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Singles, Women

Date	23 July – 2 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Stone Mountain Tennis Center, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Participants	64 from 34 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament.

Lindsay Davenport came from an Olympic family, as her father, Wink, had played volleyball for the United States in 1968. Coming into the 1996 Olympics, she had won five titles on the WTA tour, but had never made the semi-finals at a Grand Slam tournament. In the Olympic semi-finals, Davenport played her best friend, Mary Joe Fernandez, and defeated her in three sets. Her opponent in the final was Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, who had defeated Davenport all five times they had met. But Davenport reversed that streak, winning easily in two sets, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Lindsay Davenport	USA	Gold
2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	Silver
3	Jana Novotná	CZE	Bronze
4	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA
=5	Monica Seles	USA
=5	Kimiko Date	JPN
=5	Iva Majoli	CRO
=5	Conchita Martínez	ESP
=9	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG
=9	Ai Sugiyama	JPN
=9	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED
=9	Maggy Maleeva	BUL
=9	Anke Huber	GER
=9	Karina Habšudová	SVK
=9	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG
=9	Natasha Zverava	BLR
=17	Patricia Hy-Boulais	CAN
=17	Angélica Gavaldón	MEX
=17	Martina Hingis	SUI
=17	Judith Wiesner	AUT
=17	Silvia Farina	ITA
=17	Choi Yeong-Ja	KOR
=17	Florencia Labat	ARG
=17	Virág Csurgó	HUN
=17	Mariaan de Swardt	RSA
=17	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN
=17	Laurence Courtois	BEL
=17	Vivi Ruano	ESP
=17	Wang Shi-Ting	TPE
=17	Mary Pierce	FRA
=17	Amanda Coetzer	RSA
=17	Radka Zrubáková	SVK
=33	Chen Li	CHN
=33	Rita Grande	ITA
=33	Christina Papadaki	GRE
=33	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA
=33	Joelle Schad	DOM
=33	Katarína Studeníková	SVK
=33	Andrea Temesvári	HUN
=33	Ruxandra Dragomir	ROU
=33	Dominique Van Roost	BEL
=33	Clare Wood	GBR
=33	Joannette Kruger	RSA
=33	Selima Sfar	TUN
=33	Rennae Stubbs	AUS
=33	Yelena Makarova	RUS
=33	Aleksandra Olsza	POL
=33	Dally Randriantefy	MAD
=33	Cătălina Cristea	ROU
=33	Helena Suková	CZE
=33	Park Seong-Hui	KOR
=33	Anne Kremer	LUX
=33	Yayuk Basuki	INA
=33	Anna Kournikova	RUS
=33	Magdalena Grzybowska	POL
=33	Nicole Provis-Bradtke	AUS
=33	Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS
=33	Adriana Serra-Zanetti	ITA
=33	Yi Jingqian	CHN
=33	Volha Barabanshchykava	BLR
=33	Rachel McQuillan	AUS
=33	Sabine Appelmans	BEL
=33	Jana Nejedly	CAN
=33	Patty Schnyder	SUI

Round One

Date	23 – 24 July 1996
Format	Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	Monica Seles	USA	6-0, 6-4	Chen Li	CHN
Match #2	Patricia Hy-Boulais	CAN	6-4, 6-4	Rita Grande	ITA
Match #3	Angélica Gavaldón	MEX	6-1, 3-6, 6-2	Christina Papadaki	GRE
Match #4	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG	7-5, 6-2	Nathalie Tauziat	FRA
Match #5	Martina Hingis	SUI	6-0, 6-1	Joelle Schad	DOM
Match #6	Ai Sugiyama	JPN	6-2, 6-3	Katarína Studeníková	SVK
Match #7	Judith Wiesner	AUT	7-6 (7-5), 6-4	Andrea Temesvári	HUN
Match #8	Jana Novotná	CZE	6-4, 4-4	Ruxandra Dragomir	ROU
Match #9	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	6-1, 7-5	Dominique Van Roost	BEL
Match #10	Silvia Farina	ITA	6-2, 6-2	Clare Wood	GBR
Match #11	Choi Yeong-Ja	KOR	6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-1	Joannette Kruger	RSA
Match #12	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED	6-4, 6-0	Selima Sfar	TUN
Match #13	Maggy Maleeva	BUL	6-2, 6-1	Rennae Stubbs	AUS
Match #14	Florencia Labat	ARG	6-2, 7-5	Yelena Makarova	RUS
Match #15	Virág Csurgó	HUN	6-2, 7-5	Aleksandra Olsza	POL
Match #16	Kimiko Date	JPN	6-0, 6-1	Dally Randriantefy	MAD
Match #17	Anke Huber	GER	2-6, 6-4, 6-2	Cătălina Cristea	ROU
Match #18	Mariaan de Swardt	RSA	7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-5	Helena Suková	CZE
Match #19	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN	6-3, 4-6, 6-3	Park Seong-Hui	KOR
Match #20	Lindsay Davenport	USA	6-2, 6-1	Anne Kremer	LUX
Match #21	Karina Habšudová	SVK	6-3, 6-3	Yayuk Basuki	INA
Match #22	Laurence Courtois	BEL	1-6, 6-2, 6-2	Anna Kournikova	RUS
Match #23	Vivi Ruano	ESP	6-4, 6-2	Magdalena Grzybowska	POL
Match #24	Iva Majoli	CRO	3-6, 6-3, 6-4	Nicole Provis-Bradtke	AUS
Match #25	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	6-2, 6-4	Yelena Likhovtseva	RUS
Match #26	Wang Shi-Ting	TPE	7-5, 7-6 (7-5)	Adriana Serra-Zanetti	ITA
Match #27	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG	6-2, 1-6, 6-1	Yi Jingqian	CHN
Match #28	Mary Pierce	FRA	6-3, 7-5	Volha Barabanshchykava	BLR
Match #29	Amanda Coetzer	RSA	6-4, 7-6 (7-5)	Rachel McQuillan	AUS
Match #30	Natasha Zverava	BLR	7-5, 6-3	Sabine Appelmans	BEL
Match #31	Radka Zrubáková	SVK	6-3, 6-2	Jana Nejedly	CAN
Match #32	Conchita Martínez	ESP	6-1, 6-2	Patty Schnyder	SUI

Round Two

Date	25 – 26 July 1996
Format	Winner of each match advanced to round three.

Match	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	Monica Seles	USA	6-3, 6-2	Patricia Hy-Boulais	CAN
Match #2	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG	6-4, 6-0	Angélica Gavaldón	MEX
Match #3	Ai Sugiyama	JPN	6-4, 6-4	Martina Hingis	SUI
Match #4	Jana Novotná	CZE	6-4, 3-6, 6-3	Judith Wiesner	AUT
Match #5	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	6-1, 6-3	Silvia Farina	ITA
Match #6	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED	6-2, 6-4	Choi Yeong-Ja	KOR
Match #7	Maggy Maleeva	BUL	7-6 (9-7), 6-1	Florencia Labat	ARG
Match #8	Kimiko Date	JPN	6-2, 6-3	Virág Csurgó	HUN
Match #9	Anke Huber	GER	3-6, 6-1, 6-4	Mariaan de Swardt	RSA
Match #10	Lindsay Davenport	USA	6-2, 6-2	Naoko Sawamatsu	JPN
Match #11	Karina Habšudová	SVK	7-5, 6-2	Laurence Courtois	BEL
Match #12	Iva Majoli	CRO	7-5, 6-3	Vivi Ruano	ESP
Match #13	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-1	Wang Shi-Ting	TPE
Match #14	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG	6-4, 1-6, 7-5	Mary Pierce	FRA
Match #15	Natasha Zverava	BLR	6-1, 4-6, 6-2	Amanda Coetzer	RSA
Match #16	Conchita Martínez	ESP	6-1, 6-4	Radka Zrubáková	SVK

Round Three

Date	27 – 28 July 1996
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	Monica Seles	USA	6-3, 6-3	Gabriela Sabatini	ARG
Match #2	Jana Novotná	CZE	6-3, 6-4	Ai Sugiyama	JPN
Match #3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	6-4, 7-6 (9-7)	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	NED
Match #4	Kimiko Date	JPN	6-4, 6-4	Maggy Maleeva	BUL
Match #5	Lindsay Davenport	USA	6-1, 3-6, 6-3	Anke Huber	GER
Match #6	Iva Majoli	CRO	6-4, 3-6, 6-4	Karina Habšudová	SVK
Match #7	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	6-0, 6-3	Inés Gorrochategui	ARG
Match #8	Conchita Martínez	ESP	6-2, 7-5	Natasha Zverava	BLR

Quarter-Finals

Date	29 July 1996
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	29 Jul 11:00	Centre Court	Jana Novotná	CZE	7-5, 3-6, 8-6	Monica Seles	USA
Match #2	29 Jul 11:00	Court #1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	4-6, 6-3, 10-8	Kimiko Date	JPN
Match #3	29 Jul 13:00	Court #1	Lindsay Davenport	USA	7-5, 6-3	Iva Majoli	CRO
Match #4	29 Jul 13:00	Centre Court	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA	3-6, 6-2, 6-3	Conchita Martínez	ESP

Semi-Finals

Date	31 July 1996
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final.

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	31 Jul 11:00	Centre Court	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP	6-4, 1-6, 6-3	Jana Novotná	CZE
Match #2	31 Jul 13:00	Centre Court	Lindsay Davenport	USA	6-2, 7-6 (8-6)	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA

Final Round

Date	2 August 1996

Match	Date/Time	Location	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	02 Aug 13:00	Centre Court	Lindsay Davenport	USA	7-6 (8-6), 6-2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	ESP
Match 3/4	02 Aug 11:00	Centre Court	Jana Novotná	CZE	7-6 (8-6), 6-4	Mary Joe Fernandez	USA