1996 Volvo Women's Open – Singles
Introduction Barbara Paulus was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Ruxandra Dragomir won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.#  '''Ruxandra Dragomir (champion)'''#  Shi-Ting Wang ''(second round)''#  Florencia Labat ''(quarterfinals)''#  Henrieta Nagyová ''(semifinals)''#  Nana Miyagi ''(second round)''#  Nancy Feber ''(first round)''#  Janette Husárová ''(quarterfinals)''#  Sung-Hee Park ''(second round)''
Draw
External links *  1996 Volvo Women's Open Draw