1996 tennis event results
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner .
Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. This was the first WTA title of Hingis's career.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments Tier II tournaments Sydney (S , D ) Paris (S , D ) Essen (S , D ) Indian Wells (S , D ) Amelia Island (S , D ) Hamburg (S , D ) Madrid (S , D ) Eastbourne (S , D ) Manhattan Beach (S , D ) San Diego (S , D ) Tokyo (S , D ) Leipzig (S , D ) Filderstadt (S , D ) Chicago (S , D ) Oakland (S , D ) Philadelphia (S , D ) Tier III tournaments Oklahoma City (S , D ) Linz (S , D ) Jakarta (S , D ) Tokyo Outdoor (S , D ) Strasbourg (S , D ) Birmingham (S , D ) Rosmalen (S , D ) Warsaw (S , D ) Quebec City (S , D ) Luxembourg (S , D ) Moscow (S , D ) Tier IV tournaments Auckland (S , D ) Hobart (S , D ) Bol (S , D ) Budapest (S , D ) Cardiff (S , D ) Palermo (S , D ) Maria Lankowitz (S , D ) Karlovy Vary (S , D ) Surabaya (S , D ) Beijing (S , D ) Pattaya (S , D ) Team events