| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Family Circle Cup | |
| Champion |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| Runner-up |  Barbara Paulus |
| Score | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Family Circle Cup.
Conchita Martínez was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Paulus.
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.
Conchita Martínez (semifinals) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
Gabriela Sabatini (second round)
Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
Jana Novotná (semifinals)
Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
Mary Pierce (second round)| Final | ||||||
| Barbara Paulus | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Garrison-Jackson | 4 | 0 | Q |  S Farina | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Farina | 6 | 6 | 1 | C Martínez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | P Schwarz | 2 | 3 |  P Begerow | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Begerow | 6 | 6 | P Begerow | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Fernández | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | M Pierce | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | C Martínez | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B Paulus | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | G Sabatini | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  R Dragomir | 6 | 4 | 1 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| I Spîrlea | 3 | 6 | 6 | I Spîrlea | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Paulus | 6 | 4 | 6 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Tauziat | 3 | 6 | 1 | B Paulus | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond | 2 | 6 | 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Maleeva | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | J Novotná | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | Q | A Fusai | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 1 | 4 | 6 | J Novotná | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Coetzer | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 K Boogert | 6 | 1 | 3 | A Coetzer | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Novotná | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Kruger | 1 | 1 | 7 | M J Fernández | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M de Swardt | 3 | 4 | Q | S Hack | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Hack | 6 | 6 | Q | S Hack | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Basuki | 3 | 2 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Hingis | 6 | 6 | M Hingis | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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