1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

{{TennisEvents|1996|Japan Open Tennis Championships|

| champ = {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier

| score = 7–5, 6–4

| draw = 32 (4{{abbr| Q | Qualifiers}} / 2{{abbr| WC | Wild Cards}})

| seeds = 8

| before_name = Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

| after_name = Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

| main_name = Japan Open (tennis) {{!}} Japan Open

}}

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in women's singles. Third-seeded Amy Frazier was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 6–4 against first-seeded Kimiko Date.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date (champion)
{{flagicon|BEL}} Sabine Appelmans (first round)
{{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier (final)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
{{flagicon|TPE}} Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yone Kamio (first round)
{{flagicon|USA}} Marianne Witmeyer (second round)

Draw

{{32TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD5=Final

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} R Hiraki

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score02-2=1

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|KOR}} S-H Park

| RD1-score03-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|JPN}} K Nagatsuka

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FIN}} N Dahlman

| RD1-score06-1=7

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GER}} K Kschwendt

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=LL

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|HKG|1959}} M Tang

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|JPN}} M Endo

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=WC

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=0

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|BEL}} L Courtois

| RD1-score15-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=7

| RD1-score15-3=6

| RD1-seed16=7

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Kamio

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=5

| RD1-score16-3=3

| RD1-seed17=8

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|USA}} M Witmeyer

| RD1-score17-1=6

| RD1-score17-2=6

| RD1-score17-3=

| RD1-seed18=Q

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood

| RD1-score18-1=3

| RD1-score18-2=4

| RD1-score18-3=

| RD1-seed19=

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD1-score19-1=6

| RD1-score19-2=6

| RD1-score19-3=2

| RD1-seed20=Q

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|USA}} K Po

| RD1-score20-1=7

| RD1-score20-2=4

| RD1-score20-3=6

| RD1-seed21=WC

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida

| RD1-score21-1=5

| RD1-score21-2=6

| RD1-score21-3=6

| RD1-seed22=

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber

| RD1-score22-1=7

| RD1-score22-2=4

| RD1-score22-3=2

| RD1-seed23=Q

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|JPN}} K Takuma

| RD1-score23-1=2

| RD1-score23-2=3

| RD1-score23-3=

| RD1-seed24=3

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD1-score24-1=6

| RD1-score24-2=6

| RD1-score24-3=

| RD1-seed25=5

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sawamatsu

| RD1-score25-1=7

| RD1-score25-2=6

| RD1-score25-3=

| RD1-seed26=

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|USA}} L Poruri

| RD1-score26-1=5

| RD1-score26-2=3

| RD1-score26-3=

| RD1-seed27=Q

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|USA}} C Morariu

| RD1-score27-1=6

| RD1-score27-2=4

| RD1-score27-3=6

| RD1-seed28=

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|NED}} S Rottier

| RD1-score28-1=4

| RD1-score28-2=6

| RD1-score28-3=2

| RD1-seed29=

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|NED}} P Kamstra

| RD1-score29-1=0

| RD1-score29-2=2

| RD1-score29-3=

| RD1-seed30=

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta

| RD1-score30-1=6

| RD1-score30-2=6

| RD1-score30-3=

| RD1-seed31=

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD1-score31-1=7

| RD1-score31-2=4

| RD1-score31-3=6

| RD1-seed32=2

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD1-score32-1=6

| RD1-score32-2=6

| RD1-score32-3=0

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD2-score01-1=7

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman

| RD2-score02-1=5

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FIN}} N Dahlman

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER}} K Kschwendt

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score05-3=7

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|JPN}} M Endo

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=5

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|BEL}} L Courtois

| RD2-score08-1=4

| RD2-score08-2=2

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD2-seed09=8

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|USA}} M Witmeyer

| RD2-score09-1=2

| RD2-score09-2=2

| RD2-score09-3=

| RD2-seed10=Q

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|USA}} K Po

| RD2-score10-1=6

| RD2-score10-2=6

| RD2-score10-3=

| RD2-seed11=WC

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida

| RD2-score11-1=1

| RD2-score11-2=1

| RD2-score11-3=

| RD2-seed12=3

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD2-score12-1=6

| RD2-score12-2=6

| RD2-score12-3=

| RD2-seed13=6

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sawamatsu

| RD2-score13-1=7

| RD2-score13-2=3

| RD2-score13-3=6

| RD2-seed14=Q

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|USA}} C Morariu

| RD2-score14-1=5

| RD2-score14-2=6

| RD2-score14-3=7

| RD2-seed15=

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta

| RD2-score15-1=2

| RD2-score15-2=6

| RD2-score15-3=6

| RD2-seed16=

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD2-score16-1=6

| RD2-score16-2=4

| RD2-score16-3=2

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GER}} K Kschwendt

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD3-score03-1=5

| RD3-score03-2=

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=r

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD3-seed05=Q

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|USA}} K Po

| RD3-score05-1=3

| RD3-score05-2=0

| RD3-score05-3=

| RD3-seed06=3

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD3-score06-1=6

| RD3-score06-2=6

| RD3-score06-3=

| RD3-seed07=Q

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|USA}} C Morariu

| RD3-score07-1=3

| RD3-score07-2=3

| RD3-score07-3=

| RD3-seed08=

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta

| RD3-score08-1=6

| RD3-score08-2=6

| RD3-score08-3=

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3=

| RD4-seed03=3

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD4-score03-1=6

| RD4-score03-2=6

| RD4-score03-3=6

| RD4-seed04=

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta

| RD4-score04-1=3

| RD4-score04-2=7

| RD4-score04-3=1

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date

| RD5-score01-1=7

| RD5-score01-2=6

| RD5-score01-3=

| RD5-seed02=3

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier

| RD5-score02-1=5

| RD5-score02-2=4

| RD5-score02-3=

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External links

[http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/drawsheetbyround.asp?tournament=1020000208&event= 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw]

{{DEFAULTSORT:1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships - Women's Singles}}

Singles