1996 Bank of the West Classic

Seeds

Draw

Key

Final

Section 1

Section 2

Singles
Singles
1996 Bank of the West Classic
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Monica Seles.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Monica Seles (final)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Martina Hingis (champion)
Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
Chanda Rubin (first round)
Karina Habšudová (first round)

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

					1	M Seles	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6	6	6		P Hy-Boulais	1	2
	Z Garrison-Jackson	4	7	4					1	M Seles	6	7
Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	7	6							K Po	2	5
Q	B Mulej	6	2		Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	4
	K Po	6	6			K Po	6	6
6	M Maleeva	0	2										1	M Seles	6	6
														I Spîrlea	3	3
					4	M J Fernández	3	1
	E Likhovtseva	2	7	6		E Likhovtseva	6	6
	A Sugiyama	6	6	2						E Likhovtseva	2	4
	Y Basuki	1	6	2						I Spîrlea	6	6
	P Suárez	6	1	6		P Suárez	2	1
	I Spîrlea	6	6			I Spîrlea	6	6
8	K Habšudová	4	2

Monica Seles

Martina Hingis

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

7	C Rubin	2	6
	L Wild	6	7			L Wild	6	6
	R Stubbs	2	7	3	WC	P Shriver	3	0
WC	P Shriver	6	6	6						L Wild	3	2
	K Studeníková	1	1						3	M Hingis	6	6
	A Miller	6	6			A Miller	4	4
					3	M Hingis	6	6
													3	M Hingis	7	6
5	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	6	6									5	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3
WC	V Williams	6	4	4	5	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
Q	R Zrubáková	6	6		Q	R Zrubáková	2	4
Q	L Poruri	4	4						5	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	N Tauziat	6	2						2	L Davenport	2	4
	A Frazier	7	6			A Frazier	1	4
					2	L Davenport	6	6