1996 Toshiba Classic – Singles

Singles
1996 Toshiba Classic
Final
Champion	Kimiko Date
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	3–6, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Kimiko Date.

Date won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

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.

	Final
	1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	3	0
	4	Kimiko Date	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	6
	Q	N Kijimuta	6	6				Q	N Kijimuta	6	4	3
		G Fernández	2	1											1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	V Williams	4	6	5											K Studeníková	3	3
		K Studeníková	6	3	7				K Studeníková	7	6
	WC	P Shriver	7	3	4			6	K Habšudová	6	2
	6	K Habšudová	5	6	6																	1	A Sánchez Vicario	1	6	6
																						3	J Novotná	6	2	3
								3	J Novotná	7	7
		L Wild	6	7					L Wild	6	6
		Z Garrison-Jackson	3	6											3	J Novotná	2	7	6
		S Testud	6	6												S Testud	6	6	3
	Q	R Stubbs	4	1					S Testud	6	4	6
	WC	A Gavaldón	1	2				7	A Sugiyama	3	6	4
	7	A Sugiyama	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	G Sabatini	6	6
		L Lee	0	0				5	G Sabatini	6	7
		L Raymond	4	0					Å Carlsson	1	5
		Å Carlsson	6	6											5	G Sabatini	4	1
	Q	Y Kamio	0	6	6										4	K Date	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	1	3			Q	Y Kamio	2	5
								4	K Date	6	7
																						4	K Date	6	7
	8	N Tauziat	6	6																		2	C Martínez	2	5
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	2				8	N Tauziat	6	6
		M Oremans	1	4					S-T Wang	4	2
		S-T Wang	6	6											8	N Tauziat	3	4
		S Hack	6	3											2	C Martínez	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	7	6					N Sawamatsu	1	6	1
								2	C Martínez	6	2	6

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