| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International | |
| Champion |  Julie Halard-Decugis |
| Runner-up |  Mana Endo |
| Score | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Leila Meskhi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Mana Endo.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals) Barbara Paulus (first round)
Yayuk Basuki (second round) Yone Kamio (first round) Kyōko Nagatsuka (first round)
Sabine Hack (second round)
Elena Likhovtseva (second round) Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)Second-seeded Magnus Norman defeated Michael Chang 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the singles competition at the 2000 Heineken Open men's tennis tournament. Tommy Haas was the defending champion. but lost in the second round to Juan Balcells
Magnus Norman was the defending champion of the singles event at the Heineken Open tennis tournament, held in Auckland, New Zealand, but did not compete that year.
Greg Rusedski was the defending champion of the singles event of the Heineken Open tennis tournament, held in Auckland, New Zealand, but did not compete that year.
Gastón Gaudio was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Flávio Saretta.
Serena Williams was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martina Hingis was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Iva Majoli defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Pan Pacific Open.
Chris Evert was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez.
Meredith McGrath was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Anke Huber was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Miriam Oremans.
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Patty Schnyder.
Pam Shriver was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Amanda Coetzer was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Elena Tatarkova.
Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Martin Verkerk was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Grégory Carraz.
Carlos Moyá was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Gastón Gaudio.
Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion and lost in the quarterfinals to Goran Ivanišević.
Martin Sinner was the defending singles champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tim Henman.
Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tim Henman.
