# 1996 Lipton Championships – Women's singles

Two-time defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Chanda Rubin in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Miami Open.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
* Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
* Gabriela Sabatini (quarterfinals)
* Kimiko Date (quarterfinals)
* Chanda Rubin (final)
* Jana Novotná (third round)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Martina Hingis (second round)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (fourth round)
* Zina Garrison-Jackson (second round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (fourth round)
* Helena Suková (third round)
* Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (third round)
* Judith Wiesner (fourth round)
* Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
* Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer (third round)
* Åsa Carlsson (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
* Kristie Boogert (third round)
* Petra Begerow (second round)
* Florencia Labat (third round)
* Yone Kamio (second round)
* Silvia Farina (fourth round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Miriam Oremans (third round)
* Sandrine Testud (third round)
* Shi-Ting Wang (third round)

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kimiko Date | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kimiko Date | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Anke Huber | 0 | 1 | | 8 | Lindsay Davenport | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Steffi Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Chanda Rubin | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Chanda Rubin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Chanda Rubin | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Gabriela Sabatini | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | Chanda Rubin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 16 | Irina Spîrlea | 4 | 5 | | | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ječmenica | 4 | 2 | | | S Cacic | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | V Csurgo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | G Fernández | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | G Fernández | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 20 | N Sawamatsu | 7$^8$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M J Fernández | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | 26 | F Labat | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Suárez | 0 | 2 | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 26 | F Labat | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Cecchini | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | M J Fernández | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Y Basuki | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 15 | H Suková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | H Suková | 0 | 5 | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 28 | S Farina | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | M Endo | 6 | 6 | | | M Endo | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 28 | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | S Farina | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Date | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 21 | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 4 | 3 | | S Hack | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Hack | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 21 | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Date | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Nowak | 5 | 0 | | | B Schett | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Date | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 3 | 3 | | LL | J Watanabe | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Watanabe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | E deLone | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 32 | S-T Wang | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Ruano-Pascual | 5 | 6 | 5 | Q | E deLone | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 32 | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Huber | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | J Wiesner | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 18 | J Wiesner | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | L Neiland | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Maleeva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 18 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | N Miyagi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | N Miyagi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 7 | 3 | 2 | LL | N Miyagi | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | M Hingis | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 13 | Z Garrison-Jackson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Stubbs | 1 | 0 | | | A Grossman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 30 | M Oremans | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| LL | F Lubiani | 2 | 1 | | | L Wild | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 30 | M Oremans | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Grossman | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 24 | K Boogert | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Porwik | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Porwik | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 24 | K Boogert | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | L Golarsa | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | Q | L Golarsa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 6 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | | A Fusai | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M J Gaidano | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M McGrath | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 1 | 5 | | M McGrath | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 22 | Å Carlsson | 2 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | N Tauziat | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 25 | P Begerow | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Feber | 4 | 2 | WC | K Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | K Adams | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J-Q Yi | 3 | 0 | | L Lee | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek | 7 | 2 | 3 | WC | D Graham | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Graham | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Coetzer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Ghirardi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 29 | E Likhovtseva | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Capriati | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 27 | Y Kamio | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 4 | 6 | 6$^8$ | | K Kschwendt | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | K Kschwendt | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka | 3 | 4 | | | A Smashnova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 3 | 6 | 4 | | S Stafford | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stafford | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 7 | J Novotná | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 23 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Gavaldón | 6 | 6 | | | A Gavaldón | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 23 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 19 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | K Studeníková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 19 | L Raymond | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Arendt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Singer | 6 | 6 | | | C Singer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 12 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu | 6 | 1 | | | C Morariu | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Shriver | 0 | 0 | r | | | | | | 12 | J Halard-Decugis | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | T Snyder | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 17 | B Paulus | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R McQuillan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 17 | B Paulus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Habšudová | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 31 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | A Serra Zanetti | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 31 | S Testud | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Meier | 4 | 6 | 1 | | K Habšudová | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |