1996 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles.

Seles won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Mary Joe Fernández.

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.

	Final
	WC/1	Monica Seles	6	6
	6	Mary Joe Fernández	0	2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								WC/1	M Seles	6	6
		A Frazier	4	2					M McGrath	2	4
		M McGrath	6	6											WC/1	M Seles	6	6
		S Farina	3	3											Q	I Gorrochategui	3	1
	Q	I Gorrochategui	6	6				Q	I Gorrochategui	6	6
		L McNeil	6	2	6				L McNeil	2	3
	7	K Date	4	6	2																	WC/1	M Seles	6	6
																							N Tauziat	4	4
								4	C Rubin	3	r
		L Raymond	3	6	8				L Raymond	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	2	6											L Raymond	2	0
		L Wild	1	2												N Tauziat	6	6
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	6	6
		I Spîrlea	6	5	6				I Spîrlea	2	3
	8	M Pierce	0	7	2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Davenport	6	6
		G Fernández	3	1				5	L Davenport	2	3
	Q	N Feber	1	3					Y Basuki	6	6
		Y Basuki	6	6												Y Basuki	6	1
	LL	K Kschwendt	3	3											3	J Novotná	7	6
	Q	N Arendt	6	6				Q	N Arendt	4	6	3
								3	J Novotná	6	4	6
																						3	J Novotná	1	6	6
	6	M J Fernández	6	6																		6	M J Fernández	6	2	8
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	0				6	M J Fernández	6	6
	WC	C Wood	4	3					A Sugiyama	3	3
		A Sugiyama	6	6											6	M J Fernández	2	6	6
	Q	A Miller	1	6											2	C Martínez	6	4	4
		N Zvereva	6	7					N Zvereva	6	6	3
								2	C Martínez	7	4	6

• 1996 Direct Line International Championships Draw