1996 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 7–5, 7–6 against Iva Majoli.

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)  Iva Majoli (final)
 * 2) 🇩🇪 Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇫🇷 Mary Pierce (second round)
 * 5) 🇨🇿 Jana Novotná (first round)
 * 6)  Martina Hingis (second round)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
 * 8) 🇨🇿 Helena Suková (first round)