1996 Nichirei International Championships – Singles
Introduction Mary Pierce was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Kimberly Po.Monica Seles won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
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.#  '''Monica Seles (champion)'''#  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(final)''#  Kimiko Date ''(semifinals)''#  Mary Pierce ''(quarterfinals)''#  Amanda Coetzer ''(quarterfinals)''#  Ai Sugiyama ''(second round)''#  Naoko Sawamatsu ''(quarterfinals)''#  Shi-Ting Wang ''(quarterfinals)''
Draw ===Final======Section 1======Section 2===
External links *  1996 Nichirei International Championships Draw