# 1996 Pupp Czech Open – Singles

Julie Halard was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Ruxandra Dragomir won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 against Patty Schnyder.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Barbara Paulus (second round)
* Karina Habšudová (second round)
* Helena Suková (first round)
* Katarína Studeníková (semifinals)
* Ruxandra Dragomir (champion)
* n/a
* Sabine Hack (second round)
* Silvia Farina (first round)
* Henrieta Nagyová (quarterfinals)

## 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
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Maleeva | 4 | 3 | | 1 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 6 | 4 | 6 | | P Schnyder | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | F Perfetti | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bobková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Bobková | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Farina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Schnyder | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | H Suková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | L Cenková | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Husárová | 6 | 6 | | | J Husárová | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Meskhi | 1 | 0 | | WC | L Cenková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Cenková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | L Cenková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nowak | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | H Nagyová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Martinek | 2 | 6 | 3 | | K Nowak | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Torrens Valero | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | H Nagyová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ruxandra Dragomir | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | K Kroupová | 3 | 3 | | 7 | S Hack | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | 7 | Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | Q | E Gagliardi | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dopfer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová | 2 | 4 | | | S Dopfer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Pampoulova | 2 | 3 | | 4 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Studeníková | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Dragomir | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | R Dragomir | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Chládková | 6 | 1 | | WC | D Chládková | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cecchini | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | 5 | R Dragomir | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Fulco-Villella | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Talaja | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | S Talaja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 4 | 6 | | 2 | K Habšudová | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Habšudová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |