# 1996 du Maurier Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Monica Seles (champion)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
* Iva Majoli (second round)
* Anke Huber (second round)
* Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
* Mary Pierce (third round)
* Gabriela Sabatini (third round)
* Amanda Coetzer (third round)
* Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Karina Habšudová (second round)
* Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
* Helena Suková (first round)
* Nathalie Tauziat (third round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (third 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yayuk Basuki | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Yayuk Basuki | 0 | 3 | 1 | Monica Seles | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6$^2$ |
| Q | Kimberly Po | 0 | 4 | 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 6$^2$ |
| 2 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G León García | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Studeníková | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | G Sabatini | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | R Simpson | 3 | 6 | 3 | | S Testud | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Jeyaseelan | 4 | 2 | | 9 | G Sabatini | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Sabatini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Seles | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | I Spîrlea | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 4 | 2 |
| | J Capriati | 6 | 6 | | | J Capriati | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L McNeil | 6 | 6 | 7 | | L McNeil | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | J Capriati | 2 | 2 | r | | | | |
| WC | J Nejedly | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | L Raymond | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Basuki | 6 | 7 | | | Y Basuki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-T Wang | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Miller | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Arendt | 5 | 7 | 7 | | N Arendt | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Savchenko | 1 | 2 | | 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | A Frazier | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | A Frazier | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | A Fusai | 0 | 6 | | 13 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Grossman | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Pierce | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 5 | 3 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Pierce | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Werdel-Witmeyer | 4 | 2 | | S-H Park | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-H Park | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Begerow | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | N Tauziat | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | C Singer | 1 | 2 | | P Begerow | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 2 | 4 | 15 | N Tauziat | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M J Fernández | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Po | 6 | 6 |
| | B Schett | 0 | 0 | 12 | K Habšudová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Lubiani | 1 | 4 | Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Stubbs | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | C Popescu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Po | 6 | 6 | Q | K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | A Huber | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic | 2 | 4 | | | N Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kijimuta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Kijimuta | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | M Paz | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Ruano-Pascual | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | V Ruano-Pascual | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | H Suková | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | F Labat | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 |
| | R Grande | 3 | 2 | | 10 | A Coetzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 1 | 2 | | Q | J Watanabe | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Watanabe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | A Coetzer | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | N Baudone | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Baudone | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |