1996 Peters International – Women's singles

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Monica Seles won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 against Lindsay Davenport.

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) 🇺🇸 Monica Seles (champion)
 * 2) 🇯🇵 Kimiko Date (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (final)
 * 5)  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier (second round)
 * 8) 🇯🇵 Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)