Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles
Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Champion	Lindsay Davenport (USA)
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
Final score	7–6^(10–8), 6–2

The Women's Singles competition was part of the tennis program at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Jennifer Capriati was the reigning champion; she won the gold medal in 1992. She did not participate in the event.

Medalists

Gold	Lindsay Davenport United States (USA)
Silver	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain (ESP)
Bronze	Jana Novotná Czech Republic (CZE)

Seeds

1.  Monica Seles (USA) (Quarterfinals)
2.  Conchita Martínez (ESP) (Quarterfinals)
3.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (Final, Silver Medalist)
4.  Iva Majoli (CRO) (Quarterfinals)
5.  Anke Huber (GER) (Third Round)
6.  Jana Novotná (CZE) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
7.  Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
8.  Kimiko Date (JPN) (Quarterfinals)
9.  Lindsay Davenport (USA) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
10.  Magdalena Maleeva (BUL) (Third Round)
11.  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (NED) (Third Round)
12.  Mary Pierce (FRA) (Second Round)
13.  Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) (Third Round)
14.  Amanda Coetzer (RSA) (Second Round)
15.  Martina Hingis (SUI) (Second Round)
16.  Karina Habšudová (SVK) (Third 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold Medal Match)
	1	Monica Seles (USA)	5	6	6
	6	Jana Novotná (CZE)	7	3	8
								6	Jana Novotná (CZE)	4	6	3
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	1	6
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	4	6	10
	8	Kimiko Date (JPN)	6	3	8
															3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6^8	2
															9	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	7	6
	9	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	7	6
	4	Iva Majoli (CRO)	5	3
								9	Lindsay Davenport (USA)	6	7
								7/Alt	Mary Joe Fernandez (USA)	2	6^6				Bronze Medal Match
	7/Alt	Mary Joe Fernandez (USA)	3	6	6
	2	Conchita Martínez (ESP)	6	2	3										6	Jana Novotná (CZE)	7	6
															7/Alt	Mary Joe Fernandez (USA)	6^8	4

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	WC	L-L Chen (CHN)	0	4				1	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	Alt	P Hy-Boulais (CAN)	6	6				Alt	P Hy-Boulais (CAN)	3	2
		R Grande (ITA)	4	4											1	M Seles (USA)	6	6
	Alt	A Gavaldón (MEX)	6	3	6										13	G Sabatini (ARG)	3	3
	Alt	C Papadáki (GRE)	1	6	2			Alt	A Gavaldón (MEX)	4	0
		N Tauziat (FRA)	5	2				13	G Sabatini (ARG)	6	6
	13	G Sabatini (ARG)	7	6																		1	M Seles (USA)	5	6	6
	15	M Hingis (SUI)	6	6																		6	J Novotná (CZE)	7	3	8
	WC	J Schad (DOM)	0	1				15	M Hingis (SUI)	4	4
		K Studeníková (SVK)	2	3					A Sugiyama (JPN)	6	6
		A Sugiyama (JPN)	6	6												A Sugiyama (JPN)	3	4
		J Wiesner (AUT)	7	6											6	J Novotná (CZE)	6	6
	Alt	A Temesvári (HUN)	6^5	4					J Wiesner (AUT)	4	6	3
		R Dragomir (ROM)	4	4	r			6	J Novotná (CZE)	6	3	6
	6	J Novotná (CZE)	6	4

Section 2

	First Round							2nd round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
		D Van Roost (BEL)	1	4				3	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	6
		S Farina (ITA)	6	6					S Farina (ITA)	1	3
	Alt	C Wood (GBR)	2	2											3	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	6	7
		J Kruger (RSA)	7	2	1										11	B Schultz-McCarthy (NED)	4	6^7
	WC	Y-J Choi (KOR)	6^5	6	6			WC	Y-J Choi (KOR)	2	3
	WC	S Sfar (TUN)	4	0				11	B Schultz-McCarthy (NED)	6	6
	11	B Schultz-McCarthy (NED)	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	4	6	10
	10	M Maleeva (BUL)	6	6																		8	K Date (JPN)	6	3	8
	WC	R Stubbs (AUS)	2	1				10	M Maleeva (BUL)	7	6
		E Makarova (RUS)	2	5					F Labat (ARG)	6^7	1
		F Labat (ARG)	6	7											10	M Maleeva (BUL)	4	4
	Alt	V Csurgó (HUN)	6	7											8	K Date (JPN)	6	6
	WC	A Olsza (POL)	2	5				Alt	V Csurgó (HUN)	2	3
	WC	D Randriantefy (MAD)	0	1				8	K Date (JPN)	6	6
	8	K Date (JPN)	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	A Huber (GER)	2	6	6
	WC	C Cristea (ROM)	6	4	2			5	A Huber (GER)	3	6	6
		M de Swardt (RSA)	7	3	7				M de Swardt (RSA)	6	1	4
		H Suková (CZE)	6^4	6	5										5	A Huber (GER)	1	6	3
		N Sawamatsu (JPN)	6	4	6										9	L Davenport (USA)	6	3	6
	Alt	S-H Park (KOR)	3	6	3				N Sawamatsu (JPN)	2	2
	WC	A Kremer (LUX)	2	1				9	L Davenport (USA)	6	6
	9	L Davenport (USA)	6	6																		9	L Davenport (USA)	7	6
	16	K Habšudová (SVK)	6	6																		4	I Majoli (CRO)	5	3
		Y Basuki (INA)	3	3				16	K Habšudová (SVK)	7	6
		L Courtois (BEL)	1	6	6				L Courtois (BEL)	5	2
	WC	A Kournikova (RUS)	6	2	2										16	K Habšudová (SVK)	4	6	4
		V Ruano Pascual (ESP)	6	6											4	I Majoli (CRO)	6	3	6
	Alt	M Grzybowska (POL)	4	2					V Ruano Pascual (ESP)	5	3
		N Bradtke (AUS)	6	3	4			4	I Majoli (CRO)	7	6
	4	I Majoli (CRO)	3	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7/Alt	M J Fernandez (USA)	6	6
		E Likhovtseva (RUS)	2	4				7/Alt	M J Fernandez (USA)	7	2	6
		S-T Wang (TPE)	7	7					S-T Wang (TPE)	6^4	6	1
	Alt	A Serra Zanetti (ITA)	5	6^5											7/Alt	M J Fernandez (USA)	6	6
	Alt	J-Q Yi (CHN)	2	6	1										WC	I Gorrochategui (ARG)	0	3
	WC	I Gorrochategui (ARG)	6	1	6			WC	I Gorrochategui (ARG)	6	1	7
	Alt	O Barabanschikova (BLR)	3	5				12	M Pierce (FRA)	4	6	5
	12	M Pierce (FRA)	6	7																		7/Alt	M J Fernandez (USA)	3	6	6
	14	A Coetzer (RSA)	6	7																		2	C Martínez (ESP)	6	2	3
	WC	R McQuillan (AUS)	4	6^5				14	A Coetzer (RSA)	1	6	2
		S Appelmans (BEL)	5	3					N Zvereva (BLR)	6	4	6
		N Zvereva (BLR)	7	6												N Zvereva (BLR)	2	5
	WC	R Zrubáková (SVK)	6	6											2	C Martínez (ESP)	6	7
	WC	J Nejedly (CAN)	3	2				WC	R Zrubáková (SVK)	1	4
	WC	P Schnyder (SUI)	1	2				2	C Martínez (ESP)	6	6
	2	C Martínez (ESP)	6	6

References

• ITF Olympic site