1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans.

Appelmans won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Julie Halard-Decugis.

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


 * 1) 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
 * 2) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇫🇷 Julie Halard-Decugis (final)
 * 4) 🇨🇿 Helena Suková (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇧🇪 Sabine Appelmans (champion)
 * 7) 🇸🇪 Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina (second round)