1996 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Singles
1996 Sparkassen Cup
Final
ChampionGermany Anke Huber
Runner-upCroatia Iva Majoli
Score5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1995 · Sparkassen Cup · 1997 →

Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Steffi Graf (semifinals)
  2.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  3.   Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  4.   Anke Huber (champion)
  5.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  6.   Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  7.   Barbara Paulus (first round)
  8.   Karina Habšudová (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Steffi Graf
4   Anke Huber w/o
4   Anke Huber 5 6 6
3   Iva Majoli 7 3 1
3   Iva Majoli 7 6
  Helena Suková 5 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Graf 6 6  
    K Po 5 6 6     K Po 0 1  
    N Tauziat 7 2 3 1   S Graf 1 6 6
    Å Carlsson 2 6       J Wiesner 6 3 2
Q   S Smith 6 7   Q   S Smith 1 2  
    J Wiesner 2 6 6     J Wiesner 6 6  
7   B Paulus 6 3 3 1   S Graf      
4   A Huber w/o    
4   A Huber 6 6  
WC   S Talaja 1 2       R Dragomir 1 2  
    R Dragomir 6 6   4   A Huber 6 7  
    G Pizzichini 2 2   6   M Maleeva 4 6  
    S Appelmans 6 6       S Appelmans 3 4  
Q   N Medvedeva 4 3   6   M Maleeva 6 6  
6   M Maleeva 6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   L Davenport 6 7  
    B Schett 4 5   5   L Davenport 7 6  
Q   E Callens 6 6   Q   E Callens 6 1  
    K Boogert 4 4   5   L Davenport 7 6 6
    S Farina 7 6   3   I Majoli 6 7 7
WC   K Kschwendt 5 2       S Farina 4 2  
3   I Majoli 6 6  
3   I Majoli 7 6  
8   K Habšudová 6 6       H Suková 5 4  
    E Likhovtseva 1 1   8   K Habšudová 5 7 2
Q   A-G Sidot 5 3       H Suková 7 6 6
    H Suková 7 6       H Suková 6 7  
    K Studeníková 5 2   2   A Sánchez Vicario 3 6  
    M Oremans 7 6       M Oremans 2 1  
2   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
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