1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships
1995 Champion	Conchita Martínez
Champion	Irina Spîrlea
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Final score	6–7, 6–4, 6–3

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

Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Mary Pierce	6	6
	6	Mary Joe Fernández	2	4
								7	Mary Pierce	7	4	3
								8	Irina Spîrlea	6	6	6
	8	Irina Spîrlea	6	7
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	5

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	C Martínez	6	6
	S Cecchini	2	3					A Temesvári	1	3
	A Temesvári	6	6											1	C Martínez	6	6
	K Nowak	3	1												J Husárová	0	0
	J Husárová	6	6					J Husárová	6	7
Q	N Medvedeva	2	4				Q	N Medvedeva	4	6
14	S Farina	6	2	r																	1	C Martínez	7	3	2
10	Å Carlsson	2	5																		7	M Pierce	5	6	6
	L Richterová	6	7					L Richterová	6	0	5
Q	F Zuluaga	1	4					A Miller	4	6	7
	A Miller	6	6												A Miller	3	1
	S Pitkowski	6	6											7	M Pierce	6	6
LL	D Krajčovičová	1	1					S Pitkowski	3	6	3
							7	M Pierce	6	4	6

Section 2

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

Bottom Half

Section 3

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

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							LL	W Probst	7	6
	A Fusai	5	1					L Neiland	5	2
	L Neiland	7	6											LL	W Probst	2	1
WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6	7										13	M McGrath	6	6
	P Schwarz	7	2	6			WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	3	2
	J Kandarr	4	3				13	M McGrath	1	6	6
13	M McGrath	6	6																		13	M McGrath	3	4
11	L Lee	0	7	2																	2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
WC	K Maleeva	6	6	6			WC	K Maleeva	4	6	4
Q	M Paz	6	2					T Ječmenica	6	3	6
	T Ječmenica	7	6												T Ječmenica	3	4
Q	L Golarsa	2	4											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
Q	C Papadáki	6	6				Q	C Papadáki	0	6
							2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

References

• 1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships Draw (Archived 2009-08-21)