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 score	6–4 (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

• 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

	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

External links

• 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Draw