1996 Amway Classic – Singles

Nicole Bradtke was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Sandra Cacic won in the final 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 against Barbara Paulus.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1)  Irina Spîrlea (first round)
 * 2) 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus (final)
 * 3) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (first round)
 * 4)  Joannette Kruger (second round)
 * 5) 🇲🇽 Angélica Gavaldón (first round)
 * 6) 🇯🇵 Kyoko Nagatsuka (first round)
 * 7) 🇩🇪 Sabine Hack (quarterfinals)
 * 8)  Wang Shi-ting (first round)