1996 Acura Classic – Singles
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Tennis events|1996|Acura Classic|
| defchamp = {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez
| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
| runner = {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber
| score = 6–2, 6–3
| draw = 56
| seeds = 16
| edition =
| type = singles doubles
| main_name = LA Women's Tennis Championships {{!}} WTA Los Angeles
}}
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Anke Huber.
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.
{{colbegin}}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber (final)
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (champion)
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|ROM}} Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama (third round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (third round)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild (second round)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki (first round)
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Studeníková (first round)
- {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett (first round)
{{colend}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Finals=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf
| RD1-score1-1=3
| RD1-score1-2=3
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=7
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=3
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber
| RD1-score4-1=7
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=4
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=3
| RD2-score2-3=
}}
=Top half=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=Q
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Adams
| RD1-score03-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=3
| RD1-score04-3=4
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} L Richterová
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=2
| RD1-seed06=WC
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} M Endo
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=7
| RD1-score07-3=4
| RD1-seed08=13
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-seed09=10
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} L Lee
| RD1-score10-1=2
| RD1-score10-2=3
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=0
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD1-score12-1=7
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=WC
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} K Rinaldi-Stunkel
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=1
| RD1-seed14=WC
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=6
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=Q
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} K Adams
| RD2-score02-1=4
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=WC
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=13
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild
| RD2-score04-1=1
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=10
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat
| RD2-score05-1=7
| RD2-score05-2=3
| RD2-score05-3=2
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-seed07=WC
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=5
| RD2-seed08=8
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier
| RD2-score08-1=7
| RD2-score08-2=2
| RD2-score08-3=7
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=WC
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=4
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD3-score03-1=4
| RD3-score03-2=0
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=8
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=8
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=0
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Z Garrison-Jackson
| RD1-score03-1=4
| RD1-score03-2=2
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} F Lubiani
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GER}} C Singer
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score06-2=0
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=2
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=11
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=16
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUT}} B Schett
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CHN}} J-Q Yi
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-2=1
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} J Watanabe
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=4
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|KOR}} S-H Park
| RD1-score14-1=3
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-score14-3=r
| RD2-seed01=4
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport
| RD2-score01-1=7
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} F Lubiani
| RD2-score02-1=5
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=5
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=11
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=7
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova
| RD2-score05-1=2
| RD2-score05-2=0
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=Q
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Watanabe
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=0
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=5
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport
| RD3-score01-1=7
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=11
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva
| RD3-score02-1=5
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang
| RD3-score03-1=2
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=5
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=4
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-seed02=5
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=3
}}
=Bottom half=
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=Q
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=2
| RD1-score03-3=3
| RD1-seed04=Q
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi
| RD1-score04-1=3
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=6
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} M Werdel-Witmeyer
| RD1-score05-1=4
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=2
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} K Po
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow
| RD1-score07-1=7
| RD1-score07-2=2
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-seed08=14
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=1
| RD1-seed09=15
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková
| RD1-score09-1=1
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=1
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-score10-3=6
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|JPN}} R Hiraki
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ITA}} R Grande
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=4
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García
| RD1-score14-1=7
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-score14-3=6
| RD2-seed01=7
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=7
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=Q
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=5
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Po
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow
| RD2-score04-1=2
| RD2-score04-2=3
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud
| RD2-score05-1=7
| RD2-score05-2=7
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil
| RD2-score06-1=5
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García
| RD2-score07-1=2
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=4
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=3
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=7
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} K Po
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=3
| RD3-score03-3=5
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date
| RD3-score04-1=1
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=7
| RD4-seed01=7
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=2
}}
==Section 4==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} G Pizzichini
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} S Cacic
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=3
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CAN}} R Simpson
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} A Miller
| RD1-score07-1=1
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-seed08=9
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=2
| RD1-score08-3=7
| RD1-seed09=12
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva
| RD1-score09-1=2
| RD1-score09-2=5
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=7
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=Q
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|TPE}} J Lee
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=1
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|LAT}} L Neiland
| RD1-score14-1=3
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score02-2=1
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=Q
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} R Simpson
| RD2-score03-1=1
| RD2-score03-2=5
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=9
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=7
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=Q
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret
| RD2-score06-1=1
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert
| RD2-score07-1=7
| RD2-score07-2=3
| RD2-score07-3=3
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber
| RD2-score08-1=5
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=6
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=9
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=7
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=6
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=7
| RD4-score01-3=4
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=6
}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/manhattan-beach/usa/1996/w-wt-usa-06a-1996/draws-and-results/ 1996 Acura Classic draw]
{{1996 WTA Tour}}
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