1996 Direct Line International Championships – Singles

Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles.

Seles won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Mary Joe Fernández.

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 (champion)
 * 2) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin (second round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (second round)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (final)
 * 7) 🇯🇵 Kimiko Date (first round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (first round)