1996 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open.

Women's Singles Qualifying
1996 Australian Open

Seeds

1. Andrea Glass (First round)
2. Radka Bobková (Second round)
3. Jolene Watanabe (Qualified)
4. Petra Langrová (First round)
5. Audra Keller (First round)
6. Denisa Krajčovičová (Qualifying Competition)
7. Lenka Němečková (First round)
8. Laxmi Poruri (Qualified)
9. Wiltrud Probst (First round)
10. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (Qualified)
11. Claudia Porwik (First round)
12. Patty Schnyder (First round)
13. Rika Hiraki (Qualified)
14. Laura Golarsa (Second round)
15. Nino Louarsabishvili (Second round)
16. Eugenia Maniokova (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Janet Lee
2. Rika Hiraki
3. Jolene Watanabe
4. Francesca Lubiani
5. Laxmi Poruri
6. Clare Wood
7. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
8. Sonya Jeyaseelan

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Andrea Glass	2	4
		Janet Lee	6	6
									Janet Lee	6	6
									Hiromi Nagano	4	2
		Manon Bollegraf	7	4	5
		Hiromi Nagano	5	6	7
																Janet Lee	6	6
																Miho Saeki	3	2
		Miho Saeki	6	6
		Magdalena Feistel	4	1
									Miho Saeki	6	6
								15	Nino Louarsabishvili	2	3
		Choi Ju-yeon	6^6	1
	15	Nino Louarsabishvili	7^8	6

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	13	Rika Hiraki	6	6
		Christína Papadáki	2	2
								13	Rika Hiraki	6	3	6
									Laura Garrone	2	6	4
		Olga Barabanschikova	4	6^3
		Laura Garrone	6	7^7
															13	Rika Hiraki	6	6
																Elly Hakami	3	4
	WC	Louise Pleming	2	1
		Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
									Amélie Mauresmo	6^5	1
									Elly Hakami	7^7	6
		Elly Hakami	6	6
	5	Audra Keller	4	3

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Jolene Watanabe	6	6
	WC	Angie Woolcock	3	1
								3	Jolene Watanabe	6	7
									Sophie Georges	4	5
		Sophie Georges	6	6
		Caroline Vis	3	3
															3	Jolene Watanabe	6	3	6
																Yuka Yoshida	1	6	4
		Yuka Yoshida	7^7	6
		Jeon Mi-ra	6^5	3
									Yuka Yoshida	2	6	6
									Catherine Barclay	6	4	3
		Catherine Barclay	3	6	6
	9	Wiltrud Probst	6	3	1

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Patty Schnyder	3	3
	WC	Renee Reid	6	6
								WC	Renee Reid	2	2
									Francesca Lubiani	6	6
		Francesca Lubiani	6	7
		Kim de Weille	4	5
																Francesca Lubiani	6	6
																Rene Simpson	3	0
		Rene Simpson	6	6
		Kim Eun-ha	2	3
									Rene Simpson	4	6	6
									Tara Snyder	6	1	3
		Tara Snyder	6	6
	7	Lenka Němečková	4	1

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Laxmi Poruri	3	6	6
	WC	Anna Klim	6	3	1
								8	Laxmi Poruri	6	6
								WC	Shannon Peters	0	1
	WC	Shannon Peters	7	7^7
		Federica Fortuni	5	6^2
															8	Laxmi Poruri	6	6
																Nathalie Dechy	2	4
		Nathalie Dechy	6	6
		Seda Noorlander	4	4
									Nathalie Dechy	2	6	6
								16	Eugenia Maniokova	6	2	3
	WC	Melissa Beadman	4	6	4
	16	Eugenia Maniokova	6	3	6

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Claudia Porwik	6	6^5	6
		Virág Csurgó	2	7^7	8
									Virág Csurgó	1	1
									Clare Wood	6	6
		Clare Wood	7^7	3	6
		Christine Neuman	6^4	6	3
																Clare Wood	6	6
															WC	Lisa McShea	4	1
	WC	Lisa McShea	6	7^7
		Karine Quentrec	3	6^3
								WC	Lisa McShea	6	7^7
									Alicia Ortuño	1	6^2
		Alicia Ortuño	5	7	9
	4	Petra Langrová	7	5	7

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Denisa Krajčovičová	6	7
		Katerina Maleeva	1	5
								6	Denisa Krajčovičová	7	6
									Aleksandra Olsza	5	4
		Helena Vildová	1	6	0
		Aleksandra Olsza	6	4	6
															6	Denisa Krajčovičová	4	2
															10	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	6
	WC	Joanne Limmer	7	7
		Misumi Miyauchi	5	5
								WC	Joanne Limmer	2	6	4
								10	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	6	1	6
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	5	1
	10	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	14	Laura Golarsa	7	6
		Mercedes Paz	5	2
								14	Laura Golarsa	2	6^1
									Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	7^7
		Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
		Eva Melicharová	1	1
																Sonya Jeyaseelan	6	6
																Adriana Gerši	0	1
		Ludmila Varmužová	5	3
		Adriana Gerši	7	6
									Adriana Gerši	6	4	6
								2	Radka Bobková	2	6	2
		Tessa Price	4	6	3
	2	Radka Bobková	6	3	6

External links

• 1996 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation