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 | Adriana Serra ZanettiITA | 21 | 5-16 | 23.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 2 | Rennae StubbsAUS | 22 | 5-17 | 22.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 3 | Andrea GlassGER | 20 | 6-14 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 4 | Christina SingerGER | 21 | 6-15 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 5 | Lindsay Lee WatersUSA | 23 | 6-17 | 26.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-7 |
| 6 | Joannette KrugerRSA | 21 | 7-14 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-1 |
| 7 | Mariaan De SwardtRSA | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2-5 |
| 8 | Jolene WatanabeUSA | 23 | 8-15 | 34.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Marianne Werdel WitmeyerUSA | 27 | 8-19 | 29.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 10 | Lori McneilUSA | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 11 | Rika HirakiJPN | 21 | 8-13 | 38.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 12 | Jana KandarrGER | 24 | 9-15 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-2 |
| 13 | Petra BegerowGER | 24 | 9-15 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 14 | Virginia Ruano PascualESP | 25 | 9-16 | 36.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 15 | Ludmila RichterovaCZE | 25 | 9-16 | 36.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-5 |
| 16 | Anne MillerUSA | 22 | 9-13 | 40.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 17 | Alexia Dechaume BalleretFRA | 23 | 9-14 | 39.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| 18 | Nicole ArendtUSA | 20 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-2 |
| 19 | Tami Whitlinger JonesUSA | 23 | 10-13 | 43.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 20 | Sandra CecchiniITA | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 4-2 |
| 21 | Sandra DopferAUT | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 22 | Catalina CristeaROU | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 23 | Sandra CacicUSA | 24 | 11-13 | 45.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 24 | Ann GrossmanUSA | 26 | 11-15 | 42.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 25 | Larisa SavchenkoURS | 28 | 12-16 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-4 |
| 26 | Patty SchnyderSUI | 24 | 12-12 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-3 |
| 27 | Alexandra FusaiFRA | 30 | 12-18 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-0 | 4-1 |
| 28 | Patricia Hy BoulaisCAN | 32 | 12-20 | 37.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 5-7 |
| 29 | Mana EndoJPN | 25 | 12-13 | 48.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 3-5 |
| 30 | Rita GrandeITA | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-2 | 3-7 |
| 31 | Nana SmithJPN | 27 | 13-14 | 48.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 32 | Paola SuarezARG | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| 33 | Els CallensBEL | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 34 | Janette HusarovaSVK | 28 | 13-15 | 46.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-7 |
| 35 | Sung Hee ParkKOR | 30 | 13-17 | 43.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-3 |
| 36 | Barbara RittnerGER | 30 | 13-17 | 43.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| 37 | Sarah Pitkowski MalcorFRA | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 3-2 |
| 38 | Gabriela SabatiniARG | 24 | 14-10 | 58.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 39 | Elena MakarovaRUS | 32 | 14-18 | 43.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 40 | Karin KschwendtAUT | 30 | 15-15 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 6-1 |
| 41 | Jennifer CapriatiUSA | 27 | 16-11 | 59.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 42 | Natalia ZverevaBLR | 30 | 16-14 | 53.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 5-4 |
| 43 | Kristie BoogertNED | 32 | 16-16 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| 44 | Naoko KijimutaJPN | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 45 | Dominique MonamiBEL | 33 | 17-16 | 51.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 46 | Sabine HackGER | 35 | 19-16 | 54.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| 47 | Meredith McgrathUSA | 28 | 19-9 | 67.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 48 | Naoko SawamatsuJPN | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| 49 | Mary PierceFRA | 32 | 19-13 | 59.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 50 | Laurence CourtoisBEL | 34 | 19-15 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3-0 | 11-5 |