1996 French Open – Women's singles

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Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 10–8 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. With the win, Graf claimed her 19th major singles title, surpassing Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's Open Era record.

Women's singles

1996 French Open

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

Score

6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 10–8

Details

Draw

128

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	−45	45+	women

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Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Steffi Graf (champion)
Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Anke Huber (fourth round)
Kimiko Date (fourth round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
Mary Pierce (third round)
Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
Martina Hingis (third round)
Barbara Paulus (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals

	1	Steffi Graf	6	6

	5	Iva Majoli	3	1
								1	Steffi Graf	6	6

								3	Conchita Martínez	3	1
	3	Conchita Martínez	6	6

	9	Lindsay Davenport	1	3
															1	Steffi Graf	6	6⁴	10

															4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	7⁷	8
		Karina Habšudová	2	7⁷	8

	4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6⁴	10
								4	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

								10	Jana Novotná	3	5
	10	Jana Novotná	7⁹	6

	2	Monica Seles	6⁷	3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	1	S Graf	6	6
		L Neiland	3	2				1	S Graf	6	6
		N Bradtke	6	6					N Bradtke	2	2
		J Watanabe	2	3											1	S Graf	6	1
		P Kamstra	6	7											Q	P Langrová	0	0	r
		L Golarsa	1	5					P Kamstra	2	6	1
	Q	P Langrová	6	7¹⁴				Q	P Langrová	6	4	6
		N Arendt	2	6¹²																		1	S Graf	6	7⁹
		J Halard-Decugis	2	6	6																	11	MJ Fernández	1	6⁷
		L Lee	6	1	0				J Halard-Decugis	7⁷	4	5
	LL	G Pizzichini	7⁷	6				LL	G Pizzichini	6⁴	6	7
		K Kschwendt	6²	2											LL	G Pizzichini	2	3
		H Nagyová	2	6	6										11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		P Schnyder	6	4	4				H Nagyová	2	4
	11	MJ Fernández	6	6				11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		M Grzybowska	0	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	16	B Paulus	6	6
		N Kijimuta	4	4				16	B Paulus	6	6
		K Boogert	6	6					K Boogert	2	4
	Q	Á Montolio	1	4											16	B Paulus	4	6	3
		K Nagatsuka	6	3	6										Q	G León García	6	2	6
		K Adams	4	6	2				K Nagatsuka	1	0
	Q	G León García	6	6				Q	G León García	6	6
		N Miyagi	4	4																		Q	G León García	3	1
		P Suárez	1	6	6																	5	I Majoli	6	6
		M de Swardt	6	3	2				P Suárez	5	3
		S Testud	6	5	6				S Testud	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	3	7	4											S Testud	6	5	4
		R Grande	6	6											5	I Majoli	4	7	6
		S Cacic	3	1					R Grande	3	6⁴
	5	I Majoli	6	6				5	I Majoli	6	7⁷
		S Meier	3	4

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	3	C Martínez	6	6
		E Callens	1	1				3	C Martínez	6	7
		R Zrubáková	5	6	6				R Zrubáková	3	5
	WC	A-G Sidot	7	3	2										3	C Martínez	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6												A Grossman	2	1
		Y Kamio	4	0					A Grossman	6	6
		N Dechy	6	7					N Dechy	3	3
		J Husárová	2	5																		3	C Martínez	6	6
		A Serra Zanetti	2	6	7																	14	A Coetzer	2	3
		F Labat	6	1	5				A Serra Zanetti	3	3
		N Zvereva	6	6					N Zvereva	6	6
		D Van Roost	3	4												N Zvereva	3	6	2
	Q	F Lubiani	6	7											14	A Coetzer	6	3	6
		C Porwik	4	5				Q	F Lubiani	4	1
	14	A Coetzer	6	7				14	A Coetzer	6	6
		A Sugiyama	1	5

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	9	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	F Perfetti	4	1				9	L Davenport	6	6
		S-h Park	5	6	6				S-h Park	1	2
		M Endo	7	1	3										9	L Davenport	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	6												Y Basuki	3	2
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	2					Y Basuki	7	6
		L Courtois	6	5					L Courtois	5	2
		MJ Gaidano	3	2	r																	9	L Davenport	3	6	8
		L Wild	6	6																		7	K Date	6	4	6
		R Hiraki	2	0					L Wild	6⁵	7⁷	6
	Q	S Cecchini	6	6				Q	S Cecchini	7⁷	6³	2
		M McGrath	2	1												L Wild	3	5
		T Ječmenica	7	7⁷											7	K Date	6	7
		S Hack	5	6⁰					T Ječmenica	4	2
	7	K Date	3	6	6			7	K Date	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	3	4

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	6	A Huber	6	6
		G Fernández	2	2				6	A Huber	6	6
		A Temesvári	6	7					A Temesvári	3	2
		S Stafford	1	5											6	A Huber	6	6
		N Feber	6	6											WC	S Pitkowski	2	2
		H Suková	4	4					N Feber	2	5
	WC	S Pitkowski	6	5	7			WC	S Pitkowski	6	7
	Q	R McQuillan	4	7	5																	6	A Huber	5	3
		K Habšudová	6⁵	6	7																		K Habšudová	7	6
		K Godridge	7⁷	0	5				K Habšudová	6	4	8
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	2	6	6
		A Miller	1	1												K Habšudová	4	7	6
		P Begerow	2	7	6										15	M Hingis	6	5	4
		C Singer	6	5	4				P Begerow	5	5
	15	M Hingis	6	6				15	M Hingis	7	7
		B Schett	3	0

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	12	M Pierce	7	6
	LL	M Schnell	5	2				12	M Pierce	6	2	6
	LL	D Randriantefy	7⁸	6				LL	D Randriantefy	3	6	2
	Q	J Nejedly	6⁶	1											12	M Pierce	4	2
		B Rittner	6	6												B Rittner	6	6
		K Studeníková	0	1					B Rittner	6	6
		J-Q Yi	6	7					J-Q Yi	0	3
		J Capriati	3	5																			B Rittner	3	4
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6																		4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	A Cocheteux	2	2					M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	6	1	6				E Likhovtseva	6	3	9
		J Wiesner	3	6	4											E Likhovtseva	0	0
		V Martinek	6	6											4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		J Kandarr	3	4					V Martinek	0	1
	4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6				4	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Glass	2	3

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	8	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	4	4				8	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	5	7
	WC	A Mauresmo	6	1	6			WC	A Mauresmo	4	7	5
		B Reinstadler	2	6	4										8	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	6	2
		S Farina	6	6												I Spîrlea	6	3	6
		C Cristea	3	4					S Farina	0	r
		I Spîrlea	6	6					I Spîrlea	4
	WC	C Mothes-Jobkel	0	1																			I Spîrlea	1	5
		E Makarova	6	3	6																	10	J Novotná	6	7
		N Baudone	0	6	1				E Makarova	6	6
		A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	1	1
		P Hy-Boulais	2	4												E Makarova	1	5
		S-T Wang	6	6											10	J Novotná	6	7
		A Smashnova	2	4					S-T Wang	4	3
	10	J Novotná	6	6				10	J Novotná	6	6
		L Richterová	0	2

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

	13	M Maleeva	6	6⁴	12
		L Raymond	1	7⁷	10			13	M Maleeva	6	2	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	2	6	2
		E Pampoulova	1	2											13	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Oremans	6	6												M Oremans	2	1
	WC	L Ghirardi-Rubbi	3	0					M Oremans	7	6
		R Bobková	6	7					R Bobková	5	1
	WC	I Demongeot	2	5																		13	M Maleeva	1	1
		R Dragomir	6	6																		2	M Seles	6	6
		A Frazier	3	3					R Dragomir	2	2
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	6	6
		R Stubbs	1	1												S Appelmans	2	5
		N Sawamatsu	6	6											2	M Seles	6	7
		K Nowak	2	1					N Sawamatsu	6⁴	2
	2	M Seles	6	6				2	M Seles	7⁷	6
	WC	C Dhenin	1	1

External links

1996 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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