1996 Budapest Lotto Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.

Sixth-seeded Ruxandra Dragomir won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Melanie Schnell.

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


 * 1) 🇫🇷 Julie Halard-Decugis (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇩🇪 Sabine Hack (second round)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Elena Makarova (second round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Ann Grossman (first round)
 * 5) 🇸🇰 Katarína Studeníková (second round)
 * 6)  Ruxandra Dragomir (champion)
 * 7) 🇧🇬 Elena Pampoulova (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Tami Whitlinger-Jones (second round)