1996 European Indoors

The 1996 European Indoors was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hallenstadion in Zürich in Switzerland that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 October through 20 October 1996. Fourth-seeded Jana Novotná won the singles titles and earned $150,000 first-prize money.

Gabriela Sabatini announced her retirement shortly after losing her first-round match against Jennifer Capriati.

Singles
🇨🇿 Jana Novotná defeated Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–2
 * It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 13th of her career.

Doubles
Martina Hingis / 🇨🇿 Helena Suková defeated 🇺🇸 Nicole Arendt / 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 6–4
 * It was Hingis' 3rd title of the year and the 4th of her career. It was Suková's 4th title of the year and the 76th of her career.