1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships
1995 Champion Spain Conchita Martínez
Champion Romania Irina Spîrlea
Runner-up France Mary Pierce
Final score 67, 64, 63

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.

Irina Spîrlea won in the final 67, 64, 63 against Pierce.

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. Spain Conchita Martínez (Quarterfinals)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
  3. Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva (Second Round)
  4. United States Chanda Rubin (Third Round)
  5. n/a
  6. United States Mary Joe Fernández (Semifinals)
  7. France Mary Pierce (Final)
  8. Romania Irina Spîrlea (Champion)
  1. n/a
  2. Sweden Åsa Carlsson (First Round)
  3. United States Lindsay Lee (First Round)
  4. Germany Sabine Hack (Quarterfinals)
  5. United States Meredith McGrath (Quarterfinals)
  6. Italy Silvia Farina (First Round)
  7. Russia Elena Makarova (Second Round)
  8. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
7  France Mary Pierce 6 6    
6  United States Mary Joe Fernández 2 4    
  7  France Mary Pierce 7 4 3
  8  Romania Irina Spîrlea 6 6 6
8  Romania Irina Spîrlea 6 7  
2  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 5    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Spain C Martínez 6 6    
   Italy S Cecchini 2 3          Hungary A Temesvári 1 3    
   Hungary A Temesvári 6 6         1  Spain C Martínez 6 6    
   Poland K Nowak 3 1            Slovakia J Husárová 0 0    
   Slovakia J Husárová 6 6          Slovakia J Husárová 6 7  
Q  Ukraine N Medvedeva 2 4       Q  Ukraine N Medvedeva 4 6    
14  Italy S Farina 6 2 r       1  Spain C Martínez 7 3 2
10  Sweden Å Carlsson 2 5         7  France M Pierce 5 6 6
   Czech Republic L Richterová 6 7          Czech Republic L Richterová 6 0 5  
Q  Colombia F Zuluaga 1 4          United States A Miller 4 6 7  
   United States A Miller 6 6            United States A Miller 3 1  
   France S Pitkowski 6 6         7  France M Pierce 6 6    
LL  Slovakia D Krajčovičová 1 1          France S Pitkowski 3 6 3
    7  France M Pierce 6 4 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  United States C Rubin 6 6    
Q  Romania C Cristea 6 6       Q  Romania C Cristea 1 4    
   Germany B Rittner 3 3         4  United States C Rubin 1 0    
   Argentina M-J Gaidano 1 3         12  Germany S Hack 6 6    
   France A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6          France A Dechaume-Balleret 1 0  
   Italy A Serra Zanetti 4 0       12  Germany S Hack 6 6    
12  Germany S Hack 6 6         12  Germany S Hack 4 3  
16  Romania R Dragomir 6 6         6  United States M J Fernández 6 6  
   United States T Whitlinger-Jones 2 0       16  Romania R Dragomir 5 2    
Q  China F Li 6 2       Q  Argentina P Suárez 7 6    
Q  Argentina P Suárez 7 6         Q  Argentina P Suárez 6 3  
   Slovakia R Zrubáková 7 6         6  United States M J Fernández 7 6    
   United States N Arendt 5 3          Slovakia R Zrubáková 3 3  
    6  United States M J Fernández 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  Romania I Spîrlea 6 6    
   United States S Cacic 4 1          Canada P Hy-Boulais 3 2    
   Canada P Hy-Boulais 6 6         8  Romania I Spîrlea 7 6    
   France L Ghirardi 7 6            Spain V Ruano-Pascual 5 0    
   United States G Helgeson-Nielsen 6 1          France L Ghirardi 2 2  
   Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 6          Spain V Ruano-Pascual 6 6    
LL  Spain G León García 4 1         8  Romania I Spîrlea 7 6  
15  Russia E Makarova 4 6 7          Austria B Schett 6 2  
   United States S Stafford 6 1 5     15  Russia E Makarova 5 7 1  
   Germany V Martinek 5            Germany V Martinek 7 5 6  
WC  United States V Williams 3 r            Germany V Martinek 2 3  
   Germany S Meier 6 4 3          Austria B Schett 6 6    
   Austria B Schett 4 6 6        Austria B Schett 6 6  
    3  Bulgaria M Maleeva 1 3    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    LL  Germany W Probst 7 6    
   France A Fusai 5 1          Latvia L Neiland 5 2    
   Latvia L Neiland 7 6         LL  Germany W Probst 2 1    
WC  United States K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 6 7       13  United States M McGrath 6 6    
   Austria P Schwarz 7 2 6     WC  United States K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 3 2
   Germany J Kandarr 4 3       13  United States M McGrath 1 6 6  
13  United States M McGrath 6 6         13  United States M McGrath 3 4  
11  United States L Lee 0 7 2       2  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
WC  Bulgaria K Maleeva 6 6 6     WC  Bulgaria K Maleeva 4 6 4  
Q  Argentina M Paz 6 2          Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 6 3 6  
   Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 7 6            Federal Republic of Yugoslavia T Ječmenica 3 4  
Q  Italy L Golarsa 2 4         2  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 6    
Q  Greece C Papadáki 6 6       Q  Greece C Papadáki 0 6  
    2  Spain A Sánchez Vicario 6 7    
 

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