Final score 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Zina Garrison-Jackson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Meredith McGrath won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Nathalie Tauziat.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
References
1996 DFS Classic – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA