1996 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles

Conchita Martínez won the title, defeating Barbara Paulus in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.

Women's Singles
1996 Kremlin Cup
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Barbara Paulus
Final score	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Seeds	8

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Conchita Martínez (Champion)
2. Barbara Paulus (Final)
3. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)
4. Sabine Appelmans (Semifinals)
5. Ruxandra Dragomir (Quarterfinals)
6. Silvia Farina (First Round)
7. Barbara Schett (Semifinals)
8. Katarína Studeníková (Quarterfinals)

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Conchita Martínez	4	6	6
	4	Sabine Appelmans	6	4	4
								1	Conchita Martínez	6	4	6
								2	Barbara Paulus	1	6	4
	7	Barbara Schett	3	7	3
	2	Barbara Paulus	6	5	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		S Dopfer	6	6					S Dopfer	3	3
		S-H Park	1	4											1	C Martínez	6	6
		P Begerow	3	5											8	K Studeníková	3	1
		K Boogert	6	7					K Boogert	5	6	5
	WC	L Meskhi	1	1				8	K Studeníková	7	4	7
	8	K Studeníková	6	6																		1	C Martínez	4	6	6
	4	S Appelmans	6	6																		4	S Appelmans	6	4	4
		A Olsza	2	1				4	S Appelmans	6	7^7
		L Savchenko	5	3				Q	S Pitkowski	4	6^1
	Q	S Pitkowski	7	6											4	S Appelmans	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	6											5	R Dragomir	1	3
	LL	N Dechy	3	4					M Grzybowska	2	6^2
		H Nagyová	1	5				5	R Dragomir	6	7^7
	5	R Dragomir	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	B Schett	6	6
		R Grande	4	4				7	B Schett	1	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	7					Å Carlsson	6	0	4
		G León García	4	5											7	B Schett	6	6
	WC	E Kulikovskaya	3	4											Q	E Tatarkova	0	2
	Q	E Tatarkova	6	6				Q	E Tatarkova	7^8	6
	Q	T Panova	6	6				Q	T Panova	6^6	0
	3	A Coetzer	4	4																		7	B Schett	3	7	3
	6	S Farina	7	4	2																	2	B Paulus	6	5	6
		E Makarova	5	6	6				E Makarova	6	6
		P Schnyder	4	6	6				P Schnyder	3	1
	Q	K Nagatsuka	6	1	2											E Makarova	2	7	0
		A Kournikova	6	6											2	B Paulus	6	5	6
		E Pampoulova	0	4					A Kournikova	4	3
								2	B Paulus	6	6

External links

• 1996 Kremlin Cup draw