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 % (10+ 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
148 players with 10+ 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 | Zina GarrisonUSA | 10 | 1-9 | 10.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 2 | Laxmi PoruriUSA | 11 | 2-9 | 18.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| 3 | Maria Jose GaidanoARG | 10 | 2-8 | 20.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Silke MeierGER | 12 | 2-10 | 16.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Jana NejedlyCAN | 14 | 3-11 | 21.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Jing Qian YiCHN | 13 | 3-10 | 23.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Kathy Rinaldi StunkelUSA | 11 | 3-8 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Annabel EllwoodAUS | 13 | 3-10 | 23.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Miho SaekiJPN | 10 | 3-7 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 10 | Yone KamioJPN | 15 | 3-12 | 20.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 2-6 |
| 11 | Angelica GavaldonMEX | 14 | 3-11 | 21.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 12 | Laura GolarsaITA | 12 | 3-9 | 25.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 13 | Veronika MartinekGER | 17 | 4-13 | 23.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 14 | Kyoko NagatsukaJPN | 19 | 4-15 | 21.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 15 | Maria Vento KabchiVEN | 11 | 4-7 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| 16 | Lea GhirardiFRA | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 17 | Corina MorariuUSA | 12 | 4-8 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 18 | Natalia BaudoneITA | 11 | 4-7 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 19 | Pam ShriverUSA | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 20 | Petra KamstraNED | 11 | 4-7 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 21 | Radka BobkovaCZE | 14 | 4-10 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 22 | Tina KrizanSLO | 14 | 4-10 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| 23 | Bettina FulcoARG | 10 | 4-6 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 24 | Sandra KleinovaCZE | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 25 | Maria Sanchez LorenzoESP | 15 | 4-11 | 26.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-6 |
| 26 | Melanie SchnellAUT | 16 | 4-12 | 25.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 27 | Katarzyna NowakPOL | 17 | 4-13 | 23.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 28 | Angeles MontolioESP | 13 | 4-9 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 29 | Magdalena GrzybowskaPOL | 18 | 5-13 | 27.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| 30 | Francesca LubianiITA | 16 | 5-11 | 31.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 31 | Gala Leon GarciaESP | 18 | 5-13 | 27.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 32 | Katerina MaleevaBUL | 12 | 5-7 | 41.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 33 | Adriana Serra ZanettiITA | 21 | 5-16 | 23.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 34 | Rennae StubbsAUS | 22 | 5-17 | 22.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 35 | Andrea TemesvariHUN | 14 | 5-9 | 35.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| 36 | Rachel McquillanAUS | 19 | 5-14 | 26.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| 37 | Anna SmashnovaISR | 18 | 6-12 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 38 | Andrea GlassGER | 20 | 6-14 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 39 | Natalia MedvedevaUKR | 13 | 6-7 | 46.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 40 | Nancy FeberBEL | 18 | 6-12 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-8 |
| 41 | Stephanie De VilleBEL | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 42 | Radomira ZrubakovaSVK | 18 | 6-12 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 43 | Christina SingerGER | 21 | 6-15 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 44 | Anne KremerLUX | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 45 | Dally RandriantefyMAD | 15 | 6-9 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 1-4 |
| 46 | Anna KournikovaRUS | 12 | 6-6 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 47 | Lindsay Lee WatersUSA | 23 | 6-17 | 26.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-7 |
| 48 | Yuka YoshidaJPN | 13 | 7-6 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 49 | Nicole BradtkeAUS | 18 | 7-11 | 38.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 50 | Joannette KrugerRSA | 21 | 7-14 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| 51 | Tatjana JecmenicaSRB | 18 | 7-11 | 38.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-3 |
| 52 | Gigi FernandezUSA | 19 | 7-12 | 36.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 53 | Elena PampoulovaBUL | 19 | 7-12 | 36.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 54 | Katrina AdamsUSA | 17 | 7-10 | 41.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 55 | Petra LangrovaTCH | 13 | 7-6 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 4-2 |
| 56 | Nathalie DechyFRA | 19 | 7-12 | 36.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 57 | Mariaan De SwardtRSA | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2-5 |
| 58 | Jolene WatanabeUSA | 23 | 8-15 | 34.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| 59 | Marianne Werdel WitmeyerUSA | 27 | 8-19 | 29.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 60 | Aleksandra OlszaPOL | 16 | 8-8 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 61 | Lori McneilUSA | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 62 | Nanne DahlmanFIN | 15 | 8-7 | 53.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 63 | Rika HirakiJPN | 21 | 8-13 | 38.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 64 | Ines GorrochateguiARG | 18 | 9-9 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 65 | Jana KandarrGER | 24 | 9-15 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-2 |
| 66 | Petra BegerowGER | 24 | 9-15 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 67 | Virginia Ruano PascualESP | 25 | 9-16 | 36.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 68 | Ludmila RichterovaCZE | 25 | 9-16 | 36.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-5 |
| 69 | Anne MillerUSA | 22 | 9-13 | 40.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 70 | Alexia Dechaume BalleretFRA | 23 | 9-14 | 39.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| 71 | Nicole ArendtUSA | 20 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-2 |
| 72 | Anne Gaelle SidotFRA | 16 | 9-7 | 56.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 73 | Tami Whitlinger JonesUSA | 23 | 10-13 | 43.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 74 | Sandra CecchiniITA | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| 75 | Sandra DopferAUT | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 76 | Catalina CristeaROU | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 77 | Flora PerfettiITA | 19 | 10-9 | 52.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 78 | Sandra CacicUSA | 24 | 11-13 | 45.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 79 | Ann GrossmanUSA | 26 | 11-15 | 42.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 80 | Gloria PizzichiniITA | 19 | 11-8 | 57.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 3-2 |
| 81 | Silvija TalajaCRO | 15 | 11-4 | 73.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 82 | Tamarine TanasugarnTHA | 18 | 12-6 | 66.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 83 | Larisa SavchenkoURS | 28 | 12-16 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-4 |
| 84 | Patty SchnyderSUI | 24 | 12-12 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-3 |
| 85 | Alexandra FusaiFRA | 30 | 12-18 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 4-1 |
| 86 | Patricia Hy BoulaisCAN | 32 | 12-20 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 5-7 |
| 87 | Mana EndoJPN | 25 | 12-13 | 48.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-5 |
| 88 | Rita GrandeITA | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-2 | 3-7 |
| 89 | Nana SmithJPN | 27 | 13-14 | 48.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 90 | Paola SuarezARG | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| 91 | Els CallensBEL | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 92 | Janette HusarovaSVK | 28 | 13-15 | 46.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-7 |
| 93 | Sung Hee ParkKOR | 30 | 13-17 | 43.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-3 |
| 94 | Barbara RittnerGER | 30 | 13-17 | 43.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 95 | Sarah Pitkowski MalcorFRA | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| 96 | Gabriela SabatiniARG | 24 | 14-10 | 58.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 97 | Elena MakarovaRUS | 32 | 14-18 | 43.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 98 | Karin KschwendtAUT | 30 | 15-15 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-1 |
| 99 | Jennifer CapriatiUSA | 27 | 16-11 | 59.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 100 | Natalia ZverevaBLR | 30 | 16-14 | 53.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-4 |
| 101 | Kristie BoogertNED | 32 | 16-16 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| 102 | Naoko KijimutaJPN | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 103 | Dominique MonamiBEL | 33 | 17-16 | 51.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 104 | Sabine HackGER | 35 | 19-16 | 54.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| 105 | Meredith McgrathUSA | 28 | 19-9 | 67.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 106 | Naoko SawamatsuJPN | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| 107 | Mary PierceFRA | 32 | 19-13 | 59.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 108 | Laurence CourtoisBEL | 34 | 19-15 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-0 | 11-5 |
| 109 | Asa CarlssonSWE | 41 | 19-22 | 46.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-10 |
| 110 | Henrieta NagyovaSVK | 34 | 20-14 | 58.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-3 |
| 111 | Kimberly Po MesserliUSA | 33 | 20-13 | 60.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 112 | Magdalena MaleevaBUL | 35 | 20-15 | 57.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-7 |
| 113 | Amy FrazierUSA | 36 | 20-16 | 55.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 114 | Miriam OremansNED | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 6-4 |
| 115 | Chanda RubinUSA | 29 | 20-9 | 69.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 9-1 |
| 116 | Helena SukovaCZE | 38 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 9-6 |
| 117 | Sandrine TestudFRA | 38 | 21-17 | 55.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 9-6 |
| 118 | Linda WildUSA | 39 | 22-17 | 56.4% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 8-6 |
| 119 | Silvia Farina EliaITA | 46 | 23-23 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 120 | Lisa RaymondUSA | 42 | 23-19 | 54.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-5 |
| 121 | Barbara SchettAUT | 43 | 23-20 | 53.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-7 |
| 122 | Yayuk BasukiINA | 42 | 24-18 | 57.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 123 | Katarina StudenikovaSVK | 49 | 27-22 | 55.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 124 | Ai SugiyamaJPN | 50 | 28-22 | 56.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 8-6 |
| 125 | Florencia LabatARG | 49 | 28-21 | 57.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-8 |
| 126 | Nathalie TauziatFRA | 54 | 30-24 | 55.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-10 |
| 127 | Shi Ting WangTPE | 47 | 30-17 | 63.8% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 3-8 |
| 128 | Julie Halard DecugisFRA | 42 | 31-11 | 73.8% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 8-5 |
| 129 | Sabine AppelmansBEL | 50 | 32-18 | 64.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| 130 | Mary Joe FernandezUSA | 48 | 32-16 | 66.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-2 | 7-0 |
| 131 | Amanda CoetzerRSA | 57 | 33-24 | 57.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-8 |
| 132 | Ruxandra Dragomir IlieROU | 52 | 34-18 | 65.4% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-5 |
| 133 | Irina SpirleaROU | 54 | 35-19 | 64.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-2 |
| 134 | Kimiko Date KrummJPN | 52 | 36-16 | 69.2% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 13-9 |
| 135 | Barbara PaulusAUT | 57 | 38-19 | 66.7% | 1 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 9-12 |
| 136 | Elena LikhovtsevaRUS | 62 | 38-24 | 61.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-5 |
| 137 | Karina HabsudovaSVK | 63 | 40-23 | 63.5% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 12-7 |
| 138 | Judith WiesnerAUT | 68 | 41-27 | 60.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 7-8 |
| 139 | Brenda Schultz MccarthyNED | 61 | 41-20 | 67.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 14-6 |
| 140 | Iva MajoliCRO | 63 | 45-18 | 71.4% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 14-9 |
| 141 | Monica SelesUSA | 56 | 48-8 | 85.7% | 5 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 5-3 |
| 142 | Anke HuberGER | 69 | 51-18 | 73.9% | 3 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 18-8 |
| 143 | Conchita MartinezESP | 69 | 51-18 | 73.9% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 144 | Lindsay DavenportUSA | 66 | 51-15 | 77.3% | 3 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4-0 | 6-6 |
| 145 | Martina HingisSUI | 69 | 52-17 | 75.4% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 146 | Jana NovotnaCZE | 66 | 53-13 | 80.3% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 14-6 |
| 147 | Steffi GrafGER | 58 | 54-4 | 93.1% | 7 / 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 7-2 |
| 148 | Arantxa Sanchez VicarioESP | 79 | 57-22 | 72.2% | 2 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-2 | 13-8 |