# 1996 Wilkinson Lady Championships – Singles

This was the first edition.
Anke Huber won in the final 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ against Helena Suková.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
* Anke Huber (champion)
* Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
* Sabine Appelmans (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Helena Suková (final)

## 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 |
| 1 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka | 2 | 4 | | 1 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | | WC | A Mauresmo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | I Majoli | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Kamio | 6 | 4 | 2 | | M Oremans | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Kleinová | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 8 | H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H Suková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Wiesner | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 6 | 3 | 1 | | M Endo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Boogert | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-H Park | 1 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kamstra | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | P Kamstra | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 3 | 1 | | 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Helena Suková | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Anke Huber | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 3 | 7 | 6 | | R Dragomir | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Neiland | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | L Neiland | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 2 | 4 | | 4 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 2 | | 6 | S Appelmans | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 2 | 1 | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 7$^9$ | 3 | 4 | | R Grande | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | A Huber | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |