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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1996 tennis event results

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.

## Seeds[edit]

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.

1. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
2. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
3. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
4. Kimiko Date (champion)
5. Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
6. Karina Habšudová (second round)
7. Ai Sugiyama (second round)
8. Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)

## Draw[edit]

### Key[edit]

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final[edit]

| Final |

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

### Section 1[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| | | | 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 |  | |

### Section 2[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| 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 |

## External links[edit]

* 1996 Toshiba Classic draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine

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