| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Peters International | |
| 1995 Champion |  Gabriela Sabatini |
| Champion |  Monica Seles |
| Runner-up | Lindsay Davenport |
| Score | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Monica Seles won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 against Lindsay Davenport.
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)
Kimiko Date (semifinals) Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals) Lindsay Davenport (final)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals) Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals) Amy Frazier (second round) Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Monica Seles | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | D Van Roost | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  V Martinek | 6 | 3 | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Appelmans | 7 | 6 | 5/r |  M de Swardt | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M de Swardt | 6 | 7 | 6 | M de Swardt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Gavaldón | 5 | 5 | 7 | A Frazier | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Frazier | 7 | 7 | 1 | M Seles | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | A Coetzer | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  R Stubbs | 2 | 0 | 3 | M J Fernández | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Raymond | 6 | 3 | 6 | L Raymond | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R McQuillan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | N Sawamatsu | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Hingis | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | N Sawamatsu | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Bradtke | 6 | 6 | N Bradtke | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Nowak | 1 | 1 | N Bradtke | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H Suková | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson | 4 | 6 | 7 | Å Carlsson | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | C Rubin | 6 | 6 | 2 | K Date | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L McNeil | 2 | 2 | 6 | C Rubin | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  T Ječmenica | 4 | 7 | 7 | Q | T Ječmenica | 0 | 1 | r | ||||||||||||||||||
| M Oremans | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | C Rubin | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A Dechaume-Balleret | 4 | 4 | 2 | K Date | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | I Spîrlea | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Date | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Meghann Shaughnessy.
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Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jennifer Capriati.
Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.
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Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Lindsay Davenport.
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Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
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Monica Seles was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Lindsay Davenport.
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