1996 DFS Classic – Singles

Zina Garrison-Jackson was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Meredith McGrath won the title, defeating Nathalie Tauziat in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (final)
 * 3) 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva (third round)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Linda Wild (second round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (third round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil (third round)
 * 7) 🇧🇪 Dominique Van Roost (third round)
 * 8) 🇧🇪 Laurence Courtois (quarterfinals)
 * 9)  Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Meredith McGrath (champion)
 * 11) 🇯🇵 Naoko Kijimuta (first round)
 * 12) 🇩🇪 Christina Singer (quarterfinals)
 * 13) 🇮🇹 Gloria Pizzichini (third round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández (third round)
 * 15) 🇧🇪 Els Callens (quarterfinals)
 * 16)  Tatjana Ječmenica (second round)