1996 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Introduction Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Stephanie Devillé.Barbara Schett won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Sabine Hack.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.#  Irina Spîrlea ''(second round)''#  Sabine Hack ''(final)''#  Silvia Farina ''(semifinals)''#  '''Barbara Schett (champion)'''#  Florencia Labat ''(second round)''#  Barbara Rittner ''(first round)''#  Gala León García ''(first round)''#  Henrieta Nagyová ''(quarterfinals)''
Draw
External links *  1996 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Draw