1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles
Introduction The '''1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships''' included this tournament in women's singles. Third-seeded Amy Frazier was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 6–4 against first-seeded Kimiko Date.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.#  '''Kimiko Date (champion)'''#  Sabine Appelmans ''(first round)''#  Amy Frazier ''(final)''#  Ai Sugiyama ''(semifinals)''#  Naoko Sawamatsu ''(second round)''#  Shi-Ting Wang ''(first round)''#  Yone Kamio ''(first round)''#  Marianne Witmeyer ''(second round)''
Draw
External links *  1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw