# 1996 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Jana Novotná was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans.
Appelmans won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Julie Halard-Decugis.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
* Jana Novotná (quarterfinals)
* Julie Halard-Decugis (final)
* Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
* Sabine Appelmans (champion)
* Åsa Carlsson (quarterfinals)
* Silvia Farina (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vis | 3 | 4 | | 1 | M Maleeva | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 6 | 2 | 6 | | L Courtois | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | L Courtois | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Lugina | 4 | 4 | | 8 | S Farina | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schett | 4 | 4 | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 4 | 3 | | | N Medvedeva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Medvedeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pitkowski | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 5 | J Wiesner | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt | 6 | 6 | | | K Kschwendt | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová | 2 | 4 | | 5 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Halard-Decugis | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Å Carlsson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Sabine Appelmans | 6 | 6 |
| Q | B Schwartz | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Å Carlsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Stubbs | 3 | 6 | 4 | WC | P Schwarz | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Schwarz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Å Carlsson | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rottier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 6 | 2 | 0 | | S Rottier | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kandarr | 2 | 2 | | 4 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Suková | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | M Schnell | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M McGrath | 4 | 3 | | | M Oremans | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Novotná | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Van Roost | 4 | 3 | | | K Studeníková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | W Probst | 2 | 1 | | 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |