1996 Ameritech Cup – Singles

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.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (champion)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
 * 4)  Iva Majoli (second round)
 * 5)  Martina Hingis (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
 * 7)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (second round)