Anna Kournikova 1996 Singles Record:

-- Full tournament results dating back to 1996 can be found at The WTA Since 1996.
-- Scores in blue are links to BBC, CNN/SI, or other stories about that particular match.
-- "PI's" are links to postmatch interviews.
-- "S's" are links to match statistics.
-- Opponents' records vs. Martina can be found at the WTA Tour Kournikova head-to-head page.
-- Opponents' rankings are at the time of the match, for more info see WTA Players.
-- Some photos link to larger versions (mostly CNN/SI), unlinked photos can be found in the story for that match (mostly BBC) (you can check this in the status bar at the bottom of the window).

Tournament	R	Opponent	W/L	Score/Newslink	Photo or Notes
*ITF Midland Feb. 12-18 Midland, Texas indoor hard? Anna's rank: 299	Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 1 2 QF SF F	Sylvia Schenck Sabine Haas J. Ingram Julie Steven Martina Nejedly Rene Simpson Tami Whitlinger Lindsay Lee	W W W W W W W W	6-0, 6-2 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 6-4, 6-1 7-5, 6-3 6-2, 6-4 6-2, 6-0 7-5, 7-6 7-5, 6-1
IGA Tennis Classic Feb. 24-25 Oklahoma City, OK indoor hard? Anna's rank: 299	Q-1 Q-2	Polina Ordanskaya Maureen Drake	W L	6-2, 6-1 3-6, 4-6	Anna was the #1 seed in the qualifying rounds at OKC.
*ITF Rockford Mar. 4-10 Rockford, Illinois indoor hard? Anna's rank: 168	1 2 QF SF F	Elisabeth Habeler Amanda Basica Sonya Jeyaseelan Tara Snyder Yuka Yoshida	W W W W W	6-2, 6-3 6-4, 7-5 6-3, 6-1 6-2, 6-2 6-1, 6-4
*Fed Cup #1 Russia vs. Sweden vs. Switzerland Apr. SPA outdoor clay? Anna's rank: 146	1 2	Anna-Karin Svensson Patty Schnyder	W L	6-0, 6-3 4-6, 4-6	At the age of 14 Anna became the youngest player in history to compete and win in Fed Cup in the first tie of 1996, helping Russia defeat Sweden 3-0.
*ITF Murcia Apr. 21-27 Murcia, SPA outdoor clay Anna's rank: 146	1	Lenka Nemeckova	L	7-5, 4-6, 3-6
Budapest May 11-16 Budapest, HUN outdoor clay Anna's rank: 140	Q-1 Q-2	bye Radka Pelikanova	-- L	-------- 4-6, 6-2, 4-6	Anna was the top seed in the qualifying rounds here.
*Olympics Aug. 4 Atlanta, GA outdoor hard	1	Laurence Courtois	L	6-1, 2-6, 2-6
US Open Aug. 26-Sept. 8 Flushing, NY outdoor hard (Deco-Turf II) Anna's rank: 144	Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 1 2 3 4	Jana Nejedly Virag Csurgo Christina Papadaki Ludmila Richterova Natalia Baudone Barbara Paulus Steffi Graf	W W W W W W L	6-1, 6-2 7-6(1), 6-3 6-2, 7-6(2) 7-6(4), 6-3 6-3, 6-3 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 2-6, 1-6
European Indoor Oct. 14-20 Zurich, SWI indoor carpet Anna's rank: 84	1 2	Amanda Coetzer Silvia Farina	W L	2-6, 7-6, 6-4 6-0, 5-7, 2-6	Anna was granted a wild card for this tournament, based on her US Open performance. Amanda Coetzer was the finest player she had defeated up to this time.
Kremlin Cup Oct. 28-Nov. 5 Moscow, RUS indoor carpet Anna's rank: 60	1 2	Elena Wagner Barbara Paulus	W L	6-0, 6-4 4-6, 3-6
Advanta Nov. 11-17 Philadelphia, PA indoor carpet Anna's rank: 56	1	Yayuk Basuk	L	4-6, 6(1)-7	Anna received a wild card for the Advanta main draw.

Anna Kournikova pages at quickfound.net:

• Anna Kournikova Singles Record: 2003   2002   2001   2000   1999   1998   1997   1996   1994-1995
• Anna Kournikova Doubles Record: 2003   2002
• News and Links (Kournikova Home)
• Anna Kournikova News Archive
• Anna Kournikova Post-Match Interviews Archive
• Kournikova & Hingis 2002 Australian Open Doubles Champs Interview
• Anna Kournikova Misc. Photos and Posters (4 pages)