WTA Indian Wells 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Steffi Graf won the 1996 Indian Wells, defeating Conchita Martínez 7-6 7-6 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from March 8 to March 14, 1996.

Champion
Steffi Graf
def. Conchita Martínez , 7-6 7-6
Dates
Mar 8 — Mar 14
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Mar 14, 1996* F Steffi Graf #1 7-6 7-6 Conchita Martínez #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Mar 13, 1996* SF Steffi Graf #1 6-7 7-6 6-4 Lindsay Davenport #12 H2H Match data
Mar 13, 1996* SF Conchita Martínez #2 6-0 6-4 Kimiko Date Krumm H2H Match data
QF (4)
Mar 13, 1996* QF Conchita Martínez #2 7-5 6-2 Lindsay Lee-Waters #49 H2H Match data
Mar 13, 1996* QF Kimiko Date Krumm 6-7 6-3 6-3 Nathalie Tauziat #21 H2H Match data
Mar 13, 1996* QF Lindsay Davenport #12 6-0 6-3 Chanda Rubin #9 H2H Match data
Mar 13, 1996* QF Steffi Graf #1 6-4 6-1 Amanda Coetzer #15 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Kimiko Date Krumm 6-4 6-0 Larisa Savchenko #79 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Chanda Rubin #9 6-3 6-3 Jennifer Capriati #42 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Lindsay Davenport #12 7-6 6-1 Judith Wiesner #26 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Lindsay Lee-Waters #49 7-5 6-7 6-3 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Steffi Graf #1 6-3 7-5 Julie Halard-Decugis #18 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Amanda Coetzer #15 6-2 6-1 Irina Spirlea #24 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Conchita Martínez #2 6-0 6-3 Ai Sugiyama #32 H2H Match data
Mar 12, 1996* R16 Nathalie Tauziat #21 7-6 6-4 Mary Joe Fernandez #13 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Irina Spirlea #24 7-5 7-5 Sabine Hack #45 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Chanda Rubin #9 6-2 6-0 Nicole Bradtke #43 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Larisa Savchenko #79 7-5 1-6 6-2 Naoko Sawamatsu #28 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Ai Sugiyama #32 7-5 3-6 6-4 Lisa Raymond #27 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Jennifer Capriati #42 6-0 6-0 Shi-Ting Wang #42 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Amanda Coetzer #15 6-1 6-1 Meilen Tu #152 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Julie Halard-Decugis #18 6-1 3-6 6-4 Angelica Gavaldon #80 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-1 Kristina Triska H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Kimiko Date Krumm 6-7 6-1 6-2 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-0 2-6 6-1 Anna Smashnova #78 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Lindsay Davenport #12 6-3 7-5 Mariaan De Swardt H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Lindsay Lee-Waters #49 6-4 6-4 Jing-Qian Yi #82 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Nathalie Tauziat #21 6-0 7-6 Sandrine Testud #41 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Judith Wiesner #26 6-4 6-2 Elena Likhovtseva #39 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #10 6-4 6-4 Jolene Watanabe #105 H2H Match data
Mar 11, 1996* R32 Conchita Martínez #2 6-1 2-6 6-2 Florencia Labat #36 H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Naoko Sawamatsu #28 6-3 6-0 Alexandra Stevenson H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Jennifer Capriati #42 6-4 6-1 Rita Grande #50 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Sabine Hack #45 6-3 6-3 Christina Singer #57 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Jing-Qian Yi #82 0-6 6-1 6-4 Zina Garrison #20 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 5-7 6-4 6-3 Naoko Kijimuta #86 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Julie Halard-Decugis #18 6-2 6-4 Venus Williams #217 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Meilen Tu #152 6-1 4-6 6-1 Catalina Cristea #108 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Florencia Labat #36 6-3 6-1 Rachel Mcquillan #66 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Lisa Raymond #27 4-6 6-2 7-5 Silvia Farina Elia #38 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Kristina Triska 6-4 6-3 Ludmila Richterova #63 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Nicole Bradtke #43 6-4 2-6 6-3 Barbara Schett #59 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Anna Smashnova #78 5-7 7-5 6-3 Ines Gorrochategui #47 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Ai Sugiyama #32 6-2 6-3 Tami Whitlinger Jones H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Jolene Watanabe #105 5-7 5-5 (ret.) Joannette Kruger #35 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Angelica Gavaldon #80 6-4 6-3 Maria Vento-Kabchi #120 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Mariaan De Swardt 6-4 7-5 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Lindsay Lee-Waters #49 4-6 6-3 7-5 Nancy Feber #91 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Sandrine Testud #41 6-2 6-0 Angeles Montolio #154 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Irina Spirlea #24 6-4 6-2 Adriana Serra Zanetti #83 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Elena Likhovtseva #39 7-6 2-6 6-4 Katarzyna Nowak #65 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Judith Wiesner #26 6-3 7-6 Fang Li #141 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Shi-Ting Wang #42 6-0 6-2 Amy Frazier #19 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Larisa Savchenko #79 3-6 6-3 6-2 Gigi Fernandez #70 H2H Match data
Mar 10, 1996* R64 Nathalie Tauziat #21 4-6 6-1 6-4 Alexia Dechaume Balleret H2H Match data

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