1996 Italian Open – Women's singles
Introduction Three-time defending champion Conchita Martínez defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.#  Steffi Graf ''(quarterfinals)''#  '''Conchita Martínez (champion)'''#  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(quarterfinals)''#  Iva Majoli ''(semifinals)''#  Magdalena Maleeva ''(quarterfinals)''#  Martina Hingis ''(final)''#  Irina Spîrlea ''(semifinals)''#  Nathalie Tauziat ''(quarterfinals)''#  Judith Wiesner ''(third round)''#  Petra Begerow ''(first round)''#  Yayuk Basuki ''(second round)''#  Sandrine Testud ''(third round)''#  Lindsay Lee ''(second round)''#  Joannette Kruger ''(second round)''#  Florencia Labat ''(first round)''#  Barbara Schett ''(third round)''
Draw ===Finals======Top half=======Section 1========Section 2=======Bottom half=======Section 3========Section 4====
References *  1996 Italian Open Draw