1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles
Introduction Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 against Pierce.
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.#  Conchita Martínez ''(quarterfinals)''#  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario ''(semifinals)''#  Magdalena Maleeva ''(second round)''#  Chanda Rubin ''(third round)''# n/a#  Mary Joe Fernández ''(semifinals)''#  Mary Pierce ''(final)''#  '''Irina Spîrlea (champion)'''# n/a#  Åsa Carlsson ''(first round)''#  Lindsay Lee ''(first round)''#  Sabine Hack ''(quarterfinals)''#  Meredith McGrath ''(quarterfinals)''#  Silvia Farina ''(first round)''#  Elena Makarova ''(second round)''#  Ruxandra Dragomir ''(second round)''
Draw ===Finals======Top half=======Section 1========Section 2=======Bottom half=======Section 3========Section 4====
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