1996 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

• # 🇩🇪 Steffi Graf (semifinals)

• # 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)

• # Iva Majoli (semifinals)

• # 🇩🇪 Anke Huber (champion)

• # 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)

• # 🇧🇬 Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇹 Barbara Paulus (first round)

• # 🇸🇰 Karina Habšudová (second round)