1996 Family Circle Cup

The 1996 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in the United States that was part of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and was held from April 1 through April 7, 1996. Second-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title.

Singles
🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
 * It was Sánchez Vicario's 3rd title of the year and the 65th of her career.

Doubles
🇨🇿 Jana Novotná / 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández / 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3
 * It was Novotná's 3rd title of the year and the 69th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 4th title of the year and the 66th of her career.