| Wheelchair tennis – Women's singles at the X Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 16–25 August 1996 | ||||||||||||
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| Women's singles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics |
The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta from 16 August until 25 August.
| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Chantal Vandierendonck (NED) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch (NED) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Maaike Smit (NED) | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Maaike Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Daniela Di Toro (AUS) | 7 | 1 | 4 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Chantal Vandierendonck (NED) | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Daniela Di Toro (AUS) | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1/16-Final | 1/8-Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kalkman-van den Bosch (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Broadway-Parkinson (GBR) | 3 | 1 |  M Fink (AUT) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Fink (AUT) | 6 | 6 | M Kalkman-van den Bosch (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Ott (GER) | 4 | 6 |  O Marx (FRA) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Hinson (AUS) | 6 | 7 | R Hinson (AUS) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Marx (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Kalkman-van den Bosch (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Vandierendonck (NED) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Vandierendonck (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Wallach (ISR) | 4 | 2 |  J Courtier (NZL) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Courtier (NZL) | 6 | 6 | C Vandierendonck (NED) | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Ohmae (JPN) | 6 | 6 |  N Olson (USA) | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Hegi (SUI) | 1 | 1 | C Ohmae (JPN) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Olson (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/16-Final | 1/8-Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Isecke (GER) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Aharoni (ISR) | 3 | 2 | I Kussian (AUT) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Kussian (AUT) | 6 | 6 | R Isecke (GER) | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Taroni (SUI) | 4 | 6 | 3 | M Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 C Seyen (BEL) | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Seyen (BEL) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Di Toro (AUS) | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Lewellen (USA) | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Kitamoto (JPN) | 6 | 6 | K Kitamoto (JPN) | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Stratford (NZL) | 1 | 0 | K Kitamoto (JPN) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Racineux (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 2 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J McMorran (GBR) | 1 | 6 | 6 | J McMorran (GBR) | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Di Toro (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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