# 1996 Amway Classic – Singles

Nicole Bradtke was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Sandra Cacic won in the final 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 against Barbara Paulus.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Barbara Paulus (final)
* Judith Wiesner (first round)
* Joannette Kruger (second round)
* Angélica Gavaldón (first round)
* Kyoko Nagatsuka (first round)
* Sabine Hack (quarterfinals)
* Wang Shi-ting (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
| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | I Spîrlea | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 2 | 6 | 6 | | L Courtois | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Cacic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 5 | 1 | | J Kandarr | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Nagatsuka | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Cacic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | J Kruger | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Labat | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Nejedly | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | J Kruger | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wild | 3 | 6 | 1 | | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | F Labat | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | S Hack | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Feber | 7 | 2 | 2 | | S Farina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | S Hack | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Hack | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Sandra Cacic | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | A Gavaldón | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Barbara Paulus | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Q | A Glass | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Glass | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 1 | 7 | 1 | Q | F Li | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Li | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | F Li | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Grande | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Toleafoa | 3 | 3 | | | R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | A Sugiyama | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Wiesner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F Li | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | S-T Wang | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Kschwendt | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee | 3 | 1 | | | R McQuillan | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Kschwendt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | B Paulus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 4 | 4 | | WC | P Shriver | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 3 | 5 | | 2 | B Paulus | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Paulus | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |