1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International – Singles

Leila Meskhi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Mana Endo.

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


 * 1) 🇦🇹 Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
 * 2) 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus (first round)
 * 3)  Yayuk Basuki (second round)
 * 4) 🇯🇵 Yone Kamio (first round)
 * 5) 🇯🇵 Kyōko Nagatsuka (first round)
 * 6) 🇩🇪 Sabine Hack (second round)
 * 7) 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
 * 8) 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)