# Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women’s singles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 24 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.

## Seeds

* Ye Zhaoying (CHN) (quarterfinals)
* Susi Susanti (INA) (bronze medalist)
* Camilla Martin (DEN) (quarterfinals)
* Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) (gold medalist)
* Mia Audina (INA) (silver medalist)
* Han Jingna (CHN) (quarterfinals)
* Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) (fourth place)
* Yao Yan (CHN) (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Ye Zhaoying (CHN) | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 12 | | 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 6 | 11 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | |
| 3 | Camilla Martin (DEN) | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 6 | 7 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | |
| 5/8 | Yao Yan (CHN) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | | | | 2 | Susi Susanti (INA) | 9 | 8 | |
| 5/8 | Han Jingna (CHN) | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Susi Susanti (INA) | 9 | 8 | | 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | Susi Susanti (INA) | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 2 | Susi Susanti (INA) | 11 | 11 | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 1 | Ye Zhaoying (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chan Chia Fong (MAS) | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Ye Zhaoying (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | |
| Margit Borg (SWE) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Margit Borg (SWE) | 4 | 4 | | |
| Neli Nedjalkova (BUL) | 6 | 4 | | Margit Borg (SWE) | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Elsa Nielsen (ISL) | 1 | 2 | | Somharuthai Jaroensiri (THA) | 3 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Somharuthai Jaroensiri (THA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ye Zhaoying (CHN) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) |
| | | | 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sandra Dimbour (FRA) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | |
| Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre (MRI) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Hisako Mizui (JPN) | 4 | 0 | | |
| Hisako Mizui (JPN) | 11 | 11 | | Hisako Mizui (JPN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Elena Rybkhina (RUS) | 11 | 12 | | Elena Rybkhina (RUS) | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Joanne Muggeridge (GBR) | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 3 | Camilla Martin (DEN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rhona Robertson (NZL) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Camilla Martin (DEN) | 12 | 11 | | | |
| Ra Kyung-min (KOR) | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Huang Chia-Chi (TPE) | 11 | 9 | | | |
| Huang Chia-Chi (TPE) | 11 | 11 | | Huang Chia-Chi (TPE) | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Denyse Julien (CAN) | 11 | 11 | | Denyse Julien (CAN) | 11 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Debra O’Connor (TRI) | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Camilla Martin (DEN) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) |
| | | | 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Christine Magnusson (SWE) | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Mia Audina (INA) | 11 | 4 | 12 | | |
| Yang Song (AUS) | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | Kelly Morgan (GBR) | 2 | 11 | 9 | | |
| Kelly Morgan (GBR) | 11 | 11 | | Kelly Morgan (GBR) | 12 | 0 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Zarinah Abdullah (SIN) | 11 | 11 | | Zarinah Abdullah (SIN) | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Elena Nosdran (UKR) | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Anne Sondergaard (DEN) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Diana Koleva (BUL) | w/o | | | | Anne Sondergaard (DEN) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yuliani Sentoso (INA) | 6 | 11 | 15 | | Yuliani Sentoso (INA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Vlada Tcherniavskaya (BLR) | 11 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Yuliani Sentoso (INA) | 6 | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Yao Yan (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | Marina Yakusheva (RUS) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5/8 | Yao Yan (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Yao Yan (CHN) |
| Martine de Souza (MRI) | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) |
| Santi Wibowo (SUI) | 11 | 7 | 11 | | Santi Wibowo (SUI) | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Yasuko Mizui (JPN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | | Yasuko Mizui (JPN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Lisa Campbell (AUS) | 0 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | Yasuko Mizui (JPN) | 2 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | Obigeli Olorunsola (NGR) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Erika von Heiland (USA) | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeng Shwu-Zen (TPE) | 11 | 11 | | | Jeng Shwu-Zen (TPE) | 5 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Pornsawan Plungwech (THA) | 11 | 4 | 11 | | Pornsawan Plungwech (THA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Catrine Bengtsson (SWE) | 4 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | Pornsawan Plungwech (THA) | 3 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Han Jingna (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | Andrea Odor (HUN) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5/8 | Han Jingna (CHN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Han Jingna (CHN) |
| Anne Gibson (GBR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Susi Susanti (INA) |
| P.V.V. Lakshmi (IND) | 11 | 11 | | | P.V.V. Lakshmi (IND) | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Katarzyna Krasowska (POL) | 11 | 11 | | | Katarzyna Krasowska (POL) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Amparo Lim (PHI) | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | Katarzyna Krasowska (POL) | 4 | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Susi Susanti (INA) | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | Doris Piche (CAN) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Susi Susanti (INA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |