1996 US Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Monica Seles in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. Graf did not lose a set during the tournament.

Women's singles
1996 US Open
Final
ChampionGermany Steffi Graf
Runner-upUnited States Monica Seles
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw128
Seeds16 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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This was the final major appearance for 1990 champion Gabriela Sabatini. It was also the final major singles appearance for 15-time major quarterfinalist and former world No. 4 Zina Garrison.

Seeds

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

01.     Steffi Graf (champion)
02.     Monica Seles (final)
03.     Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (fourth round)
04.     Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
05.     Iva Majoli (first round)
06.     Anke Huber (first round)
07.     Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
08.     Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
09.     Mary Joe Fernández (withdrew due to wrist injury)
10.     Kimiko Date (first round)
11.     Chanda Rubin (withdrew due to wrist injury)
12.     Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
13.     Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
14.     Barbara Paulus (third round)
15.     Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
16.     Martina Hingis (semifinals)
17.     Karina Habšudová (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Chanda Rubin pulled out before the tournament began and her position in the draw was taken over by seventeenth-seeded Karina Habšudová, Rubin was replaced by lucky loser Annabel Ellwood; Mary Joe Fernández, who withdrew on the first day of the tournament, was replaced by lucky loser Tina Križan.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Steffi Graf 7 6
    Judith Wiesner 5 3
1   Steffi Graf 7 6
16   Martina Hingis 5 3
16   Martina Hingis 7 6
7   Jana Novotná 6 4
1   Steffi Graf 7 6
2   Monica Seles 5 4
    Linda Wild 6 0
4   Conchita Martínez 7 6
4   Conchita Martínez 4 3
2   Monica Seles 6 6
    Amanda Coetzer 0 3
2   Monica Seles 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   S Graf 6 7
  Y Basuki 3 6 1   S Graf 6 6
  K Kschwendt 6 6   K Kschwendt 2 1
  S Kleinová 3 4 1   S Graf 6 6
  J Kandarr 2 1   N Zvereva 4 2
  A Sugiyama 6 6   A Sugiyama 6 4 3
  V Ruano Pascual 2 6   N Zvereva 4 6 6
  N Zvereva 6 7 1   S Graf 6 6
Q   A Kournikova 7 6 Q   A Kournikova 2 1
  L Richterová 6 3 Q   A Kournikova 6 6
  N Baudone 6 4 7   N Baudone 3 3
  J Watanabe 4 6 6 Q   A Kournikova 3 6 6
  G Fernández 1 4 14   B Paulus 6 2 4
  E Pampoulova 6 6   E Pampoulova 5 6
  J-Q Yi 2 1 14   B Paulus 7 7
14   B Paulus 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL   T Križan 7 7
  R Hiraki 6 5 LL   T Križan 2 0
  R Grande 6 6   R Grande 6 6
  A Dechaume-Balleret 3 0   R Grande 7 6
LL   A Ellwood 6 6   E Callens 5 1
  J Capriati 4 4 LL   A Ellwood 4 6 1
  N Bradtke 6 6   E Callens 6 1 6
  E Callens 7 7   R Grande 0 3
  K Adams 4 2   J Wiesner 6 6
  P Langrová 6 6   P Langrová 6 3 7
  N Sawamatsu 6 6   N Sawamatsu 4 6 5
  R Stubbs 4 3   P Langrová 2 0
WC   D Graham 6 6   J Wiesner 6 6
Q   S Devillé 4 2 WC   D Graham 2 5
  J Wiesner 2 6 6   J Wiesner 6 7
5   I Majoli 6 3 1

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
Q   L Poruri 2 1 3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  N Arendt 6 7   N Arendt 2 2
  S Cacic 2 6 3   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6
  E Likhovtseva 7 6   E Likhovtseva 1 0
  K Nagatsuka 6 1   E Likhovtseva 6 6
  M Endo 2 2 WC   L Osterloh 4 2
WC   L Osterloh 6 6 3   A Sánchez Vicario 1 6 4
  T Ječmenica 3 2 16   M Hingis 6 3 6
  N Kijimuta 6 6   N Kijimuta 6 7
  A Fusai 6 2 7   A Fusai 4 5
WC   J Craybas 1 6 5   N Kijimuta 2 2
  M Oremans 6 4 6 16   M Hingis 6 6
Q   R Zrubáková 2 6 1   M Oremans 4 4
  Á Montolio 1 4 16   M Hingis 6 6
16   M Hingis 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
17   K Habšudová 6 6
  R Bobková 4 1 17   K Habšudová 6 6
  N Dechy 6 6   N Dechy 4 2
  C Singer 4 0 17   K Habšudová 6 6
  L Lee 3 4   S Dopfer 2 3
  N Dahlman 6 6   N Dahlman 6 2 3
  S Dopfer 2 6 7   S Dopfer 2 6 6
  Z Garrison-Jackson 6 3 5 17   K Habšudová 2 0
  S Cecchini 2 0 7   J Novotná 6 6
  T Whitlinger-Jones 6 6   T Whitlinger-Jones 7 6
  A Frazier 6 6   A Frazier 6 2
  L Neiland 1 3   T Whitlinger-Jones 2 3
WC   K Rinaldi-Stunkel 2 2 7   J Novotná 6 6
  F Labat 6 6   F Labat 2 6 2
  F Lubiani 1 5 7   J Novotná 6 4 6
7   J Novotná 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   L Davenport 6 6
Q   A Serra Zanetti 2 1 8   L Davenport 6 6
  H Nagyová 6 4 6   H Nagyová 0 4
  G León García 1 6 3 8   L Davenport 6 6
  A-G Sidot 6 6   A-G Sidot 0 3
  J Husárová 4 4   A-G Sidot 6 3 6
  C Morariu 4 7 2   S-t Wang 4 6 3
  S-t Wang 6 6 6 8   L Davenport 2 6 0
  S-h Park 2 3   L Wild 6 3 6
  L Wild 6 6   L Wild 5 6 6
  K Boogert 6 6   K Boogert 7 3 3
  J Kruger 1 0   L Wild 6 4 7
  B Rittner 7 7   B Rittner 4 6 5
  K Studeníková 5 5   B Rittner 6 6
  N Miyagi 1 4 13   B Schultz-McCarthy 2 1
13   B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   G Sabatini 6 6
  P Hy-Boulais 1 1 15   G Sabatini 6 6
  A Grossman 6 6   A Grossman 2 3
  S Farina 4 3 15   G Sabatini 5 6 2
  G Pizzichini 6 1 5   Å Carlsson 7 3 6
  Å Carlsson 3 6 7   Å Carlsson 6 3
  B Schett 1 6 6   B Schett 2 1 r
  S Appelmans 6 4 4   Å Carlsson 2 1
  M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 3 4   C Martínez 6 6
  P Suárez 6 6   P Suárez 4 6
  Y Kamio 2 3   H Suková 6 7
  H Suková 6 6   H Suková 4 3
  N Tauziat 7 6 4   C Martínez 6 6
Q   A Gavaldón 6 2   N Tauziat 1 3
  R Dragomir 2 0 4   C Martínez 6 6
4   C Martínez 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   A Huber 1 6 2
  A Coetzer 6 2 6   A Coetzer 6 7
  D Van Roost 6 2 6   M de Swardt 2 5
  M de Swardt 1 6 7   A Coetzer 7 7
  I Spîrlea 6 6   I Spîrlea 6 5
  P Begerow 3 2   I Spîrlea 6 6
Q   MJ Gaidano 6 6 Q   MJ Gaidano 1 2
  M Schnell 4 0   A Coetzer 6 6
  L McNeil 6 3   L Raymond 4 1
  L Raymond 7 6   L Raymond 6 6
WC   M Shaughnessy 3 3   S Pitkowski 2 0
  S Pitkowski 6 6   L Raymond 6 6
WC   K Brandi 6 6   K Po 3 2
  A Glass 2 3 WC   K Brandi 1 4
  K Po 6 7   K Po 6 6
10   K Date 2 5

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Maleeva 4 2
Q   A Olsza 6 6 Q   A Olsza 1 1
  I Gorrochategui 4 6 6   I Gorrochategui 6 6
  M Grzybowska 6 4 1   I Gorrochategui 6 2 1
  C Torrens Valero 2 6 6   S Testud 4 6 6
  S Hack 6 4 2   C Torrens Valero 2 1
  S Testud 7 6   S Testud 6 6
WC   P Shriver 5 2   S Testud 5 0
WC   J Chi 6 1 6 2   M Seles 7 6
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 3 WC   J Chi 3 1
  D Randriantefy 6 1 7   D Randriantefy 6 6
  E Makarova 3 6 5   D Randriantefy 0 2
  F Perfetti 4 6 2 2   M Seles 6 6
  L Courtois 6 3 6   L Courtois
  A Miller 0 1 2   M Seles w/o
2   M Seles 6 6
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See also

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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by