# 1996 Faber Grand Prix – Singles

Iva Majoli won in the final 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 against Jana Novotná.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Iva Majoli (champion)
* Anke Huber (semifinals)
* n/a
* Jana Novotná (final)
* Helena Suková (second round)
* Sabine Appelmans (second round)
* Kristie Boogert (first round)
* n/a

## 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Jana Novotná | 5 | 6 | 6 |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | P Schnyder | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | Q | E Callens | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | K Kschwendt | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | K Kschwendt | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Schnell | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Å Carlsson | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | LL | C Porwik | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nowak | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Singer | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | Å Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Å Carlsson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | H Suková | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| 7 | K Boogert | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Capriati | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 6 | 3 | 4 | LL | B Schett | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Schett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| LL | M Strandlund | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Ječmenica | 4 | 6 | | LL | M Strandlund | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 4 | 4 |
| | L McNeil | 2 | 3 | | 6 | S Appelmans | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Probst | 1 | 4 | | | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Rittner | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | M Oremans | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |