1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Women's singles qualifying
1996 Wimbledon Championships

Main articles: 1996 Wimbledon Championships and 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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

1. Flora Perfetti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. María Vento (first round)
3. n/a
4. Rachel McQuillan (first round)
5. Nanne Dahlman (second round)
6. Aleksandra Olsza (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Annabel Ellwood (qualified)
8. Erika deLone (second round)
9. Petra Langrová (qualifying competition)
10. Laxmi Poruri (first round)
11. Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
12. Isabelle Demongeot (first round)
13. Silvija Talaja (qualifying competition)
14. Anne Kremer (qualified)
15. Tina Križan (second round)
16. Maria Strandlund (qualifying competition)
17. Caroline Dhenin (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Mercedes Paz
2. Annabel Ellwood
3. Kerry-Anne Guse
4. Anne Kremer
5. Maureen Drake
6. Laura Golarsa
7. Amélie Cocheteux
8. Cătălina Cristea

Lucky losers

1. Flora Perfetti
2. Aleksandra Olsza

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Flora Perfetti	7	6
		Catherine Barclay	6	2
								1	Flora Perfetti	6	6
									Tara Snyder	3	1
		Tessa Price	3	4
		Tara Snyder	6	6
															1	Flora Perfetti	4	7	3
																Mercedes Paz	6	5	6
		Mercedes Paz	6	6
		Karine Quentrec Eagle	3	4
									Mercedes Paz	5	7	6
									Beate Reinstadler	7	6	4
		Beate Reinstadler	6	6
	12	Isabelle Demongeot	3	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Maria Strandlund	6	6
		Jeon Mi-ra	2	4
								16	Maria Strandlund	6	7
									Siobhan Drake-Brockman	2	5
		Adriana Gerši	5	6
		Siobhan Drake-Brockman	7	7
															16	Maria Strandlund	3	4
															7	Annabel Ellwood	6	6
		Caroline Vis	0	6	6
		Elisabeth Habeler	6	3	4
									Caroline Vis	6	3	5
								7	Annabel Ellwood	0	6	7
		Kim de Weille	4	1
	7	Annabel Ellwood	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	17	Caroline Dhenin	6	6
		Gabriella Boschiero	1	1
								17	Caroline Dhenin	6	2
									Kerry-Anne Guse	7	6
		Kerry-Anne Guse	6	6
		Silvia Ramón-Cortés	0	1
																Kerry-Anne Guse	7	3	6
															9	Petra Langrová	6	6	3
		Denisa Krajčovičová	1	3
		Seda Noorlander	6	6
									Seda Noorlander	3	6	1
								9	Petra Langrová	6	2	6
		Meghann Shaughnessy	2	6	2
	9	Petra Langrová	6	4	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Anne Kremer	6	7
		Olga Barabanschikova	1	5
								14	Anne Kremer	6	7
								WC	Amanda Wainwright	2	6
		Paula Hermida	3	6	1
	WC	Amanda Wainwright	6	3	6
															14	Anne Kremer	1	6	6
															6	Aleksandra Olsza	6	4	3
	WC	Lucie Ahl	2	0
		Kristine Radford	6	6
									Kristine Radford	3	6	1
								6	Aleksandra Olsza	6	0	6
		Julia Lutrova	4	5
	6	Aleksandra Olsza	6	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Erika deLone	6	6
	WC	Karen Cross	1	2
								8	Erika deLone	2	2
									Maureen Drake	6	6
		Ludmila Varmužová	3	7	7
		Maureen Drake	6	6	9
																Maureen Drake	4	6	8
																Miho Saeki	6	4	6
		Miho Saeki	7	6
		Haruka Inoue	5	1
									Miho Saeki	7	6
									Emily Bond	6	4
	WC	Emily Bond	7	6
	11	Sonya Jeyaseelan	5	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Silvija Talaja	7	6
		Nicole Pratt	5	4
								13	Silvija Talaja	6	6
									Yuka Yoshida	0	3
		Yuka Yoshida	7	6
	Alt	Sophie Georges	5	4
															13	Silvija Talaja	1	2
																Laura Golarsa	6	6
	WC	Debbie Graham	6	6
		Petra Gáspár	2	1
								WC	Debbie Graham	4	6	6
									Laura Golarsa	6	3	4
		Laura Golarsa	4	6	6
	4	Rachel McQuillan	6	4	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Nanne Dahlman	6	6
	Alt	Hiromi Nagano	4	3
								5	Nanne Dahlman	6	3	0
									Christína Papadáki	0	6	6
		Janet Lee	2	4
		Christína Papadáki	6	6
																Christína Papadáki	6	3	5
																Amélie Cocheteux	4	6	7
		Virág Csurgó	1	2
	WC	Julie Pullin	6	6
								WC	Julie Pullin	5	6
									Amélie Cocheteux	7	7
		Amélie Cocheteux	6	6
	10	Laxmi Poruri	3	3

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Tina Križan	3	6	6
		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	6
																Cătălina Cristea	6	6
															WC	Jane Wood	4	2
		Virginie Buisson	7	6
		Christine Neuman	5	0
									Virginie Buisson	3	2
								WC	Jane Wood	6	6
	WC	Jane Wood	6	6
	2	María Vento	4	3

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1996 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation