1996 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

{{GrandSlamEvents|1996|Australian Open|

| before_name = Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

| after_name = Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying}}

{{Main|1996 Australian Open|1996 Australian Open – Women's singles}}

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

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Glass (first round)
  2. {{flagicon|CZE}} Radka Bobková (second round)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Jolene Watanabe (qualified)
  4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Langrová (first round)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Audra Keller (first round)
  6. {{flagicon|SVK}} Denisa Krajčovičová (qualifying competition)
  7. {{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Němečková (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri (qualified)
  9. {{flagicon|FRG}} Wiltrud Probst (first round)
  10. {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (qualified)
  11. {{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Porwik (first round)
  12. {{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder (first round)
  13. {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki (qualified)
  14. {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Golarsa (second round)
  15. {{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Nino Louarsabishvili (second round)
  16. {{flagicon|RUS}} Eugenia Maniokova (second round)

}}

Qualifiers

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Janet Lee
  2. {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Jolene Watanabe
  4. {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Lubiani
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri
  6. {{flagicon|GBR}} Clare Wood
  7. {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
  8. {{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan

}}

Qualifying draw

{{Draw key}}

=First qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Glass

| RD1-score1-1=2

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Janet Lee

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|NED}} Manon Bollegraf

| RD1-score3-1=7

| RD1-score3-2=4

| RD1-score3-3=5

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|JPN}} Hiromi Nagano

| RD1-score4-1=5

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=7

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|JPN}} Miho Saeki

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Feistel

| RD1-score6-1=4

| RD1-score6-2=1

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Ju-yeon

| RD1-score7-1=66

| RD1-score7-2=1

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=15

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Nino Louarsabishvili

| RD1-score8-1=78

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Janet Lee

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|JPN}} Hiromi Nagano

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=2

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|JPN}} Miho Saeki

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4=15

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|GEO|1990}} Nino Louarsabishvili

| RD2-score4-1=2

| RD2-score4-2=3

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Janet Lee

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|JPN}} Miho Saeki

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=2

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Second qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=13

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|GRE}} Christína Papadáki

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Barabanschikova

| RD1-score3-1=4

| RD1-score3-2=63

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=77

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5=WC

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Louise Pleming

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Elly Hakami

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=5

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|USA}} Audra Keller

| RD1-score8-1=4

| RD1-score8-2=3

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=13

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=3

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=4

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|FRA}} Amélie Mauresmo

| RD2-score3-1=65

| RD2-score3-2=1

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4= 

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Elly Hakami

| RD2-score4-1=77

| RD2-score4-2=6

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1=13

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Elly Hakami

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=4

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Third qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jolene Watanabe

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Angie Woolcock

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|FRA}} Sophie Georges

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=3

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Yoshida

| RD1-score5-1=77

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Mi-ra

| RD1-score6-1=65

| RD1-score6-2=3

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Catherine Barclay

| RD1-score7-1=3

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=6

| RD1-seed8=9

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|FRG}} Wiltrud Probst

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=3

| RD1-score8-3=1

| RD2-seed1=3

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jolene Watanabe

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=7

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Sophie Georges

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=5

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Yoshida

| RD2-score3-1=2

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=6

| RD2-seed4= 

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Catherine Barclay

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=4

| RD2-score4-3=3

| RD3-seed1=3

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jolene Watanabe

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=3

| RD3-score1-3=6

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Yoshida

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD3-score2-3=4

}}

=Fourth qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=12

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SUI}} Patty Schnyder

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Renee Reid

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Lubiani

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=7

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|NED}} Kim de Weille

| RD1-score4-1=4

| RD1-score4-2=5

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Eun-ha

| RD1-score6-1=2

| RD1-score6-2=3

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} Tara Snyder

| RD1-score7-1=6

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=7

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Němečková

| RD1-score8-1=4

| RD1-score8-2=1

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=WC

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Renee Reid

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=2

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Lubiani

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson

| RD2-score3-1=4

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=6

| RD2-seed4= 

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Tara Snyder

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=1

| RD2-score4-3=3

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Lubiani

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|CAN}} Rene Simpson

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=0

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Fifth qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=8

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Anna Klim

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3=1

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Shannon Peters

| RD1-score3-1=7

| RD1-score3-2=77

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Fortuni

| RD1-score4-1=5

| RD1-score4-2=62

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|NED}} Seda Noorlander

| RD1-score6-1=4

| RD1-score6-2=4

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7=WC

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Melissa Beadman

| RD1-score7-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=4

| RD1-seed8=16

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|RUS}} Eugenia Maniokova

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=3

| RD1-score8-3=6

| RD2-seed1=8

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=WC

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Shannon Peters

| RD2-score2-1=0

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3= 

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| RD2-score3-1=2

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=6

| RD2-seed4=16

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Eugenia Maniokova

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=2

| RD2-score4-3=3

| RD3-seed1=8

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Laxmi Poruri

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2= 

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Dechy

| RD3-score2-1=2

| RD3-score2-2=4

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Sixth qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=11

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Porwik

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=65

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|HUN}} Virág Csurgó

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=77

| RD1-score2-3=8

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Clare Wood

| RD1-score3-1=77

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=6

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Christine Neuman

| RD1-score4-1=64

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=3

| RD1-seed5=WC

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=77

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|FRA}} Karine Quentrec

| RD1-score6-1=3

| RD1-score6-2=63

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| RD1-score7-1=5

| RD1-score7-2=7

| RD1-score7-3=9

| RD1-seed8=4

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Langrová

| RD1-score8-1=7

| RD1-score8-2=5

| RD1-score8-3=7

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|HUN}} Virág Csurgó

| RD2-score1-1=1

| RD2-score1-2=1

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Clare Wood

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3=WC

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=77

| RD2-score3-3=

| RD2-seed4= 

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ESP}} Alicia Ortuño

| RD2-score4-1=1

| RD2-score4-2=62

| RD2-score4-3=

| RD3-seed1= 

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Clare Wood

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=6

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=WC

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea

| RD3-score2-1=4

| RD3-score2-2=1

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Seventh qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=6

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SVK}} Denisa Krajčovičová

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=7

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|BUL}} Katerina Maleeva

| RD1-score2-1=1

| RD1-score2-2=5

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Vildová

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=0

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|POL}} Aleksandra Olsza

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=4

| RD1-score4-3=6

| RD1-seed5=WC

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|AUS}} Joanne Limmer

| RD1-score5-1=7

| RD1-score5-2=7

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|JPN}} Misumi Miyauchi

| RD1-score6-1=5

| RD1-score6-2=5

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn

| RD1-score7-1=5

| RD1-score7-2=1

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=10

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume-Balleret

| RD1-score8-1=7

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=6

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|SVK}} Denisa Krajčovičová

| RD2-score1-1=7

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|POL}} Aleksandra Olsza

| RD2-score2-1=5

| RD2-score2-2=4

| RD2-score2-3=

| RD2-seed3=WC

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Joanne Limmer

| RD2-score3-1=2

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3=4

| RD2-seed4=10

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume-Balleret

| RD2-score4-1=6

| RD2-score4-2=1

| RD2-score4-3=6

| RD3-seed1=6

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|SVK}} Denisa Krajčovičová

| RD3-score1-1=4

| RD3-score1-2=2

| RD3-score1-3=

| RD3-seed2=10

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Alexia Dechaume-Balleret

| RD3-score2-1=6

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD3-score2-3=

}}

=Eighth qualifier=

{{8TeamBracket|byes=1

| sets = 3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=14

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Golarsa

| RD1-score1-1=7

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ARG}} Mercedes Paz

| RD1-score2-1=5

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CZE}} Eva Melicharová

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-score4-2=1

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD1-seed5= 

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Varmužová

| RD1-score5-1=5

| RD1-score5-2=3

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6= 

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|CZE}} Adriana Gerši

| RD1-score6-1=7

| RD1-score6-2=6

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7= 

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|RSA}} Tessa Price

| RD1-score7-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score7-3=3

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|CZE}} Radka Bobková

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=3

| RD1-score8-3=6

| RD2-seed1=14

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Golarsa

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=61

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan

| RD2-score2-1=6

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