| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Salem Open Beijing and the Nokia Open | |
| 1995 Champion |  Linda Wild |
| Champion |  Wang Shi-ting |
| Runner-up |  Chen Li-Ling |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Linda Wild was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Fifth-seeded Wang Shi-ting won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Chen Li-Ling.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Linda Wild (quarterfinals)
Yayuk Basuki (quarterfinals)
Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
Naoko Kijimuta (quarterfinals) Wang Shi-ting (champion) Mana Endo (quarterfinals) Nana Miyagi (second round)
Francesca Lubiani (second round)| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Wild | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Rosen | 3 | 0 | 1 | L Wild | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Y Hosoki | 6 | 6 | Q | Y Hosoki | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Hiraki | 4 | 4 | 1 | L Wild | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Tanasugarn | 6 | 77 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Y-J Choi | 2 | 64 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Chen | 2 | 3 | 7 | N Miyagi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | 5 | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H Inoue | 1 | 4 | 4 | N Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Li | 7 | 6 | WC | L Li | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Morariu | 5 | 3 | 4 | N Kijimuta | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Yoshida | 4 | 5 | 5 | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J-Q Yi | 6 | 7 | J-Q Yi | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | H Mochizuki | 4 | 4 | 5 | S-T Wang | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | 5 | Wang Shi-ting | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Endo | 6 | 7 | Chen Li-Ling | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Saeki | 1 | 5 | 6 | M Endo | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S-H Park | 6 | 4 | 6 | S-H Park | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Dechy | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | M Endo | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M-R Jeon | 3 | 7 | 77 | 3 | S Testud | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Obata | 6 | 5 | 63 | M-R Jeon | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Klösel | 3 | 0 | 3 | S Testud | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Testud | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Testud | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | F Lubiani | 7 | 6 | L-L Chen | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N van Lottum | 5 | 1 | 8 | F Lubiani | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L-L Chen | 6 | 77 | L-L Chen | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Križan | 4 | 61 | L-L Chen | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Schnell | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Y Basuki | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Meier | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | S Meier | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Serra Zanetti | 1 | 62 | 2 | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Y Basuki | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicole Bradtke was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Sabine Hack was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimberly Po.
Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Shi-Ting Wang was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Nana Miyagi.
Claudia Porwik and Linda Wild were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Barbara Paulus was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Julie Halard-Decugis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Kimiko Date was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Linda Wild was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Shi-Ting Wang was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Maria Vento.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Conchita Martínez.
Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Mana Endo won in the final 6–1, 6–7, 6–4 against Rachel McQuillan.
Second-seeded Yayuk Basuki won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kyōko Nagatsuka.
Kimiko Date was the defending champion and won in the final 7–5, 6–0 against Amy Frazier.
First-seeded Ai Sugiyama was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Corina Morariu.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Mary Pierce.
Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Silvija Talaja.
Shaun Stafford was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Wang Shi-ting.