1996 Rexona Cup – Singles

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Singles
1996 Rexona Cup
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez
Score4–6, 7–6, 6–0
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · WTA German Open ·  1997  

The 1996 Rexona Cup singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany that was part of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The 1996 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 29 through May 5, 1996.

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Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–0 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

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 Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez (final)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner (second round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Petra Begerow (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 76
2 Flag of Spain.svg Conchita Martínez 66 0

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Cacic 74 2   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 2 0  
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder 6 661 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66 
Q Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 66 Q Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 4 2  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans 0 2  Q Flag of Spain.svg Á Montolio 76 
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková 1 1  7 Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 5 2  
7 Flag of Austria.svg J Wiesner 66 1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario 66 
6 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 2 0  
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 1 66
  Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti 1 4    Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano-Pascual 62 2
  Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano-Pascual 66 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy 0 1  
WC Flag of Germany.svg A Glass 66 6 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg M Strandlund 3 4  WC Flag of Germany.svg A Glass 3 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr 3 2  6 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66 
6 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis 66 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 
Q Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz 1 1  5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 66 
WC Flag of Germany.svg S Klösel 4 4    Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 2 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner 66 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis 6 2  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg E Pampoulova 1 1  4 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 76 
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 66   Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert 4 61
4 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 62 6
4 Flag of France.svg M Pierce 1 1  
8 Flag of Germany.svg P Begerow 3 4  2 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 66   Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson 4 64
  Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 3 66  Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 63 6
  Flag of Germany.svg W Probst 64 1   Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir 4 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Meier 4 5  2 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 66 
Q Flag of Poland.svg K Nowak 67 Q Flag of Poland.svg K Nowak 0 0  
2 Flag of Spain.svg C Martínez 66 

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