1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.

Singles
1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Final
ChampionRomania Irina Spîrlea
Runner-upFrance Mary Pierce
Score6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 against Pierce.

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 eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  2.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
  3.   Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
  4.   Chanda Rubin (third round)
  5. n/a
  6.   Mary Joe Fernández (semifinals)
  7.   Mary Pierce (final)
  8.   Irina Spîrlea (champion)
  9. n/a
  10.   Åsa Carlsson (first round)
  11.   Lindsay Lee (first round)
  12.   Sabine Hack (quarterfinals)
  13.   Meredith McGrath (quarterfinals)
  14.   Silvia Farina (first round)
  15.   Elena Makarova (second round)
  16.   Ruxandra Dragomir (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7   Mary Pierce 6 6  
6   Mary Joe Fernández 2 4  
7   Mary Pierce 7 4 3
8   Irina Spîrlea 6 6 6
8   Irina Spîrlea 6 7  
2   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1 5  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   C Martínez 6 6  
    S Cecchini 2 3       A Temesvári 1 3  
    A Temesvári 6 6   1   C Martínez 6 6  
    K Nowak 3 1       J Husárová 0 0  
    J Husárová 6 6       J Husárová 6 7  
Q   N Medvedeva 2 4   Q   N Medvedeva 4 6  
14   S Farina 6 2 r 1   C Martínez 7 3 2
10   Å Carlsson 2 5   7   M Pierce 5 6 6
    L Richterová 6 7       L Richterová 6 0 5
Q   F Zuluaga 1 4       A Miller 4 6 7
    A Miller 6 6       A Miller 3 1  
    S Pitkowski 6 6   7   M Pierce 6 6  
LL   D Krajčovičová 1 1       S Pitkowski 3 6 3
7   M Pierce 6 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   C Rubin 6 6  
Q   C Cristea 6 6   Q   C Cristea 1 4  
    B Rittner 3 3   4   C Rubin 1 0  
    M-J Gaidano 1 3   12   S Hack 6 6  
    A Dechaume-Balleret 6 6       A Dechaume-Balleret 1 0  
    A Serra Zanetti 4 0   12   S Hack 6 6  
12   S Hack 6 6   12   S Hack 4 3  
16   R Dragomir 6 6   6   M J Fernández 6 6  
    T Whitlinger-Jones 2 0   16   R Dragomir 5 2  
Q   F Li 6 2   Q   P Suárez 7 6  
Q   P Suárez 7 6   Q   P Suárez 6 3  
    R Zrubáková 7 6   6   M J Fernández 7 6  
    N Arendt 5 3       R Zrubáková 3 3  
6   M J Fernández 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   I Spîrlea 6 6  
    S Cacic 4 1       P Hy-Boulais 3 2  
    P Hy-Boulais 6 6   8   I Spîrlea 7 6  
    L Ghirardi 7 6       V Ruano-Pascual 5 0  
    G Helgeson-Nielsen 6 1       L Ghirardi 2 2  
    V Ruano-Pascual 6 6       V Ruano-Pascual 6 6  
LL   G León García 4 1   8   I Spîrlea 7 6  
15   E Makarova 4 6 7     B Schett 6 2  
    S Stafford 6 1 5 15   E Makarova 5 7 1
    V Martinek 5         V Martinek 7 5 6
WC   V Williams 3 r       V Martinek 2 3  
    S Meier 6 4 3     B Schett 6 6  
    B Schett 4 6 6     B Schett 6 6  
3   M Maleeva 1 3  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL   W Probst 7 6  
    A Fusai 5 1       L Neiland 5 2  
    L Neiland 7 6   LL   W Probst 2 1  
WC   K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 6 7 13   M McGrath 6 6  
    P Schwarz 7 2 6 WC   K Rinaldi-Stunkel 6 3 2
    J Kandarr 4 3   13   M McGrath 1 6 6
13   M McGrath 6 6   13   M McGrath 3 4  
11   L Lee 0 7 2 2   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
WC   K Maleeva 6 6 6 WC   K Maleeva 4 6 4
Q   M Paz 6 2       T Ječmenica 6 3 6
    T Ječmenica 7 6       T Ječmenica 3 4  
Q   L Golarsa 2 4   2   A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
Q   C Papadáki 6 6   Q   C Papadáki 0 6  
2   A Sánchez Vicario 6 7  
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