1996 DFS Classic – Singles
Introduction Zina Garrison-Jackson was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.Meredith McGrath won the title, defeating Nathalie Tauziat in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.
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.#  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy ''(semifinals)''#  Nathalie Tauziat ''(final)''#  Natasha Zvereva ''(third round)''#  Linda Wild ''(second round)''#  Lisa Raymond ''(third round)''#  Lori McNeil ''(third round)''#  Dominique Van Roost ''(third round)''#  Laurence Courtois ''(quarterfinals)''#  Miriam Oremans ''(semifinals)''#  '''Meredith McGrath (champion)'''#  Naoko Kijimuta ''(first round)''#  Christina Singer ''(quarterfinals)''#  Gloria Pizzichini ''(third round)''#  Gigi Fernández ''(third round)''#  Els Callens ''(quarterfinals)''#  Tatjana Ječmenica ''(second round)''
Draw ===Finals======Top half=======Section 1========Section 2=======Bottom half=======Section 3========Section 4====
External links *  1996 DFS Classic draws*  ITF tournament details *  ITF singles results page