1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in women's singles. Third-seeded Amy Frazier was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 6–4 against first-seeded Kimiko Date.

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


 * 1) 🇯🇵 Kimiko Date (champion)
 * 2) 🇧🇪 Sabine Appelmans (first round)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (final)
 * 4) 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇯🇵 Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)
 * 6)  Shi-Ting Wang (first round)
 * 7) 🇯🇵 Yone Kamio (first round)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Marianne Witmeyer (second round)