1996 Ameritech Cup – Singles

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Singles
1996 Ameritech Cup
1995 Champion Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva
Final
Champion Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati
Score64, 36, 61
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Ameritech Cup ·  1997  

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jennifer Capriati.

Contents

Jana Novotná won in the final 64, 36, 61 against Capriati.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná (champion)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli (second round)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
  Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Capriati 4 61
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná 63 6

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Z Garrison-Jackson 4 4    Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 2 1  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva 66 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 76 
  Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 66   Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 6 1  
Q Flag of the United States.svg M Werdel-Witmeyer 3 0    Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea 66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 2 4  6 Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández 1 2  
6 Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández 66 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Seles 3 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 66 
4 Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli 3 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath 66   Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath 66 
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais 4 3    Flag of the United States.svg M McGrath 2 r  
  Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond 5 6    Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 77   Flag of the United States.svg J Capriati 65 6
  Flag of France.svg S Testud 3 2  8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 3 71
8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg M Maleeva 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg J Watanabe 1 1  5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg L Poruri 4 73   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Devillé 1 2  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Devillé 66 65 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 6
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 62 73 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 3 72
Q Flag of South Africa.svg L Horn 3 66   Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez 6 0  
3 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport 76 
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 5 4  
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 76 62 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná 76 
  Flag of the United States.svg L McNeil 6 74 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 76 7
  Flag of the United States.svg L Wild 66   Flag of the United States.svg L Wild 5 76
  Flag of the United States.svg K Po 2 3  7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 2 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 67 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná 67 
WC Flag of the United States.svg M Tu 3 5    Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier 2 1  
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná 66 

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