1996 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
1996 WTA German Open
1995 Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Karina Habšudová
Score	4–6, 6–2, 7–5

Steffi Graf defeated Karina Habšudová in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 WTA German Open.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Steffi Graf (champion)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
3. Iva Majoli (semifinals)
4. Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
5. Mary Pierce (third round)
6. Amanda Coetzer (second round)
7. Barbara Paulus (quarterfinals)
8. Natasha Zvereva (second round)
9. Martina Hingis (second round)
10. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
11. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
12. Judith Wiesner (third round)
13. Naoko Sawamatsu (third round)
14. Yayuk Basuki (third round)
15. Sabine Hack (third round)
16. Sandrine Testud (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	WC/1	Steffi Graf	7	6
	3	Iva Majoli	5	1
								WC/1	Steffi Graf	4	6	7
									Karina Habšudová	6	2	5
		Karina Habšudová	6	7
		Elena Likhovtseva	1	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								WC/1	S Graf	6	6
	WC	M Weingärtner	6	2	2				T Whitlinger-Jones	1	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	4	6	6										WC/1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	Á Montolio	5	3											14	Y Basuki	2	1
		T Ječmenica	7	6					T Ječmenica	1	r
		M Grzybowska	3	6	5			14	Y Basuki	5
	14	Y Basuki	6	1	7																	WC/1	S Graf	6	7
	10	N Tauziat	7	7																		10	N Tauziat	1	5
		E Makarova	5	5				10	N Tauziat	6	6
		R Grande	6	2	2				A Smashnova	4	3
		A Smashnova	4	6	6										10	N Tauziat	6	6
		J Kandarr	5	7	6											J Kandarr	3	4
		A Grossman	7	6	4				J Kandarr	7	2	6
								6	A Coetzer	6	6	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	I Majoli	1	7	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	6	5	2
		S Cacic	2	3											3	I Majoli	6	6
		N Arendt	4	4											15	S Hack	2	4
	WC	S Klösel	6	6				WC	S Klösel	1	3
	WC	A Glass	2	4				15	S Hack	6	6
	15	S Hack	6	6																		3	I Majoli	6	3	6
	12	J Wiesner	4	6	6																	7	B Paulus	3	6	3
		K Boogert	6	4	2			12	J Wiesner	7	6
		R Zrubáková	2	6	0			Q	S Dopfer	6	2
	Q	S Dopfer	6	0	6										12	J Wiesner	3	4
		K Nowak	6	6											7	B Paulus	6	6
		C Singer	3	4					K Nowak	2	3
								7	B Paulus	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Pierce	6	6
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	2	3
	Q	B Fulco-Villella	4	2											5	M Pierce	7	2	6
		K Habšudová	7	4	6											K Habšudová	6	6	7
		B Schett	6	6	4				K Habšudová	6	7
		J Watanabe	3	0				9	M Hingis	3	5
	9	M Hingis	6	6																			K Habšudová	6	6
	13	N Sawamatsu	6	5	6																	4	A Huber	4	1
		V Ruano-Pascual	4	7	3			13	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		P Begerow	6	7					P Begerow	4	3
		F Labat	3	6											13	N Sawamatsu	0	1
		L Lee	6	6											4	A Huber	6	6
		L Neiland	2	2					L Lee	6	5	3
								4	A Huber	3	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Zvereva	7	2	6
		R Dragomir	4	6	6				R Dragomir	5	6	7
		A Temesvári	6	2	3											R Dragomir	3	6	6
	Q	D Randriantefy	3	3												E Likhovtseva	6	3	7
		N Bradtke	6	6					N Bradtke	0	0
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
	11	A Sugiyama	3	2																			E Likhovtseva	6	2	6
	16	S Testud	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	0
		J Kruger	1	4				16	S Testud	6	2
		R McQuillan	4	3					L Richterová	7	6
		L Richterová	6	6												L Richterová	7	3	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6	7
		S Meier	4	4					M Werdel-Witmeyer	3	3
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

• 1996 WTA German Open Draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine