1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner.

Singles
1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upGermany Anke Huber
Score6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. This was the first WTA title of Hingis's career.

Seeds

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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.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  2.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  3.   Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  4.   Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  5.   Anke Huber (final)
  6.   Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
  7.   Mary Joe Fernández (first round)
  8.   Martina Hingis (champion)

Draw

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Final

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Semifinals Final
          
8   Martina Hingis 3 6 6
4   Lindsay Davenport 6 2 3
8   Martina Hingis 6 3 6
5   Anke Huber 2 6 3
    Judith Wiesner 1 1
5   Anke Huber 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q   J Capriati 7 6   Q   J Capriati 4 4  
    N Zvereva 6 3   1   A Sánchez Vicario 1 4  
    H Suková 1 3   8   M Hingis 6 6  
    A Coetzer 6 6       A Coetzer 1 5  
    N Sawamatsu 0 3   8   M Hingis 6 7  
8   M Hingis 6 6   8   M Hingis 3 6 6
4   L Davenport 6 2 3
4   L Davenport 6 6  
    M Maleeva 6 5 5 Q   N Medvedeva 1 3  
Q   N Medvedeva 3 7 7 4   L Davenport 6 6  
    D Van Roost 7 6   6   J Novotná 3 4  
Q   M Werdel-Witmeyer 5 4       D Van Roost 2 1  
Q   S Smith 1 2   6   J Novotná 6 6  
6   J Novotná 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   M J Fernández 3 6  
    K Habšudová 6 7       K Habšudová 6 4 2
    J Wiesner 7 7       J Wiesner 1 6 6
    N Tauziat 5 5       J Wiesner 6 7  
    E Likhovtseva 2 4   3   I Majoli 4 5  
WC   B Rittner 6 6   WC   B Rittner 4 3  
3   I Majoli 6 6  
    J Wiesner 1 1  
5   A Huber 6 6   5   A Huber 6 6  
WC   E Pampoulova 2 1   5   A Huber 6 6  
    L Raymond 6 3       B Schultz-McCarthy 1 4  
    B Schultz-McCarthy 7 6   5   A Huber 6 6  
    Å Carlsson 7 6   2   C Martínez 1 3  
    G Sabatini 5 4       Å Carlsson 5 4  
2   C Martínez 7 6  
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