Final score 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles.
Seles won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Mary Joe Fernández.
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 Direct Line International Championships – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA