The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in women's singles. Third-seeded Amy Frazier was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 6–4 against first-seeded Kimiko Date.
Women's singles | |
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1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 7–5, 6–4 |
Draw | 32 (4 Q / 2 WC ) |
Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
editA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Kimiko Date (champion)
- Sabine Appelmans (first round)
- Amy Frazier (final)
- Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
- Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
- Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
- Yone Kamio (first round)
- Marianne Witmeyer (second round)
Draw
editKey
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