WTA
1996 season
53 tour-level events.
Leaders
Titles
Wins
- 1Arantxa Sanchez Vicario57-22
- 2Steffi Graf54-4
- 3Jana Novotna53-13
- 4Martina Hingis52-17
- 5Lindsay Davenport51-15
Win % (20+ matches)
- 1Steffi Graf93%
- 2Monica Seles86%
- 3Jana Novotna80%
- 4Lindsay Davenport77%
- 5Martina Hingis75%
Biggest titles
All 53 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1996 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | Monica Seles d. Anke Huber 6-4 6-1 | |
| May 27, 1996 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 128 draw | Steffi Graf d. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-3 6-7(4) 10-8 | |
| Jun 24, 1996 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 128 draw | Steffi Graf d. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-3 7-5 | |
| Jul 23, 1996 | Atlanta Olympics · Hard · 64 draw | Lindsay Davenport d. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 7-6(8) 6-2 | |
| Aug 26, 1996 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | Steffi Graf d. Monica Seles 7-5 6-4 |
Leaderboard
90 players with 20+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arantxa Sanchez VicarioESP | 79 | 57-22 | 72.2% | 2 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-2 | 13-8 |
| 2 | Steffi GrafGER | 58 | 54-4 | 93.1% | 7 / 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 7-2 |
| 3 | Jana NovotnaCZE | 66 | 53-13 | 80.3% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 14-6 |
| 4 | Martina HingisSUI | 69 | 52-17 | 75.4% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 5 | Anke HuberGER | 69 | 51-18 | 73.9% | 3 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 18-8 |
| 6 | Conchita MartinezESP | 69 | 51-18 | 73.9% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 7 | Lindsay DavenportUSA | 66 | 51-15 | 77.3% | 3 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4-0 | 6-6 |
| 8 | Monica SelesUSA | 56 | 48-8 | 85.7% | 5 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 5-3 |
| 9 | Iva MajoliCRO | 63 | 45-18 | 71.4% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 14-9 |
| 10 | Judith WiesnerAUT | 68 | 41-27 | 60.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 7-8 |
| 11 | Brenda Schultz MccarthyNED | 61 | 41-20 | 67.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 14-6 |
| 12 | Karina HabsudovaSVK | 63 | 40-23 | 63.5% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-7 |
| 13 | Barbara PaulusAUT | 57 | 38-19 | 66.7% | 1 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-12 |
| 14 | Elena LikhovtsevaRUS | 62 | 38-24 | 61.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-5 |
| 15 | Kimiko Date KrummJPN | 52 | 36-16 | 69.2% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 13-9 |
| 16 | Irina SpirleaROU | 54 | 35-19 | 64.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-2 |
| 17 | Ruxandra Dragomir IlieROU | 52 | 34-18 | 65.4% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-5 |
| 18 | Amanda CoetzerRSA | 57 | 33-24 | 57.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-8 |
| 19 | Sabine AppelmansBEL | 50 | 32-18 | 64.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| 20 | Mary Joe FernandezUSA | 48 | 32-16 | 66.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-2 | 7-0 |
| 21 | Julie Halard DecugisFRA | 42 | 31-11 | 73.8% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 8-5 |
| 22 | Nathalie TauziatFRA | 54 | 30-24 | 55.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-10 |
| 23 | Shi Ting WangTPE | 47 | 30-17 | 63.8% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 3-8 |
| 24 | Ai SugiyamaJPN | 50 | 28-22 | 56.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 8-6 |
| 25 | Florencia LabatARG | 49 | 28-21 | 57.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-8 |
| 26 | Katarina StudenikovaSVK | 49 | 27-22 | 55.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 27 | Yayuk BasukiINA | 42 | 24-18 | 57.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 28 | Silvia Farina EliaITA | 46 | 23-23 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 29 | Lisa RaymondUSA | 42 | 23-19 | 54.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-5 |
| 30 | Barbara SchettAUT | 43 | 23-20 | 53.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-7 |
| 31 | Linda WildUSA | 39 | 22-17 | 56.4% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 8-6 |
| 32 | Helena SukovaCZE | 38 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 9-6 |
| 33 | Sandrine TestudFRA | 38 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 9-6 |
| 34 | Henrieta NagyovaSVK | 34 | 20-14 | 58.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-3 |
| 35 | Kimberly Po MesserliUSA | 33 | 20-13 | 60.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 36 | Magdalena MaleevaBUL | 35 | 20-15 | 57.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-7 |
| 37 | Amy FrazierUSA | 36 | 20-16 | 55.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 38 | Miriam OremansNED | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 6-4 |
| 39 | Chanda RubinUSA | 29 | 20-9 | 69.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 9-1 |
| 40 | Sabine HackGER | 35 | 19-16 | 54.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| 41 | Meredith McgrathUSA | 28 | 19-9 | 67.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 42 | Naoko SawamatsuJPN | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| 43 | Mary PierceFRA | 32 | 19-13 | 59.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 44 | Laurence CourtoisBEL | 34 | 19-15 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-0 | 11-5 |
| 45 | Asa CarlssonSWE | 41 | 19-22 | 46.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-10 |
| 46 | Naoko KijimutaJPN | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 47 | Dominique MonamiBEL | 33 | 17-16 | 51.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 48 | Jennifer CapriatiUSA | 27 | 16-11 | 59.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 49 | Natalia ZverevaBLR | 30 | 16-14 | 53.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-4 |
| 50 | Kristie BoogertNED | 32 | 16-16 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |