| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Challenge Bell | |
| Champion |  Lisa Raymond |
| Runner-up |  Els Callens |
| Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond.
Raymond went on to win her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Els Callens 6–4, 6–4 in the final.
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
Elena Likhovtseva (semifinals) Amy Frazier (second round) Kimberly Po (quarterfinals) Lisa Raymond (champion)
Florencia Labat (quarterfinals)
Nana Miyagi (first round) Lindsay Lee (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tami Whitlinger-Jones | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Els Callens | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Els Callens | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Elena Likhovtseva | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Devillé | 6 | 2 | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Arendt | 6 | 6 | 6 | N Arendt | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R Simpson | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | M Drake | 3 | 2 | 5 | L Raymond | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Graham | 6 | 6 | Q | D Graham | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Glass | 3 | 4 | 5 | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | 5 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K Po | 6 | 6 | T W-Jones | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Morariu | 2 | 0 | 4 | K Po | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Suárez | 0 | 6 | A Miller | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Miller | 6 | 7 | 4 | K Po | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T W-Jones | 6 | 6 | T W-Jones | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 T Križan | 4 | 4 | T W-Jones | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 | Q | J Nejedly | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | L Lee | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | F Labat | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Lettiere | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | F Labat | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C Popescu | 4 | 6 | 3 | P Hy-Boulais | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | F Labat | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Feber | 3 | 4 | E Callens | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Callens | 6 | 6 | E Callens | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 V Ruano-Pascual | 3 | 2 | 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | E Callens | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Miyagi | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Watanabe | 4 | 6 | 6 | J Watanabe | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | H Inoue | 6 | 6 | Q | H Inoue | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Jeyaseelan | 4 | 2 | J Watanabe | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Adams | 7 | 6 | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | J Ingram | 6 | 3 | K Adams | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R Stubbs | 3 | 5 | 2 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zina Garrison-Jackson was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Larisa Savchenko and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Lindsay Davenport.
Lisa Raymond was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Dominique Van Roost.
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Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Nathalie Tauziat.
Meredith McGrath was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Elna Reinach and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Mary Pierce and Luke Jensen.
Katerina Maleeva was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Sandrine Testud.
Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Rubin teamed up with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and were eliminated in the third round, while Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Gigi Fernández and lost in the semifinals.
Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Rachel McQuillan and David Macpherson.
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Rennae Stubbs.
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