WTA Toyota Princess Cup 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

Monica Seles won the 1996 Toyota Princess Cup, defeating Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-1 6-4 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from September 16 to September 22, 1996. The match log contains 27 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Monica Seles
def. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario , 6-1 6-4
Dates
Sep 16 — Sep 22
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 32

Monica Seles #1
BYE
Mana Endo #56 6-1 6-4
Yone Kamio #100
Naoko Sawamatsu #31 6-1 6-3
Ann Grossman #75
Yuka Yoshida #164 2-6 6-3 6-4
Ludmilla Varmuza
Kimiko Date #8
BYE
Nana Smith #94 7-6 7-6
Haruka Inoue #218
Amanda Coetzer #15 6-1 6-2
Kerry-Anne Guse #124
Naoko Kijimuta #48 6-1 6-2
Jolene Watanabe #95
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2
BYE
Rita Grande #62 6-4 2-6 6-2
Kyoko Nagatsuka #114
Shi-Ting Wang #39 6-1 6-3
Rika Hiraki #108
Andrea Glass #135 6-4 6-4
Annabel Ellwood #128
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-1
Miho Saeki #134
Ai Sugiyama #23 6-1 6-4
Adriana Rikl Gersi #123
Mary Pierce #10
BYE
Sung-Hee Park #67 7-6 6-2
Tamarine Tanasugarn #189

Round of 16

Monica Seles #1 6-4 6-4
Mana Endo #56
Naoko Sawamatsu #31 6-2 6-1
Yuka Yoshida #164
Kimiko Date #8 4-6 6-4 6-3
Nana Smith #94
Amanda Coetzer #15 7-6 6-2
Naoko Kijimuta #48
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-2 6-1
Rita Grande #62
Shi-Ting Wang #39 6-1 7-5
Andrea Glass #135
Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-7 6-4
Ai Sugiyama #23
Mary Pierce #10 7-5 6-2
Sung-Hee Park #67

Quarterfinals

Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-4
Naoko Sawamatsu #31
Kimiko Date #8 6-3 6-0
Amanda Coetzer #15
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 4-6 6-1 6-1
Shi-Ting Wang #39
Kimberly Po Messerli 7-5 6-4
Mary Pierce #10

Semifinals

Monica Seles #1 6-4 1-6 7-6
Kimiko Date #8
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2 6-4 6-3
Kimberly Po Messerli

Final

Monica Seles #1 6-1 6-4
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #2

Most Titles

Players with the most Toyota Princess Cup titles
PlayerTitles
Monica Seles 3
Serena Williams 2

Recent Finals

Recent Toyota Princess Cup finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Serena Williams #1 2-6 6-3 6-3 Kim Clijsters #8 H2H Match data 2002 Hard
Jelena Dokic #11 6-4 6-2 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #19 H2H Match data 2001 Hard
Serena Williams #8 7-5 6-1 Julie Halard-Decugis #19 H2H Match data 2000 Hard
Lindsay Davenport #2 7-5 7-6 Monica Seles #5 H2H Match data 1999 Hard
Monica Seles #6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #4 H2H Match data 1998 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 500 tournaments in 1996

Previous editions of Toyota Princess Cup

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Toyota Princess Cup held?
Toyota Princess Cup is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Toyota Princess Cup?
The 2002 Toyota Princess Cup was won by Serena Williams 2-6 6-3 6-3.
Who has won the most Toyota Princess Cup titles?
Monica Seles has won 3 Toyota Princess Cup titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Toyota Princess Cup played?
The first edition of Toyota Princess Cup was held in 1995.
What surface is Toyota Princess Cup played on?
Toyota Princess Cup is played on hard courts.