Final score 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 against Anke Huber.
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 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA