1996 Australian Open – Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open. It was Seles' fourth Australian Open title and ninth major title overall, and her only major title after her 1993 stabbing.

Women's singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Final score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events
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Main article: 1996 Australian Open

Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to Elena Likhovtseva in the second round.

Seeds

1.   Monica Seles (champion)
2.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
3.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
4.   Mary Pierce (second round)
5.   Kimiko Date (second round)
6.   Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round)
7.   Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
8.   Anke Huber (final)
9.   Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
10.   Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
11.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (fourth round)
12.   Natasha Zvereva (first round)
13.   Chanda Rubin (semifinals)
14.   Amy Frazier (first round)
15.   Naoko Sawamatsu (fourth round)
16.   Amanda Coetzer (semifinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
	7	Iva Majoli	1	2
								1	Monica Seles	6^2	6	7
								13	Chanda Rubin	7^7	1	5
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	6	14
	13	Chanda Rubin	6	2	16
															1	Monica Seles	6	6
															8	Anke Huber	4	1
		Martina Hingis	5	6	1
	16	Amanda Coetzer	7	4	6
								16	Amanda Coetzer	6	4	2
								8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	8	Anke Huber	4	6	6
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	2	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Seles	6	6
	Q	J Lee	3	0				1	M Seles	6	6
		K Studeníková	7	6					K Studeníková	1	1
		D Van Roost	5	4											1	M Seles	7	6
	Q	F Lubiani	6	4	6											J Halard-Decugis	5	0
		N Bradtke	2	6	4			Q	F Lubiani	2	6	2
		J Halard-Decugis	6	6					J Halard-Decugis	6	0	6
	WC	J Taylor	1	1																		1	M Seles	6	6
		R Zrubáková	6	5	1																	15	N Sawamatsu	1	3
		A Sugiyama	0	7	6				A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Pitkowski	4	6^3				Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	2	2
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	7^7												A Sugiyama	4	0
		J Husárová	2	1											15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		L Wild	6	6					L Wild	4	3
		C Cristea	6	2	1			15	N Sawamatsu	6	6
	15	N Sawamatsu	4	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	N Zvereva	2	6	5
		A Smashnova	6	4	7				A Smashnova	7	4	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	5	6	6
		N Kijimuta	3	0												T Whitlinger-Jones	3	2
		I Spîrlea	6	6^4	8											S Appelmans	6	6
		S Testud	4	7^7	6				I Spîrlea	3	3
		N Baudone	5	4					S Appelmans	6	6
		S Appelmans	7	6																			S Appelmans	2	2
	Q	J Watanabe	6	6																		7	I Majoli	6	6
		M de Swardt	4	3				Q	J Watanabe	6^5	6^5
		P Shriver	4	4					A Fusai	7^7	7^7
		A Fusai	6	6												A Fusai	2	1
	WC	N Pratt	5	3											7	I Majoli	6	6
		L McNeil	7	6					L McNeil	3	2
		E Makarova	4	2				7	I Majoli	6	6
	7	I Majoli	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		B Reinstadler	2	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Grossman	3	2					B Rittner	3	2
		B Rittner	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Godridge	4	6	3											S Cacic	3	3
	WC	S Drake-Brockman	6	4	6			WC	S Drake-Brockman	2	5
		S Cacic	6	6					S Cacic	6	7
		E Callens	3	4																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		N Arendt	6	6																		9	MJ Fernández	3	3
	WC	K Radford	3	1					N Arendt	3	6	8
		L Ghirardi-Rubbi	3	4					S Farina	6	3	6
		S Farina	6	6												N Arendt	1	1
		V Martinek	2	3											9	MJ Fernández	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	0
		V Ruano Pascual	4	3				9	MJ Fernández	6	6
	9	MJ Fernández	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	C Rubin	4	6	6
		R McQuillan	6	3	2			13	C Rubin	6^3	6	6
		T Križan	6	2	6				T Križan	7^7	2	3
		M McGrath	2	6	4										13	C Rubin	6	6
		L Courtois	7^7	7^7												L Courtois	0	2
		M Oremans	6^4	6^4					L Courtois	6	7^7
		A Ellwood	6	5	1				J Kruger	3	6^5
		J Kruger	4	7	6																	13	C Rubin	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6																		6	G Sabatini	2	4
		P Begerow	0	2					K Kschwendt	2	6	6
		N Miyagi	6	7					N Miyagi	6	2	1
		S Cecchini	3	5												K Kschwendt	1	2
		I Demongeot	3	3											6	G Sabatini	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	4	3
		S Stafford	0	1				6	G Sabatini	6	6
	6	G Sabatini	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	K Date	6	6
		A Gavaldón	2	0				5	K Date	2	6	4
		M Endo	7^8	6					M Endo	6	1	6
	WC	K-A Guse	6^6	4												M Endo	1	1
		J Nejedly	1	1												M Hingis	6	6
		M Hingis	6	6					M Hingis	6	6
		B Paulus	6	6					B Paulus	1	4
		L Neiland	0	0																			M Hingis	6	6
		N Feber	6	6																		11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	0					N Feber	2	6	3
		A Serra Zanetti	3	2					K Boogert	6	1	6
		K Boogert	6	6												K Boogert	6	1	4
		A Temesvári	6^5	1											11	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6
		S-t Wang	7^7	6					S-t Wang	4	6	3
		P Hy-Boulais	6	6^3	3			11	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	6
	11	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	7^7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	A Coetzer	6	6
		M Schnell	2	2				16	A Coetzer	6	6
		S Hack	2	6	6				S Hack	1	1
		Y Basuki	6	4	4										16	A Coetzer	6	6
	Q	L Poruri	6	6^5	6										Q	R Hiraki	3	1
		L Lee	3	7^7	3			Q	L Poruri	3	6	2
		MJ Gaidano	6	3	2			Q	R Hiraki	6	4	6
	Q	R Hiraki	3	6	6																	16	A Coetzer	6	6
		L Raymond	4	3																			E Likhovtseva	3	3
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	7^7
		M Tang	6	4	2				S Meier	4	6^5
		S Meier	0	6	6											R Grande	3	1
		K Nagatsuka	2	4												E Likhovtseva	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		P Schwarz	3	1				4	M Pierce	4	4
	4	M Pierce	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Huber	6	6
		S Kleinová	1	4				8	A Huber	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	1	2
	WC	K Sharpe	2	0											8	A Huber	6	6
		M Strandlund	5	6^4												L Richterová	2	1
		D Randriantefy	7	7^7					D Randriantefy	6^4	6	5
		L Richterová	6	6					L Richterová	7^7	4	7
	WC	G Biggs	3	3																		8	A Huber	6	6
		H Suková	6	6																			B Schett	3	2
		J Wiesner	4	0					H Suková	7^7	4	8
		M Grzybowska	4	6	6				M Grzybowska	6^5	6	6
	WC	T Musgrave	6	3	2											H Suková	2	7	6
		M Vento	7^7	4	4											B Schett	6	5	8
		S-h Park	6^2	6	6				S-h Park	4	3
		B Schett	4	7	9				B Schett	6	6
	14	A Frazier	6	5	7

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	L Davenport	6	6
		C Singer	1	2				10	L Davenport	7^7	6
		G Fernández	3	4					R Stubbs	6^5	3
		R Stubbs	6	6											10	L Davenport	6	7
		K Nowak	3	0												N Dahlman	4	5
		N Dahlman	6	6					N Dahlman	6	6
		E deLone	6	2	4				R Dragomir	4	3
		R Dragomir	4	6	6																	10	L Davenport	3	1
		Y Kamio	2	7^7	6																	2	C Martínez	6	6
		F Li	6	6^4	2				Y Kamio	6^3	3
		T Ječmenica	4	3					J Kandarr	7^7	6
		J Kandarr	6	6												J Kandarr	3	0
		J-Q Yi	2	2											2	C Martínez	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	2	4
	Q	C Wood	4	1				2	C Martínez	6	6
	2	C Martínez	6	6

External links

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

Preceded by 1995 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1996 French Open – Women's singles