Essen 1996

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WTA WTA Tour Carpet Start: Feb 19, 1996 Draw: 28 27 matches

Champion: Iva Majoli

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Iva Majoli 6 6

Elena Makarova 4 2

Els Callens 6 6

Karin Kschwendt 2 4

Rennae Stubbs 6 5 6

Claudia Porwik 2 7 2

Asa Carlsson 6 4 6

5 Helena Sukova 4 6 2

Jennifer Capriati 7 6

Barbara Schett 6 1

4 Jana Novotna 0 6 6

Maria Strandlund Tomsvik 6 4 1

Barbara Rittner 6 6

6 Sabine Appelmans 4 4

2 Anke Huber 6 6 6

Miriam Oremans 4 7 4

Quarterfinal

1 Iva Majoli 7 6

Els Callens 5 4

Asa Carlsson 7 6

Rennae Stubbs 6 2

4 Jana Novotna 7 2 6

Jennifer Capriati 6 6 3

2 Anke Huber 6 7

Barbara Rittner 4 5

Semifinal

1 Iva Majoli 6 6

Asa Carlsson 3 2

4 Jana Novotna 6 6

2 Anke Huber 4 4

Final

1 Iva Majoli 7 1 7

4 Jana Novotna 5 6 6

Early rounds

Round of 32 12 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Elena Makarova	Patty Schnyder	6-1	6-1	·
Karin Kschwendt	Beate Reinstadler	4-6	6-3	6-0
Els Callens	Melanie Schnell	4-6	6-4	6-1
Rennae Stubbs	Katarzyna Nowak	6-4	6-2	·
Asa Carlsson	Christina Singer	6-7	6-1	6-0
Helena Sukova	Laurence Courtois	6-7	6-3	6-1
Jennifer Capriati	Kristie Boogert	6-1	6-2	·
Barbara Schett	Karina Habsudova	3-6	6-3	6-4
Maria Strandlund Tomsvik	Tatjana Jecmenica	6-4	7-6	·
Sabine Appelmans	Lori Mcneil	6-2	6-3	·
Barbara Rittner	Wiltrud Probst	6-1	6-4	·
Miriam Oremans	Dominique Monami	6-2	6-2	·

Players (28)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Iva Majoli	CRO	Winner
	Jana Novotna	CZE	Final
	Anke Huber	GER	Semifinal
AC	Asa Carlsson	SWE	Semifinal
	Barbara Rittner	GER	Quarterfinal
EC	Els Callens	BEL	Quarterfinal
	Jennifer Capriati	USA	Quarterfinal
RS	Rennae Stubbs	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Barbara Schett	AUT	Round of 16
CP	Claudia Porwik	GER	Round of 16
EM	Elena Makarova	RUS	Round of 16
	Helena Sukova	CZE	Round of 16
KK	Karin Kschwendt	AUT	Round of 16
MT	Maria Strandlund Tomsvik	SWE	Round of 16
	Miriam Oremans	NED	Round of 16
	Sabine Appelmans	BEL	Round of 16
BR	Beate Reinstadler	AUT	Round of 32
CS	Christina Singer	GER	Round of 32
	Dominique Monami	BEL	Round of 32
KH	Karina Habsudova	SVK	Round of 32
KN	Katarzyna Nowak	POL	Round of 32
KB	Kristie Boogert	NED	Round of 32
LC	Laurence Courtois	BEL	Round of 32
LM	Lori Mcneil	USA	Round of 32
MS	Melanie Schnell	AUT	Round of 32
	Patty Schnyder	SUI	Round of 32
TJ	Tatjana Jecmenica	SRB	Round of 32
WP	Wiltrud Probst	GER	Round of 32