Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans.
Appelmans won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Julie Halard-Decugis.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Magdalena Maleeva (second round) Jana Novotná (quarterfinals) Julie Halard-Decugis (final) Helena Suková (semifinals) Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals) Sabine Appelmans (champion) Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals) Silvia Farina (second round)
Draw
References
External links 1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz draws