| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Sparkassen Cup | |
| Champion |  Anke Huber |
| Runner-up |  Iva Majoli |
| Final score | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Draw | 28 |
| Seeds | 8 |
The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.
Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Steffi Graf (semifinals)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals) Iva Majoli (semifinals) Anke Huber (champion)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
Barbara Paulus (first round)
Karina Habšudová (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Steffi Graf | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Anke Huber | w/o | |||||||||||
| 4 | Anke Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Helena Suková | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Po | 5 | 6 | 6 | K Po | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | S Graf | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson | 2 | 6 | J Wiesner | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Smith | 6 | 7 | Q | S Smith | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 6 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | B Paulus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | S Graf | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Huber | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Talaja | 1 | 2 |  R Dragomir | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 G Pizzichini | 2 | 2 | 6 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | S Appelmans | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  N Medvedeva | 4 | 3 | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Schett | 4 | 5 | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Callens | 6 | 6 | Q | E Callens | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Boogert | 4 | 4 | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Farina | 7 | 6 | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | K Kschwendt | 5 | 2 | S Farina | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | H Suková | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva | 1 | 1 | 8 | K Habšudová | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A-G Sidot | 5 | 3 | H Suková | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Suková | 7 | 6 | H Suková | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Studeníková | 5 | 2 | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Oremans | 7 | 6 | M Oremans | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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