title: 1996 du Maurier Open – Women's singles
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Monica Seles (champion)
  * Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  * Iva Majoli (second round)
  * Anke Huber (second round)
  * Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  * Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  * Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  * Mary Pierce (third round)
  * Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
  * Amanda Coetzer (third round)
  * Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  * Karina Habšudová (second round)
  * Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
  * Helena Suková (first round)
  * Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
  * 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Yayuk Basuki | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Yayuk Basuki | 0 | 3 | 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | $6^2$ |
  | Q | Kimberly Po | 0 | 4 | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | $6^2$ |
  | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
  