1996 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles
1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
1995 Champion	Mary Joe Fernandez
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Final score	7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–5)

Mary Joe Fernandez was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Nathalie Tauziat.

Steffi Graf won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–5) against Conchita Martínez.

Seeds

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

Steffi Graf (Champion) Conchita Martínez (Final) n/a Kimiko Date (Semifinals) Chanda Rubin (Quarterfinals) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third Round) Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals) Mary Joe Fernandez (Third Round) Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)

Julie Halard-Decugis (Third Round) Amy Frazier (First Round) Zina Garrison-Jackson (First Round) Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals) Irina Spîrlea (Third Round) Judith Wiesner (Third Round) Lisa Raymond (Second Round) Naoko Sawamatsu (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	6^6	7^7	6
	7	Lindsay Davenport	7^8	6^3	4
								1	Steffi Graf	7^7	7^7
								2	Conchita Martínez	6^5	6^5
	4	Kimiko Date	0	4
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	S Graf	6	6
	L Richterová	4	3				WC	K Triska	0	1
WC	K Triska	6	6											1	S Graf	6	7
	A Gavaldón	6	6											10	J Halard-Decugis	3	5
Q	M Vento	4	3					A Gavaldón	1	6	4
Q	V Williams	2	4				10	J Halard-Decugis	6	3	6
10	J Halard-Decugis	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	6
14	I Spîrlea	6	6																		9	A Coetzer	4	1
	A Serra Zanetti	4	2				14	I Spîrlea	7	7
	S Hack	6	6					S Hack	5	5
	C Singer	3	3											14	I Spîrlea	2	1
Q	C Cristea	1	6	1										9	A Coetzer	6	6
WC	M Tu	6	4	6			WC	M Tu	1	1
							9	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	C Rubin	6	6
	N Bradtke	6	2	6				N Bradtke	2	0
	B Schett	4	6	3										5	C Rubin	6	6
	R Grande	4	1												J Capriati	3	3
	J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	6
	S-T Wang	6	6					S-T Wang	0	0
11	A Frazier	0	2																		5	C Rubin	0	3
15	J Wiesner	6	7^7																		7	L Davenport	6	6
Q	F Li	3	6^1				15	J Wiesner	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	7^7	2	6				E Likhovtseva	4	2
	K Nowak	6^5	6	4										15	J Wiesner	6^6	1
	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	5											7	L Davenport	7^8	6
	M de Swardt	6	7					M de Swardt	3	5
							7	L Davenport	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	M J Fernandez	6	2	6
LL	A Smashnova	5	7	6			LL	A Smashnova	0	6	1
	I Gorrochategui	7	5	3										8	M J Fernandez	6^3	4
Q	Á Montolio	2	0											13	N Tauziat	7^7	6
	S Testud	6	6					S Testud	0	6^6
Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	1	4			13	N Tauziat	6	7^8
13	N Tauziat	4	6	6																	13	N Tauziat	7^7	3	3
17	N Sawamatsu	6	6																		4	K Date	6^2	6	6
WC	A Stevenson	3	0				17	N Sawamatsu	5	6	2
Q	L Neiland	3	6	6			Q	L Neiland	7	1	6
	G Fernández	6	3	2										Q	L Neiland	4	0
LL	N Kijimuta	7	4	3										4	K Date	6	6
	R Dragomir	5	6	6				R Dragomir	7^7	1	2
							4	K Date	6^5	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
Q	J Watanabe	5	5					J Watanabe	4	4
	J Kruger	7	5	r										6	B Schultz-McCarthy	5	7^8	3
	N Feber	6	3	5											L Lee	7	6^6	6
	L Lee	4	6	7				L Lee	6	6
LL	J-Q Yi	0	6	6			LL	J-Q Yi	4	4
12	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	1	4																		L Lee	5	2
16	L Raymond	4	6	7																	2	C Martínez	7	6
	S Farina	6	2	5			16	L Raymond	5	6	4
	A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	7	3	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3												A Sugiyama	0	3
	F Labat	6	6											2	C Martínez	6	6
	R McQuillan	3	1					F Labat	1	6	2
							2	C Martínez	6	2	6

References

• 1996 State Farm Evert Cup Draw