Final score 6–1, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | ||
Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimberly Po.
Monica Seles won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
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 Nichirei International Championships – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA