1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
Introduction Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans.Appelmans won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Julie Halard-Decugis.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.#  Magdalena Maleeva ''(second round)''#  Jana Novotná ''(quarterfinals)''#  Julie Halard-Decugis ''(final)''#  Helena Suková ''(semifinals)''#  Judith Wiesner ''(quarterfinals)''#  '''Sabine Appelmans (champion)'''#  Åsa Carlsson ''(quarterfinals)''#  Silvia Farina ''(second round)''
Draw
External links *  1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz Draw