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Singles, Women

Date	23 July – 2 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Participants	64 from 34 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

Lindsay Davenport came from an Olympic family, as her father, Wink, had played volleyball for the United States in 1968. Coming into the 1996 Olympics, she had won five titles on the WTA tour, but had never made the semi-finals at a Grand Slam tournament. In the Olympic semi-finals, Davenport played her best friend, Mary Joe Fernandez, and defeated her in three sets. Her opponent in the final was Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, who had defeated Davenport all five times they had met. But Davenport reversed that streak, winning easily in two sets, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.

Pos	Nr	Player	NOC
1	–	Lindsay Davenport	USA	Gold
2	–	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	Silver
3	–	Jana Novotná	CZE	Bronze
4	–	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA
=5	–	Monica Seles	USA
=5	–	Kimiko Date	JPN
=5	–	Iva Majoli	CRO
=5	–	Conchita Martínez	ESP
=9	–	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG
=9	–	Ai Sugiyama	JPN
=9	–	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED
=9	–	Maggy Maleeva	BUL
=9	–	Anke Huber	GER
=9	–	Karina Habšudová	SVK
=9	–	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG
=9	–	Natasha Zverava	BLR
=17	–	Patricia Hy-Boulais	CAN
=17	–	Angélica Gavaldón	MEX
=17	–	Martina Hingis	SUI
=17	–	Judith Wiesner	AUT
=17	–	Silvia Farina	ITA
=17	–	Choi Yeong-Ja	KOR
=17	–	Florencia Labat	ARG
=17	–	Virág Csurgó	HUN
=17	–	Mariaan de Swardt	RSA
=17	–	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN
=17	–	Laurence Courtois	BEL
=17	–	Vivi Ruano	ESP
=17	–	Wang Shi-Ting	TPE
=17	–	Mary Pierce	FRA
=17	–	Amanda Coetzer	RSA
=17	–	Radka Zrubáková	SVK
=33	–	Chen Li	CHN
=33	–	Rita Grande	ITA
=33	–	Khristina Papadaki	GRE
=33	–	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA
=33	–	Joelle Schad	DOM
=33	–	Katarína Studeníková	SVK
=33	–	Andrea Temesvári	HUN
=33	–	Ruxandra Dragomir	ROU
=33	–	Dominique Van Roost	BEL
=33	–	Clare Wood	GBR
=33	–	Joannette Kruger	RSA
=33	–	Selima Sfar	TUN
=33	–	Rennae Stubbs	AUS
=33	–	Yelena Makarova	RUS
=33	–	Aleksandra Olsza	POL
=33	–	Dally Randriantefy	MAD
=33	–	Cătălina Cristea	ROU
=33	–	Helena Suková	CZE
=33	–	Park Seong-Hui	KOR
=33	–	Anne Kremer	LUX
=33	–	Yayuk Basuki	INA
=33	–	Anna Kournikova	RUS
=33	–	Magdalena Grzybowska	POL
=33	–	Nicole Provis-Bradtke	AUS
=33	–	Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS
=33	–	Adriana Serra-Zanetti	ITA
=33	–	Yi Jingqian	CHN
=33	–	Volha Barabanshchykava	BLR
=33	–	Rachel McQuillan	AUS
=33	–	Sabine Appelmans	BEL
=33	–	Jana Nejedly	CAN
=33	–	Patty Schnyder	SUI

Round One (23 – 24 July 1996)

Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match #1	Monica Seles	USA	1	Chen Li	CHN	WC	6-0, 6-4
Match #2	Patricia Hy-Boulais	CAN	A	Rita Grande	ITA		6-4, 6-4
Match #3	Angélica Gavaldón	MEX	A	Khristina Papadaki	GRE	A	6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Match #4	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG	13	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA		7-5, 6-2
Match #5	Martina Hingis	SUI	15	Joelle Schad	DOM	WC	6-0, 6-1
Match #6	Ai Sugiyama	JPN		Katarína Studeníková	SVK		6-2, 6-3
Match #7	Judith Wiesner	AUT		Andrea Temesvári	HUN	A	7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Match #8	Jana Novotná	CZE	6	Ruxandra Dragomir	ROU		6-4, 4-4 DNF
Match #9	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	3	Dominique Van Roost	BEL		6-1, 7-5
Match #10	Silvia Farina	ITA		Clare Wood	GBR	A	6-2, 6-2
Match #11	Choi Yeong-Ja	KOR	WC	Joannette Kruger	RSA		6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-1
Match #12	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED	11	Selima Sfar	TUN	WC	6-4, 6-0
Match #13	Maggy Maleeva	BUL	10	Rennae Stubbs	AUS	WC	6-2, 6-1
Match #14	Florencia Labat	ARG		Yelena Makarova	RUS		6-2, 7-5
Match #15	Virág Csurgó	HUN		Aleksandra Olsza	POL	WC	6-2, 7-5
Match #16	Kimiko Date	JPN	8	Dally Randriantefy	MAD	WC	6-0, 6-1
Match #17	Anke Huber	GER	5	Cătălina Cristea	ROU	WC	2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Match #18	Mariaan de Swardt	RSA		Helena Suková	CZE		7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-5
Match #19	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN		Park Seong-Hui	KOR	A	6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Match #20	Lindsay Davenport	USA	9	Anne Kremer	LUX	WC	6-2, 6-1
Match #21	Karina Habšudová	SVK	16	Yayuk Basuki	INA		6-3, 6-3
Match #22	Laurence Courtois	BEL		Anna Kournikova	RUS	WC	1-6, 6-2, 6-2
Match #23	Vivi Ruano	ESP		Magdalena Grzybowska	POL	A	6-4, 6-2
Match #24	Iva Majoli	CRO		Nicole Provis-Bradtke	AUS		3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Match #25	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7	Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS		6-2, 6-4
Match #26	Wang Shi-Ting	TPE		Adriana Serra-Zanetti	ITA	A	7-5, 7-6 (–-5)
Match #27	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG	WC	Yi Jingqian	CHN	A	6-2, 1-6, 6-1
Match #28	Mary Pierce	FRA	12	Volha Barabanshchykava	BLR	A	6-3, 7-5
Match #29	Amanda Coetzer	RSA	14	Rachel McQuillan	AUS	WC	6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Match #30	Natasha Zverava	BLR		Sabine Appelmans	BEL		7-5, 6-3
Match #31	Radka Zrubáková	SVK	WC	Jana Nejedly	CAN	WC	6-3, 6-2
Match #32	Conchita Martínez	ESP	2	Patty Schnyder	SUI	WC	6-1, 6-2

Round Two (25 – 26 July 1996)

Winner of each match advanced to round three.

Match #1	Monica Seles	USA	1	Patricia Hy-Boulais	CAN	A	6-3, 6-2
Match #2	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG	13	Angélica Gavaldón	MEX	A	6-4, 6-0
Match #3	Ai Sugiyama	JPN		Martina Hingis	SUI	15	6-4, 6-4
Match #4	Jana Novotná	CZE	6	Judith Wiesner	AUT		6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Match #5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	3	Silvia Farina	ITA		6-1, 6-3
Match #6	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED	11	Choi Yeong-Ja	KOR	WC	6-2, 6-4
Match #7	Maggy Maleeva	BUL	10	Florencia Labat	ARG		7-6 (9-7), 6-1
Match #8	Kimiko Date	JPN	8	Virág Csurgó	HUN		6-2, 6-3
Match #9	Anke Huber	GER	5	Mariaan de Swardt	RSA		3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Match #10	Lindsay Davenport	USA	9	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN		6-2, 6-2
Match #11	Karina Habšudová	SVK	16	Laurence Courtois	BEL		7-5, 6-2
Match #12	Iva Majoli	CRO		Vivi Ruano	ESP		7-5, 6-3
Match #13	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7	Wang Shi-Ting	TPE		7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-1
Match #14	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG	WC	Mary Pierce	FRA	12	6-4, 1-6, 7-5
Match #15	Natasha Zverava	BLR		Amanda Coetzer	RSA	14	6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Match #16	Conchita Martínez	ESP	2	Radka Zrubáková	SVK	WC	6-1, 6-4

Round Three (27 – 28 July 1996)

Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match #1	Monica Seles	USA	1	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG	13	6-3, 6-3
Match #2	Jana Novotná	CZE	6	Ai Sugiyama	JPN		6-3, 6-4
Match #3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	3	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED	11	6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
Match #4	Kimiko Date	JPN	8	Maggy Maleeva	BUL	10	6-4, 6-4
Match #5	Lindsay Davenport	USA	9	Anke Huber	GER	5	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Match #6	Iva Majoli	CRO		Karina Habšudová	SVK	16	6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Match #7	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG	WC	6-0, 6-3
Match #8	Conchita Martínez	ESP	2	Natasha Zverava	BLR		6-2, 7-5

Quarter-Finals (29 July 1996)

Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match #1	Jana Novotná	CZE	6	Monica Seles	USA	1	7-5, 3-6, 8-6
Match #2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	3	Kimiko Date	JPN	8	4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Match #3	Lindsay Davenport	USA	9	Iva Majoli	CRO		7-5, 6-3
Match #4	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7	Conchita Martínez	ESP	2	3-6, 6-2, 6-3

Semi-Finals (31 July 1996)

Winner of each match advanced to the final.

Match #1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	3	Jana Novotná	CZE	6	6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Match #2	Lindsay Davenport	USA	9	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7	6-2, 7-6 (8-6)

Final Round (2 August 1996)

Match 1/2	Lindsay Davenport	USA	9	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	3	7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Match 3/4	Jana Novotná	CZE	6	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7	7-6 (8-6), 6-4