| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Bank of the West Classic | |
| Champion |  Martina Hingis |
| Runner-up |  Monica Seles |
| Score | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Monica Seles.
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 (final) Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals) Martina Hingis (champion) Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (first round) Chanda Rubin (first round)
Karina Habšudová (first round)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Monica Seles | 2 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 6 | 6 | P Hy-Boulais | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Garrison-Jackson | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 7 | 6 | K Po | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  B Mulej | 6 | 2 | Q | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Po | 6 | 6 | K Po | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Maleeva | 0 | 2 | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I Spîrlea | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M J Fernández | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva | 2 | 7 | 6 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Basuki | 1 | 6 | 2 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Suárez | 6 | 1 | 6 | P Suárez | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | K Habšudová | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | C Rubin | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Wild | 6 | 7 | L Wild | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Stubbs | 2 | 7 | 3 | WC | P Shriver | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 6 | L Wild | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Studeníková | 1 | 1 | 3 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Miller | 6 | 6 | A Miller | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | Q | R Zrubáková | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Poruri | 4 | 4 | 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Tauziat | 6 | 2 | 2 | L Davenport | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Frazier | 7 | 6 | A Frazier | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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