1996 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Stephanie Devillé.

Barbara Schett won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Sabine Hack.

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


 * 1)  Irina Spîrlea (second round)
 * 2) 🇩🇪 Sabine Hack (final)
 * 3) 🇮🇹 Silvia Farina (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇦🇹 Barbara Schett (champion)
 * 5) 🇦🇷 Florencia Labat (second round)
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Barbara Rittner (first round)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Gala León García (first round)
 * 8) 🇸🇰 Henrieta Nagyová (quarterfinals)