1996 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

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Women's singles qualifying
1996 US Open
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Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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  1995  · US Open ·  1997  

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephanie Devillé (qualified)
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rene Simpson (first round)
  3. Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza (qualified)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse (second round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši (first round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti (qualified)
  7. Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco (second round)
  8. Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova (first round)
  9. Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková (qualified)
  10. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova (qualified)
  11. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  13. Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina (first round)
  14. Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz (second round)
  15. Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum (second round)
  16. Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephanie Devillé
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Laxmi Poruri
  4. Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti
  5. Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón
  6. Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková
  8. Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephanie Devillé 66
  Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Yoshida 1 0
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephanie Devillé 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 4 1
  Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Marketa Kochta 0 1
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephanie Devillé 2 677
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 62 64
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Janet Lee 4 3
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 61 6
15 Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum 3 61
WC Flag of the United States.svg Melissa Zimpfer 0 0
15 Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum 66

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova 66
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jana Nejedly 1 2
10 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova 776
  Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó 613
  Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Nowak 4 4
  Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó 66
10 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova 677
  Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 2 62
  Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 776
  Flag of France.svg Lea Ghirardi 612
  Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki 3 774
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander 6612r
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander 66
8 Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova 2 3

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Julia Lutrova 2 3
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse 1 3
  Flag of the United States.svg Laxmi Poruri 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Laxmi Poruri 66
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clare Wood 3 0
  Flag of the United States.svg Laxmi Poruri 3 66
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili 62 1
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili 66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt 2 4
  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili 76
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 5 0
WC Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves 72 2
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 5 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 66
  Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin 1 0
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 66
  Flag of Venezuela.svg María Vento 4 2
  Flag of Venezuela.svg María Vento 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 4 1
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood 63 2
6 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 0 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone 66
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rachel Viollet 3 1
  Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone 62 62
6 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 4 677
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sonya Jeyaseelan 3 64
6 Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti 64 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši 4 4
  Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Gáspár 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Gáspár 66
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Brioukhovets 3 3
  Flag of France.svg Amélie Cocheteux 3 772
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Brioukhovets 6646
  Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Gáspár 1 63
  Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón 63 6
  Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Temesvári 4 4
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova 66
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Elena Tatarkova 1 4
  Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón 66
  Flag of Mexico.svg Angélica Gavaldón 66
16 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 2 2

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan 66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Cenková 4 4
12 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan 76
  Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund 5 2
  Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Strandlund 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Pace 4 4
12 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan 1 5
3 Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza 67
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce 0 66
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lenka Němečková 64 2
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce 4 2
3 Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Christine Neuman 1 4
3 Flag of Poland.svg Aleksandra Olsza 66

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco 64 7
WC Flag of the United States.svg Jeri Ingram 2 65
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Bettina Fulco 1 3
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 66
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Denisa Krajčovičová 3 2
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maureen Drake 2 65
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková 63 7
  Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Barabanschikova 677
WC Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 4 62
  Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Barabanschikova 4 4
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Mabry 3 4
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg Radka Zrubáková 66

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina 3 0
  Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 66
  Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 6647
WC Flag of the United States.svg Tara Snyder 0 775
WC Flag of the United States.svg Tara Snyder 67
  Flag of the United States.svg Karin Miller 2 5
  Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 631
  Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano 776
  Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano 66
  Flag of Spain.svg Paula Hermida 4 4
  Flag of Argentina.svg María José Gaidano 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu 2 4
  Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu 3 66
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rene Simpson 61 4

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