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
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links
1996 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation