Jana Novotná won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 against Magdalena Maleeva.
Seeds 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.
Monica Seles (quarterfinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) Conchita Martínez (second round) Magdalena Maleeva (final) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals) Jana Novotná (champion) Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals) Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
Draw
Final
Section 1
Section 2
References
External links 1996 Páginas Amarillas Open draw