1996 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Family Circle Cup.

Conchita Martínez was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Paulus.

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) 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
 * 3)  Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇷 Gabriela Sabatini (second round)
 * 5) 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
 * 6) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (second round)