# 1996 Acura Classic – Singles

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Anke Huber.

## 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 (semifinals)
* Anke Huber (final)
* Kimiko Date (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (champion)
* Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
* Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
* Karina Habšudová (semifinals)
* Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
* Natasha Zvereva (third round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Linda Wild (second round)
* Yayuk Basuki (first round)
* Katarína Studeníková (first round)
* Barbara Schett (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 | 4 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Anke Huber | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Karina Habšudová | 6 | 3 | 2 | Anke Huber | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Anke Huber | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Adams | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Adams | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | WC | V Williams | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 7 | 3 | 6 | WC | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | L Wild | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L Wild | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Frazier | 4 | 0 |
| | L Lee | 2 | 3 | | 10 | N Tauziat | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 6 | 0 | | | S Farina | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Farina | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Graham | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | D Graham | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Frazier | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Garrison-Jackson | 4 | 2 | | | F Lubiani | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | N Zvereva | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | C Singer | 2 | 0 | | | B Rittner | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 4 | 2 | | 11 | N Zvereva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | B Schett | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Coetzer | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-Q Yi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | S-T Wang | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | J Watanabe | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S-H Park | 3 | 1 | r | Q | J Watanabe | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | K Habšudová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Saeki | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | N Miyagi | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Miyagi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | K Po | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 7 | 2 | 6 | | P Begerow | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Habšudová | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | K Studeníková | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Date | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | S Testud | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Testud | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 7 | 6 | | | L McNeil | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Hiraki | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Testud | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | K Date | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G León García | 7 | 2 | 6 | | G León García | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | K Date | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6 | 6 | | | A Fusai | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Simpson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | I Spîrlea | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | E Likhovtseva | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | F Labat | 6 | 7 | | | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | A Dechaume-Balleret | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | F Labat | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 3 | 1 | | | K Boogert | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |