Women's singles
1996 US Open
Final
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16 (8Q / 8WC)
Events
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Defending championSteffi Graf defeatedMonica Seles in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the1996 US Open. It was her fifthUS Open title and 21stmajor singles title overall. Grafdid not lose a set during the tournament.

This marked the final major appearance of1990 championGabriela Sabatini. It was also the final major singles appearance of 15-time major quarterfinalist and former world No. 4Zina Garrison.

The seeded players are listed below.Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Chanda Rubin pulled out before the tournament began and her position in the draw was taken over by seventeenth-seeded Karina Habšudová, Rubin was replaced by lucky loser Annabel Ellwood; Mary Joe Fernández, who withdrew on the first day of the tournament, was replaced by lucky loser Tina Križan.

Key

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Steffi Graf	7	6
		Judith Wiesner	5	3
								1	Steffi Graf	7	6
								16	Martina Hingis	5	3
	16	Martina Hingis	7	6
	7	Jana Novotná	6	4
															1	Steffi Graf	7	6
															2	Monica Seles	5	4
		Linda Wild	6	0
	4	Conchita Martínez	7	6
								4	Conchita Martínez	4	3
								2	Monica Seles	6	6
		Amanda Coetzer	0	3
	2	Monica Seles	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Graf	6	7
		Y Basuki	3	6				1	S Graf	6	6
		K Kschwendt	6	6					K Kschwendt	2	1
		S Kleinová	3	4											1	S Graf	6	6
		J Kandarr	2	1												N Zvereva	4	2
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	6	4	3
		V Ruano Pascual	2	6					N Zvereva	4	6	6
		N Zvereva	6	7																		1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	A Kournikova	7	6																		Q	A Kournikova	2	1
		L Richterová	6	3				Q	A Kournikova	6	6
		N Baudone	6	4	7				N Baudone	3	3
		J Watanabe	4	6	6										Q	A Kournikova	3	6	6
		G Fernández	1	4											14	B Paulus	6	2	4
		E Pampoulova	6	6					E Pampoulova	5	6
		J-Q Yi	2	1				14	B Paulus	7	7
	14	B Paulus	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	LL	T Križan	7	7
		R Hiraki	6	5				LL	T Križan	2	0
		R Grande	6	6					R Grande	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	3	0												R Grande	7	6
	LL	A Ellwood	6	6												E Callens	5	1
		J Capriati	4	4				LL	A Ellwood	4	6	1
		N Bradtke	6	6					E Callens	6	1	6
		E Callens	7	7																			R Grande	0	3
		K Adams	4	2																			J Wiesner	6	6
		P Langrová	6	6					P Langrová	6	3	7
		N Sawamatsu	6	6					N Sawamatsu	4	6	5
		R Stubbs	4	3												P Langrová	2	0
	WC	D Graham	6	6												J Wiesner	6	6
	Q	S Devillé	4	2				WC	D Graham	2	5
		J Wiesner	2	6	6				J Wiesner	6	7
	5	I Majoli	6	3	1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	L Poruri	2	1				3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		N Arendt	6	7					N Arendt	2	2
		S Cacic	2	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	7	6												E Likhovtseva	1	0
		K Nagatsuka	6	1					E Likhovtseva	6	6
		M Endo	2	2				WC	L Osterloh	4	2
	WC	L Osterloh	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	4
		T Ječmenica	3	2																		16	M Hingis	6	3	6
		N Kijimuta	6	6					N Kijimuta	6	7
		A Fusai	6	2	7				A Fusai	4	5
	WC	J Craybas	1	6	5											N Kijimuta	2	2
		M Oremans	6	4	6										16	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	R Zrubáková	2	6	1				M Oremans	4	4
		Á Montolio	1	4				16	M Hingis	6	6
	16	M Hingis	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	17	K Habšudová	6	6
		R Bobková	4	1				17	K Habšudová	6	6
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	4	2
		C Singer	4	0											17	K Habšudová	6	6
		L Lee	3	4												S Dopfer	2	3
		N Dahlman	6	6					N Dahlman	6	2	3
		S Dopfer	2	6	7				S Dopfer	2	6	6
		Z Garrison-Jackson	6	3	5																	17	K Habšudová	2	0
		S Cecchini	2	0																		7	J Novotná	6	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6					T Whitlinger-Jones	7	6
		A Frazier	6	6					A Frazier	6	2
		L Neiland	1	3												T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3
	WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	2	2											7	J Novotná	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	2	6	2
		F Lubiani	1	5				7	J Novotná	6	4	6
	7	J Novotná	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	A Serra Zanetti	2	1				8	L Davenport	6	6
		H Nagyová	6	4	6				H Nagyová	0	4
		G León García	1	6	3										8	L Davenport	6	6
		A-G Sidot	6	6												A-G Sidot	0	3
		J Husárová	4	4					A-G Sidot	6	3	6
		C Morariu	4	7	2				S-t Wang	4	6	3
		S-t Wang	6	6	6																	8	L Davenport	2	6	0
		S-h Park	2	3																			L Wild	6	3	6
		L Wild	6	6					L Wild	5	6	6
		K Boogert	6	6					K Boogert	7	3	3
		J Kruger	1	0												L Wild	6	4	7
		B Rittner	7	7												B Rittner	4	6	5
		K Studeníková	5	5					B Rittner	6	6
		N Miyagi	1	4				13	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	1
	13	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	G Sabatini	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	1	1				15	G Sabatini	6	6
		A Grossman	6	6					A Grossman	2	3
		S Farina	4	3											15	G Sabatini	5	6	2
		G Pizzichini	6	1	5											Å Carlsson	7	3	6
		Å Carlsson	3	6	7				Å Carlsson	6	3
		B Schett	1	6	6				B Schett	2	1	r
		S Appelmans	6	4	4																		Å Carlsson	2	1
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	3																		4	C Martínez	6	6
		P Suárez	6	6					P Suárez	4	6
		Y Kamio	2	3					H Suková	6	7
		H Suková	6	6												H Suková	4	3
		N Tauziat	7	6											4	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	A Gavaldón	6	2					N Tauziat	1	3
		R Dragomir	2	0				4	C Martínez	6	6
	4	C Martínez	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Huber	1	6	2
		A Coetzer	6	2	6				A Coetzer	6	7
		D Van Roost	6	2	6				M de Swardt	2	5
		M de Swardt	1	6	7											A Coetzer	7	7
		I Spîrlea	6	6												I Spîrlea	6	5
		P Begerow	3	2					I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	MJ Gaidano	6	6				Q	MJ Gaidano	1	2
		M Schnell	4	0																			A Coetzer	6	6
		L McNeil	6	3																			L Raymond	4	1
		L Raymond	7	6					L Raymond	6	6
	WC	M Shaughnessy	3	3					S Pitkowski	2	0
		S Pitkowski	6	6												L Raymond	6	6
	WC	K Brandi	6	6												K Po	3	2
		A Glass	2	3				WC	K Brandi	1	4
		K Po	6	7					K Po	6	6
	10	K Date	2	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	M Maleeva	4	2
	Q	A Olsza	6	6				Q	A Olsza	1	1
		I Gorrochategui	4	6	6				I Gorrochategui	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	4	1											I Gorrochategui	6	2	1
		C Torrens Valero	2	6	6											S Testud	4	6	6
		S Hack	6	4	2				C Torrens Valero	2	1
		S Testud	7	6					S Testud	6	6
	WC	P Shriver	5	2																			S Testud	5	0
	WC	J Chi	6	1	6																	2	M Seles	7	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	6	3			WC	J Chi	3	1
		D Randriantefy	6	1	7				D Randriantefy	6	6
		E Makarova	3	6	5											D Randriantefy	0	2
		F Perfetti	4	6	2										2	M Seles	6	6
		L Courtois	6	3	6				L Courtois
		A Miller	0	1				2	M Seles	w/o
	2	M Seles	6	6

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