1996 Budapest Lotto Open – Singles

Singles
1996 Budapest Lotto Open
Champion	Ruxandra Dragomir
Runner-up	Melanie Schnell
Score	7–6, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Sixth-seeded Ruxandra Dragomir won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Melanie Schnell.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
2. Sabine Hack (second round)
3. Elena Makarova (second round)
4. Ann Grossman (first round)
5. Katarína Studeníková (second round)
6. Ruxandra Dragomir (champion)
7. Elena Pampoulova (semifinals)
8. Tami Whitlinger-Jones (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		P Schwarz	3	1				1	J Halard-Decugis	7	6
	Q	A Kremer	6	6				Q	A Kremer	5	2
		N Dahlman	1	2											1	J Halard-Decugis	4	2
		R Bobková	6	7											6	R Dragomir	6	6
		C Cristea	2	5					R Bobková	0	6	1
		K Adams	3	2				6	R Dragomir	6	2	6
	6	R Dragomir	6	6																		6	R Dragomir	6	7
	3	E Makarova	6	6																		7	E Pampoulova	1	6
	WC	R Vidáts	3	3				3	E Makarova	1	3
	Q	M Shaughnessy	6	6				Q	M Shaughnessy	6	6
		J Husárová	4	1											Q	M Shaughnessy	6	3	3
		E deLone	7	6	4										7	E Pampoulova	4	6	6
		S Kleinová	6	7	6				S Kleinová	3	1
	WC	M Petkes	2	2				7	E Pampoulova	6	6
	7	E Pampoulova	6	6																									6	Ruxandra Dragomir	7	6
	8	T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6																										Melanie Schnell	6	1
	Q	R Pelikánová	2	0				8	T Whitlinger-Jones	1	4
		N Dechy	4	5					A Temesvári	6	6
		A Temesvári	6	7												A Temesvári	7	4	3
		S Pitkowski	6	7											Q	R Kuti-Kis	6	6	6
		B Reinstadler	2	5					S Pitkowski	4	3
	Q	R Kuti-Kis	6	4	6			Q	R Kuti-Kis	6	6
	4	A Grossman	2	6	1																	Q	R Kuti-Kis	2	1
	5	K Studeníková	6	6																			M Schnell	6	6
		M Vento	1	2				5	K Studeníková	6	6	5
		M Schnell	6	3	6				M Schnell	2	7	7
		D Randriantefy	0	6	2											M Schnell	6	6
		K Maleeva	6	3												D Krajčovičová	2	2
		D Krajčovičová	7	6					D Krajčovičová	1	6	6
		L Poruri	4	1				2	S Hack	6	4	2
	2	S Hack	6	6

External links

• 1996 Budapest Lotto Open draw