1996 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1996 Italian Open
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Three-time defending champion Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.

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 (quarterfinals)
2. Conchita Martínez (champion)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
4. Iva Majoli (semifinals)
5. Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
6. Martina Hingis (final)
7. Irina Spîrlea (semifinals)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
9. Judith Wiesner (third round)
10. Petra Begerow (first round)
11. Yayuk Basuki (second round)
12. Sandrine Testud (third round)
13. Lindsay Lee (second round)
14. Joannette Kruger (second round)
15. Florencia Labat (first round)
16. Barbara Schett (third 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
	6	Martina Hingis	6	7
	7	Irina Spîrlea	2	5
								6	Martina Hingis	2	3
								2	Conchita Martínez	6	6
	4	Iva Majoli	4	7	2
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	7
		A Dechaume-Balleret	7	6					A Dechaume-Balleret	3	6
		K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	1											1	S Graf	6	6
		P Suárez	7	6												P Suárez	2	4
		L Golarsa	6	1					P Suárez	6	6
		J Kandarr	7	6	6				J Kandarr	2	2
	15	F Labat	6	7	3																	1	S Graf	6	2	3
	10	P Begerow	2	6	4																	6	M Hingis	2	6	6
	WC	G Pizzichini	6	2	6			WC	G Pizzichini	4	4
		S Cecchini	6	6					S Cecchini	6	6
		A Smashnova	4	3												S Cecchini	2	3
		R Grande	4	3											6	M Hingis	6	6
		V Ruano-Pascual	6	6					V Ruano-Pascual	3	1
								6	M Hingis	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	R Simpson	4	5					A Fusai	2	3
		A Fusai	6	7											3	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	Q	B Fulco-Villella	6	6											Q	B Fulco-Villella	6	3
		N Baudone	3	2				Q	B Fulco-Villella	6	6
		H Nagyová	6	5				11	Y Basuki	2	3
	11	Y Basuki	7	7																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
	14	J Kruger	6	1	6																	7	I Spîrlea	6	6
		M-J Gaidano	4	6	1			14	J Kruger	2	3
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	7	6
	Q	F Fortuni	1	1												K Habšudová	4	2
	WC	G Boschiero	5	6	3										7	I Spîrlea	6	6
		R Zrubáková	7	2	6				R Zrubáková	3	2
								7	I Spîrlea	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Tauziat	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	4	4					M Grzybowska	1	1
		M Grzybowska	6	6											8	N Tauziat	6	0	6
		K Nowak	7	6											16	B Schett	3	6	0
		V Martinek	5	2					K Nowak	0	5
		L Ghirardi	2	3				16	B Schett	6	7
	16	B Schett	6	6																		8	N Tauziat	4	1
	13	L Lee	1	6	6																	4	I Majoli	6	6
		S Cacic	6	2	4			13	L Lee	7	4	2
		F Perfetti	6	7					F Perfetti	5	6	6
		S Meier	1	5												F Perfetti	2	4
		L Richterová	6	3	6										4	I Majoli	6	6
		G León García	4	6	7				G León García	7	4	2
								4	I Majoli	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Maleeva	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	3
		S Stafford	3	3											5	M Maleeva	6	6	6
	WC	L Garrone	4	3											9	J Wiesner	7	1	4
		F Lubiani	6	6					F Lubiani	4	1
	Q	G Casoni	2	2				9	J Wiesner	6	6
	9	J Wiesner	6	6																		5	M Maleeva	1	6	1
	12	S Testud	6	4	6																	2	C Martínez	6	2	6
		A Serra Zanetti	4	6	4			12	S Testud	6	6
		P Kamstra	6	3				LL	S Jeyaseelan	4	3
	LL	S Jeyaseelan	7	6											12	S Testud	0	1
		J Watanabe	6	0											2	C Martínez	6	6
		T Ječmenica	7	6					T Ječmenica	3	2
								2	C Martínez	6	6

References

• 1996 Italian Open Draw