1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Kimiko Date
Runner-up	Amy Frazier
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Kimiko Date (champion)
2. Sabine Appelmans (first round)
3. Amy Frazier (final)
4. Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
5. Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
6. Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
7. Yone Kamio (first round)
8. Marianne Witmeyer (second 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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	K Date	6	6
		R Hiraki	3	1				1	K Date	7	6
		S-H Park	2	3					A Grossman	5	4
		A Grossman	6	6											1	K Date	6	6
		K Nagatsuka	6	4												K Kschwendt	2	2
		N Dahlman	7	6					N Dahlman	4	4
		K Kschwendt	6	6					K Kschwendt	6	6
	6	S-T Wang	2	2																		1	K Date	6	6
	4	A Sugiyama	6	6																		4	A Sugiyama	1	3
	LL	M Tang	1	4				4	A Sugiyama	6	3	7
		M Endo	7	6					M Endo	3	6	5
		N Dechy	5	4											4	A Sugiyama	5
		K Studeníková	6	6												K Studeníková	0	r
	WC	M Saeki	3	0					K Studeníková	6	6
		L Courtois	3	7	6				L Courtois	4	2
	7	Y Kamio	6	5	3																								1	Kimiko Date	7	6
	8	M Witmeyer	6	6																									3	Amy Frazier	5	4
	Q	A Ellwood	3	4				8	M Witmeyer	2	2
		L Wild	6	6	2			Q	K Po	6	6
	Q	K Po	7	4	6										Q	K Po	3	0
	WC	Y Yoshida	5	6	6										3	A Frazier	6	6
		N Feber	7	4	2			WC	Y Yoshida	1	1
	Q	K Takuma	2	3				3	A Frazier	6	6
	3	A Frazier	6	6																		3	A Frazier	6	6	6
	5	N Sawamatsu	7	6																			N Kijimuta	3	7	1
		L Poruri	5	3				6	N Sawamatsu	7	3	6
	Q	C Morariu	6	4	6			Q	C Morariu	5	6	7
		S Rottier	4	6	2										Q	C Morariu	3	3
		P Kamstra	0	2												N Kijimuta	6	6
		N Kijimuta	6	6					N Kijimuta	2	6	6
		N Miyagi	7	4	6				N Miyagi	6	4	2
	2	S Appelmans	6	6	0

External links

• 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw