WTA Birmingham 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Meredith Mcgrath won the 1996 Birmingham, defeating Nathalie Tauziat 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on grass courts in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from June 10 to June 16, 1996.

Champion
Meredith Mcgrath
def. Nathalie Tauziat , 2-6 6-4 6-4
Dates
Jun 10 — Jun 16
Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 16, 1996* F Meredith Mcgrath #53 2-6 6-4 6-4 Nathalie Tauziat #22 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 15, 1996* SF Meredith Mcgrath #53 3-6 6-3 6-4 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 H2H Match data
Jun 15, 1996* SF Nathalie Tauziat #22 6-2 6-3 Miriam Oremans #42 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 15, 1996* QF Miriam Oremans #42 6-4 7-5 Christina Singer #63 H2H Match data
Jun 15, 1996* QF Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 6-2 7-6 Larisa Savchenko #84 H2H Match data
Jun 15, 1996* QF Meredith Mcgrath #53 6-3 6-2 Els Callens #96 H2H Match data
Jun 15, 1996* QF Nathalie Tauziat #22 6-0 6-2 Laurence Courtois #46 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Els Callens #96 5-7 7-6 6-1 Lisa Raymond #36 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Laurence Courtois #46 7-6 2-6 6-1 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Larisa Savchenko #84 2-6 6-4 6-3 Dominique Monami #48 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 6-7 6-3 6-3 Gloria Pizzichini #52 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Nathalie Tauziat #22 7-5 6-2 Gigi Fernandez #68 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Christina Singer #63 6-3 1-6 6-3 Lori Mcneil #35 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Miriam Oremans #42 6-3 6-2 Kristine Kunce #166 H2H Match data
Jun 14, 1996* R16 Meredith Mcgrath #53 6-1 6-0 Natasha Zvereva #21 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 4-6 6-3 6-4 Tatjana Jecmenica #75 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Meredith Mcgrath #53 6-3 6-3 Tina Krizan #154 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Kristine Kunce #166 6-7 6-2 6-3 Linda Wild #33 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Laurence Courtois #46 6-2 6-2 Maria Strandlund Tomsvik H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #22 4-6 7-6 6-3 Tamarine Tanasugarn #303 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Dominique Monami #48 6-3 7-5 Caroline Dhenin #165 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Els Callens #96 6-7 7-5 6-3 Nancy Feber #104 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Gloria Pizzichini #52 6-4 6-2 Anne Kremer #157 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Lisa Raymond #36 6-4 6-4 Pam Shriver #127 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Larisa Savchenko #84 6-2 7-5 Trudi Musgrave #316 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Gigi Fernandez #68 7-5 7-5 Megan Miller #332 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Natasha Zvereva #21 6-4 6-4 Nicole Arendt #100 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #12 6-3 7-5 Petra Kamstra #78 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Miriam Oremans #42 6-2 6-3 Isabelle Demongeot #153 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Lori Mcneil #35 4-6 6-2 6-4 Seda Noorlander #202 H2H Match data
Jun 13, 1996* R32 Christina Singer #63 7-5 6-1 Catalina Cristea #239 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Miriam Oremans #42 7-5 6-3 Samantha Smith #236 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 7-5 7-6 Aleksandra Olsza #135 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Isabelle Demongeot #153 7-6 6-3 Maureen Drake #159 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Megan Miller #332 6-4 4-6 6-3 Laxmi Poruri #133 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Caroline Dhenin #165 7-5 4-6 6-4 Melanie Schnell #90 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Els Callens #96 6-4 6-3 Rachel Mcquillan #122 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Tatjana Jecmenica #75 6-0 4-6 6-4 Rika Hiraki #105 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Gloria Pizzichini #52 6-3 6-2 Kristin Godridge #112 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Seda Noorlander #202 6-2 6-3 Nicole Pratt #190 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Nancy Feber #104 7-6 6-1 Sonya Jeyaseelan #144 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Catalina Cristea #239 7-6 6-3 Nanne Dahlman #121 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Larisa Savchenko #84 3-6 7-5 6-4 Naoko Kijimuta #55 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Petra Kamstra #78 6-0 6-4 Laura Golarsa #140 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Kristine Kunce #166 5-7 6-0 6-3 Kimberly Po Messerli H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Tamarine Tanasugarn #303 6-4 6-4 Katrina Adams #94 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Maria Strandlund Tomsvik 6-2 6-2 Karen Cross #260 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Pam Shriver #127 6-2 6-3 Maria Vento-Kabchi #119 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Meredith Mcgrath #53 6-3 6-4 Annabel Ellwood #134 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Anne Kremer #157 2-6 7-5 7-5 Erika De Lone #131 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Tina Krizan #154 6-0 6-2 Kerry-Anne Guse #176 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Gigi Fernandez #68 6-1 6-2 Ines Gorrochategui #82 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Christina Singer #63 6-2 6-2 Rennae Stubbs #81 H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Trudi Musgrave #316 3-6 6-2 6-4 Paula Hermida Velo H2H Match data
Jun 12, 1996* R64 Nicole Arendt #100 6-3 6-1 Clare Wood #188 H2H Match data

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