1996 State Farm Evert Cup – Singles

Singles

1996 State Farm Evert Cup

Final

Champion

Germany Steffi Graf

Runner-up

Spain Conchita Martínez

Score

7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–5)

Details

Draw

56

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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1996 tennis event results

Steffi Graf defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.

Mary Joe Fernández was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Nathalie Tauziat.^[1]

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 nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

Germany Steffi Graf (champion)
Spain Conchita Martínez (final)
n/a
Japan Kimiko Date (semifinals)
United States Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
United States Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
United States Mary Joe Fernández (third round)
South Africa Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
France Julie Halard-Decugis (third round)
United States Amy Frazier (first round)
United States Zina Garrison-Jackson (first round)
France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Romania Irina Spîrlea (third round)
Austria Judith Wiesner (third round)
United States Lisa Raymond (second round)
Japan Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final

1 Germany Steffi Graf 6⁶ 7⁷ 6

7 United States Lindsay Davenport 7⁸ 6³ 4

1 Germany Steffi Graf 7⁷ 7⁷

2 Spain Conchita Martínez 6⁵ 6⁵

4 Japan Kimiko Date 0 4

2 Spain Conchita Martínez 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

1 Germany S Graf 6 6

Czech Republic L Richterová 4 3 WC Sweden K Triska 0 1

WC Sweden K Triska 6 6 1 Germany S Graf 6 7

Mexico A Gavaldón 6 6 10 France J Halard-Decugis 3 5

Q Venezuela M Vento 4 3 Mexico A Gavaldón 1 6 4

Q United States V Williams 2 4 10 France J Halard-Decugis 6 3 6

10 France J Halard-Decugis 6 6 1 Germany S Graf 6 6

14 Romania I Spîrlea 6 6 9 South Africa A Coetzer 4 1

Italy A Serra Zanetti 4 2 14 Romania I Spîrlea 7 7

Germany S Hack 6 6 Germany S Hack 5 5

Germany C Singer 3 3 14 Romania I Spîrlea 2 1

Q Romania C Cristea 1 6 1 9 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6

WC United States M Tu 6 4 6 WC United States M Tu 1 1

9 South Africa A Coetzer 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

5 United States C Rubin 6 6

Australia N Bradtke 6 2 6 Australia N Bradtke 2 0

Austria B Schett 4 6 3 5 United States C Rubin 6 6

Italy R Grande 4 1 United States J Capriati 3 3

United States J Capriati 6 6 United States J Capriati 6 6

Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 6 6 Chinese Taipei S-T Wang 0 0

11 United States A Frazier 0 2 5 United States C Rubin 0 3

15 Austria J Wiesner 6 7⁷ 7 United States L Davenport 6 6

Q China F Li 3 6¹ 15 Austria J Wiesner 6 6

Russia E Likhovtseva 7⁷ 2 6 Russia E Likhovtseva 4 2

Poland K Nowak 6⁵ 6 4 15 Austria J Wiesner 6⁶ 1

United States M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 5 7 United States L Davenport 7⁸ 6

South Africa M de Swardt 6 7 South Africa M de Swardt 3 5

7 United States L Davenport 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

8 United States M J Fernández 6 2 6

LL Israel A Smashnova 5 7 6 LL Israel A Smashnova 0 6 1

Argentina I Gorrochategui 7 5 3 8 United States M J Fernández 6³ 4

Q Spain Á Montolio 2 0 13 France N Tauziat 7⁷ 6

France S Testud 6 6 France S Testud 0 6⁶

Q France A Dechaume-Balleret 6 1 4 13 France N Tauziat 6 7⁸

13 France N Tauziat 4 6 6 13 France N Tauziat 7⁷ 3 3

17 Japan N Sawamatsu 6 6 4 Japan K Date 6² 6 6

WC United States A Stevenson 3 0 17 Japan N Sawamatsu 5 6 2

Q Latvia L Neiland 3 6 6 Q Latvia L Neiland 7 1 6

United States G Fernández 6 3 2 Q Latvia L Neiland 4 0

LL Japan N Kijimuta 7 4 3 4 Japan K Date 6 6

Romania R Dragomir 5 6 6 Romania R Dragomir 7⁷ 1 2

4 Japan K Date 6⁵ 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals

6 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6

Q United States J Watanabe 5 5 United States J Watanabe 4 4

South Africa J Kruger 7 5 r 6 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 5 7⁸ 3

Belgium N Feber 6 3 5 United States L Lee 7 6⁶ 6

United States L Lee 4 6 7 United States L Lee 6 6

LL China J-Q Yi 0 6 6 LL China J-Q Yi 4 4

12 United States Z Garrison-Jackson 6 1 4 United States L Lee 5 2

16 United States L Raymond 4 6 7 2 Spain C Martínez 7 6

Italy S Farina 6 2 5 16 United States L Raymond 5 6 4

Japan A Sugiyama 6 6 Japan A Sugiyama 7 3 6

United States T Whitlinger-Jones 2 3 Japan A Sugiyama 0 3

Argentina F Labat 6 6 2 Spain C Martínez 6 6

Australia R McQuillan 3 1 Argentina F Labat 1 6 2

2 Spain C Martínez 6 2 6

References

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^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 168, 176. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

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