1996 European Indoors – Singles

Jana Novotná defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.

Singles
1996 European Indoors
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná.

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. Conchita Martínez (second round)
2. Iva Majoli (semifinals)
3. Anke Huber (semifinals)
4. Jana Novotná (champion)
5. Martina Hingis (final)
6. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
7. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
8. Amanda Coetzer (first round)

Draw

Key

• 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

	Final
	5	Martina Hingis	2	2
	4	Jana Novotná	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	4	4
		S Appelmans	1	7	6				S Appelmans	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	5	3											S Appelmans	3	1
	Q	S Kleinová	3	6											5	M Hingis	6	6
		I Spîrlea	6	7					I Spîrlea	3	3
		N Sawamatsu	0	1				5	M Hingis	6	6
	5	M Hingis	6	6																		5	M Hingis	3	6	7
																						3	A Huber	6	2	6
								3	A Huber	6	6
		L Raymond	6	7					L Raymond	4	2
		N Zvereva	2	5											3	A Huber	6	6
	WC	P Schnyder	7	4	6										Q	S Farina	1	1
	Q	S Farina	5	6	7			Q	S Farina	0	7	6
	WC	A Kournikova	2	7	6			WC	A Kournikova	6	5	2
	8	A Coetzer	6	6	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	M Maleeva	6	7
		M Oremans	3	5				7	M Maleeva	3	3
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	6
		G Sabatini	3	4												J Capriati	4	2
		B Schett	6	2	6										4	J Novotná	6	6
		H Suková	4	6	2				B Schett	6	4	5
								4	J Novotná	4	6	7
																						4	J Novotná	5	6	6
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	4	6																	2	I Majoli	7	2	2
	Q	P Begerow	3	6	4			6	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	7
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	5	6
	Q	M Kochta	3	4											6	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	6
		J Wiesner	0	6	6										2	I Majoli	6	7
		N Tauziat	6	4	3				J Wiesner	2	2
								2	I Majoli	6	6

External links

• 1996 Barilla Indoors draw