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1996 Open Gaz de France – Singles


Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 7–5, 7–6(7–4) against Iva Majoli.

Seeds

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. CRO Iva Majoli (final)
  2. GER Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
  3. BUL Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
  4. FRA Mary Pierce (second round)
  5. CZE Jana Novotná (first round)
  6. SUI Martina Hingis (second round)
  7. FRA Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  8. CZE Helena Suková (first round)

Draw

Final

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=CRO Iva Majoli | RD1-score1-1=5 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=FRA Julie Halard-Decugis | RD1-score2-1=7 | RD1-score2-2=7 | RD1-score2-3=

Section 1

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=FRA S Testud | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04=Q | RD1-team04=UKR N Medvedeva | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-3=2

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA L McNeil | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=4 | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=FRA N Dechy | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=GER B Rittner | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-team08=FRA N Tauziat | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12=WC | RD1-team12=FRA A-G Sidot | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-3=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=NED M Oremans | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=RSA M de Swardt | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score14-3=2

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=AUT J Wiesner | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=7 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-team16=CZE J Novotná | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=5 | RD1-score16-3=3

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=CRO I Majoli | RD2-score01-1=w/o | RD2-score01-2= | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=FRA S Testud | RD2-score02-1= | RD2-score02-2= | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=FRA N Dechy | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score03-3=7 | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04=FRA N Tauziat | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=5

| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=BUL M Maleeva | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=NED M Oremans | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=7 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=AUT J Wiesner | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=CRO I Majoli | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=Q | RD3-team02=FRA N Dechy | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=1

| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=BUL M Maleeva | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=NED M Oremans | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=CRO I Majoli | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=BUL M Maleeva | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score02-3=3

Section 2

| RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-team01=SUI M Hingis | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02=Q | RD1-team02=USA M McGrath | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=NED K Boogert | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ITA S Farina | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=BEL L Courtois | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=GER P Begerow | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team09=CZE H Suková | RD1-score09-1=3 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=FRA J Halard-Decugis | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=LL | RD1-team11=AUT M Schnell | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=BEL S Appelmans | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=RUS E Makarova | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=BEL D Van Roost | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=SUI M Hingis | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=1 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ITA S Farina | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=GER P Begerow | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=FRA M Pierce | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=5 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=FRA J Halard-Decugis | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=7 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=BEL S Appelmans | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=BEL D Van Roost | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=GER A Huber | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=ITA S Farina | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=GER P Begerow | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=FRA J Halard-Decugis | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=7 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=GER A Huber | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ITA S Farina | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=FRA J Halard-Decugis | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

References

References

  1. (1997). "International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997". CollinsWillow.
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