title: 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying
  
  Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
  
  The qualifying tournament was held from 18 to 20 June 1996 in the England Sports Grounds in Roehampton, United Kingdom.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Flora Perfetti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * María Vento (first round)
  * n/a
  * Rachel McQuillan (first round)
  * Nanne Dahlman (second round)
  * Aleksandra Olsza (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Annabel Ellwood (qualified)
  * Erika deLone (second round)
  * Petra Langrová (qualifying competition)
  * Laxmi Poruri (first round)
  * Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
  * Isabelle Demongeot (first round)
  * Silvija Talaja (qualifying competition)
  * Anne Kremer (qualified)
  * Tina Križan (second round)
  * Maria Strandlund (qualifying competition)
  * Caroline Dhenin (second round)
  
  ## Qualifiers
  
  * Mercedes Paz
  * Annabel Ellwood
  * Kerry-Anne Guse
  * Anne Kremer
  * Maureen Drake
  * Laura Golarsa
  * Amélie Cocheteux
  * Cătălina Cristea
  
  ## Lucky losers
  
  * Flora Perfetti
  * Aleksandra Olsza
  
  ## Qualifying draw
  
  ### First qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Flora Perfetti | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Catherine Barclay | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Catherine Barclay | 6 | 2 | 1 | Flora Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Tara Snyder | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Tessa Price | 3 | 4 | | Tara Snyder | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Tara Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tara Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Flora Perfetti | 4 | 7 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Mercedes Paz | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Mercedes Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Mercedes Paz | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Karine Quentrec Eagle | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Karine Quentrec Eagle | 3 | 4 | | Mercedes Paz | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Beate Reinstadler | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Beate Reinstadler | 6 | 6 | | Beate Reinstadler | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 12 | Isabelle Demongeot | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Second qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 | Maria Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jeon Mi-ra | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jeon Mi-ra | 2 | 4 | | 16 | Maria Strandlund | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Adriana Gerši | 5 | 6 | | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | Maria Strandlund | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 6 |
  | | Caroline Vis | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 6 |
  | | Elisabeth Habeler | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elisabeth Habeler | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Caroline Vis | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Kim de Weille | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 7 | Annabel Ellwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Third qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 | Caroline Dhenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gabriella Boschiero | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gabriella Boschiero | 1 | 1 | | 17 | Caroline Dhenin | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 6 | 6 | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Silvia Ramón-Cortés | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Silvia Ramón-Cortés | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | Kerry-Anne Guse | 7 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Petra Langrová | 6 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Denisa Krajčovičová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Petra Langrová | 6 | 6 | 3 |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | | Seda Noorlander | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | Petra Langrová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Petra Langrová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Petra Langrová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fourth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Olga Barabanschikova | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Olga Barabanschikova | 1 | 5 | | 14 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Amanda Wainwright | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Paula Hermida | 3 | 6 | 1 | WC | Amanda Wainwright | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Amanda Wainwright | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Amanda Wainwright | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | Anne Kremer | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | WC | Lucie Ahl | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | | Kristine Radford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kristine Radford | 6 | 6 | | | Kristine Radford | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Julia Lutrova | 4 | 5 | | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Aleksandra Olsza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fifth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Erika deLone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Karen Cross | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Karen Cross | 1 | 2 | | 8 | Erika deLone | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Ludmila Varmužová | 3 | 7 | 7 | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | Maureen Drake | 4 | 6 | 8 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Miho Saeki | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Miho Saeki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Miho Saeki | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Haruka Inoue | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Haruka Inoue | 5 | 1 | | | Miho Saeki | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Emily Bond | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Emily Bond | 7 | 6 | | | Emily Bond | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 11 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Sixth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Silvija Talaja | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nicole Pratt | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nicole Pratt | 5 | 4 | | 13 | Silvija Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Yuka Yoshida | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Yuka Yoshida | 7 | 6 | | | Yuka Yoshida | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Alt | Sophie Georges | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Sophie Georges | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Debbie Graham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 6 |
  | | Petra Gáspár | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Petra Gáspár | 2 | 1 | | WC | Debbie Graham | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Laura Golarsa | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Laura Golarsa | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | Rachel McQuillan | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Seventh qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Nanne Dahlman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Hiromi Nagano | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Hiromi Nagano | 4 | 3 | 5 | Nanne Dahlman | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Christína Papadáki | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Janet Lee | 2 | 4 | | Christína Papadáki | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Christína Papadáki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Christína Papadáki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Christína Papadáki | 6 | 3 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Amélie Cocheteux | 4 | 6 | 7 |
  | | Virág Csurgó | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Amélie Cocheteux | 4 | 6 | 7 |
  | WC | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Julie Pullin | 6 | 6 | WC | Julie Pullin | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Amélie Cocheteux | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Amélie Cocheteux | 6 | 6 | | Amélie Cocheteux | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 10 | Laxmi Poruri | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Eighth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | Tina Križan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Laura Garrone | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Laura Garrone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | Tina Križan | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | Shirli-Ann Siddall | 1 | 1 | | | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Cătălina Cristea | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Jane Wood | 4 | 2 |
  | | Virginie Buisson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Jane Wood | 4 | 2 |
  | | Christine Neuman | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Christine Neuman | 5 | 0 | | | Virginie Buisson | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Jane Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Jane Wood | 6 | 6 | | WC | Jane Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | María Vento | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  