Champion Jana Novotná Final score 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | ||
Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jennifer Capriati.
Jana Novotná won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 against Capriati.
Seeds
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.
References
1996 Ameritech Cup – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA