 6-3
Final
Lindsay Davenport
7-6(8) 6-2
Most Gold Medals
| Player | Golds |
|---|---|
| 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
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Edition | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qinwen Zheng | 6-2 6-3 | Donna Vekic | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Belinda Bencic | 7-5 2-6 6-3 | Marketa Vondrousova | H2H | Match data | 2020 | Hard |
| Monica Puig | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | Angelique Kerber | H2H | Match data | 2016 | Hard |
| Serena Williams | 6-0 6-1 | Maria Sharapova | H2H | Match data | 2012 | Grass |
| Elena Dementieva | 3-6 7-5 6-3 | Dinara Safina | 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.