1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but was forced to retire in the final losing 6–4 against Jana Novotná.

Singles
1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1995 Champion Steffi Graf
Champion Jana Novotná
Runner-up Steffi Graf
Final score6–4 (Graf retired)

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. Steffi Graf (Final)
  2. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
  3. Jana Novotná (Champion)
  4. Anke Huber (Second Round)
  5. Lindsay Davenport (First Round)
  6. Iva Majoli (Second Round)
  7. Mary Joe Fernández (First Round)
  8. Barbara Paulus (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final
Final
1 Steffi Graf 4 r  
3 Jana Novotná 6    

Section 1
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S Graf 6 6  
  K Habšudová 6 4     A Frazier 2 1  
  A Frazier 7 6   1 S Graf 6 6  
  V Ruano-Pascual 6 1 5   C Rubin 0 3  
  C Rubin 4 6 7   C Rubin 5 6 6
  J Wiesner 2 2   6 I Majoli 7 2 1
6 I Majoli 6 6   1 S Graf 6 7  
Q M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 5  
4 A Huber 6 6 1
Q R Zrubáková 0 4   Q M Werdel-Witmeyer 2 7 6
Q M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6   Q M Werdel-Witmeyer 6 6  
  N Tauziat 6 3 4 8 B Paulus 2 3  
Q Z Garrison-Jackson 2 6 6 Q Z Garrison-Jackson      
  A Coetzer 1 2   8 B Paulus w/o    
8 B Paulus 6 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 L Davenport 4 6  
  A Miller 6 7     A Miller 4 6 7
WC M Shaughnessy 3 6 6 WC M Shaughnessy 6 2 5
Q L Poruri 6 2 2   A Miller 3 0  
  A Sugiyama 6 5   3 J Novotná 6 6  
  L McNeil 7 7     L McNeil 4 5  
3 J Novotná 6 7  
3 J Novotná 6 6  
7 M J Fernández 2 r     Y Basuki 3 1  
  K Po 5       K Po 4 4  
  Y Basuki 6 7     Y Basuki 6 6  
WC A Kournikova 4 6     Y Basuki 5 6 6
  G Fernández 1 6 3   L Raymond 7 3 3
  L Raymond 6 3 6   L Raymond 6 6  
2 C Martínez 2 3  
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