1996 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open.

Women's singles
1996 du Maurier Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–1, 7–6(7–2)

Seeds

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

1. Monica Seles (champion)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
3. Iva Majoli (second round)
4. Anke Huber (second round)
5. Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
6. Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
7. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
8. Mary Pierce (third round)
9. Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
10. Amanda Coetzer (third round)
11. Irina Spîrlea (first round)
12. Karina Habšudová (second round)
13. Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
14. Helena Suková (first round)
15. Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
16. Elena Likhovtseva (third round)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
		Yayuk Basuki	0	3
								1	Monica Seles	6	77
								2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	62
	Q	Kimberly Po	0	4
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		G León García	6	3	6				K Studeníková	2	0
		K Studeníková	2	6	7										1	M Seles	7	6
		S Testud	6	3	6										9	G Sabatini	6	1
	WC	R Simpson	3	6	3				S Testud	3	6	3
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	2				9	G Sabatini	6	0	6
	9	G Sabatini	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6
	11	I Spîrlea	4	2																		6	M Maleeva	4	2
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	7	7
		L McNeil	6	6	7				L McNeil	6	5
		S Farina	3	7	5											J Capriati	2	2	r
	WC	J Nejedly	6	1											6	M Maleeva	6	3
		L Raymond	7	6					L Raymond	4	3
								6	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	I Majoli	6	2
		Y Basuki	6	7					Y Basuki	7	6
		S-T Wang	2	5												Y Basuki	6	6	6
		A Miller	7	5	6										16	E Likhovtseva	1	7	4
		N Arendt	5	7	7				N Arendt	4	5
		L Savchenko	1	2				16	E Likhovtseva	6	7
	16	E Likhovtseva	6	6																			Y Basuki	2	6	7
	13	A Frazier	6	7																		13	A Frazier	6	2	5
		A Fusai	0	6				13	A Frazier	6	6
		A Grossman	4	6	6				A Grossman	2	0
		P Hy-Boulais	6	3	1										13	A Frazier	6	6
		E Makarova	7	6											8	M Pierce	3	3
		B Rittner	5	3					E Makarova	6	3	3
								8	M Pierce	2	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M J Fernández	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	2					S-H Park	1	1
		S-H Park	6	6											5	M J Fernández	6	6
		P Begerow	6	6											15	N Tauziat	1	1
	Q	C Singer	1	2					P Begerow	1	6	4
		Å Carlsson	2	4				15	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	15	N Tauziat	6	6																		5	M J Fernández	2	3
	12	K Habšudová	6	6																		Q	K Po	6	6
		B Schett	0	0				12	K Habšudová	2	4
		F Lubiani	1	4				Q	R Stubbs	6	6
	Q	R Stubbs	6	6											Q	R Stubbs	3	2
	WC	C Popescu	3	3											Q	K Po	6	6
	Q	K Po	6	6				Q	K Po	6	6
								4	A Huber	4	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	1	2
		S Cacic	2	4					N Kijimuta	6	6	6
		N Kijimuta	6	6												N Kijimuta	3	0
	Q	M Paz	1	1												F Labat	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	6	6
	Q	V Ruano-Pascual	7	3	6			Q	V Ruano-Pascual	3	2
	14	H Suková	5	6	4																		F Labat	4	4
	10	A Coetzer	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Grande	3	2				10	A Coetzer	6	6
		K Boogert	1	2				Q	J Watanabe	0	0
	Q	J Watanabe	6	6											10	A Coetzer	5	1
		G Pizzichini	1	4											2	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	Q	N Baudone	6	6				Q	N Baudone	0	0
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

• 1996 du Maurier Open Draw