1996 Direct Line International Championships – Singles
Introduction Nathalie Tauziat was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Monica Seles.Seles won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Mary Joe Fernández.
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)'''#  Conchita Martínez ''(quarterfinals)''#  Jana Novotná ''(semifinals)''#  Chanda Rubin ''(second round)''#  Lindsay Davenport ''(second round)''#  Mary Joe Fernández ''(final)''#  Kimiko Date ''(first round)''#  Mary Pierce ''(first round)''
Qualifying
Draw ===Final======Section 1======Section 2===
External links *  1996 Direct Line International Championships Draw