| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Direct Line International Championships | |
| 1995 Champion |  Nathalie Tauziat |
| Champion |  Monica Seles |
| Runner-up | Mary Joe Fernández |
| Score | 6–0, 6–2 |
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.
Monica Seles (champion)
Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
Jana Novotná (semifinals) Chanda Rubin (second round) Lindsay Davenport (second round) Mary Joe Fernández (final)
Kimiko Date (first round) Mary Pierce (first 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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