# 1996 DFS Classic – Singles

Zina Garrison-Jackson was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Meredith McGrath won the title, defeating Nathalie Tauziat in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.

## 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.
* Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
* Nathalie Tauziat (final)
* Natasha Zvereva (third round)
* Linda Wild (second round)
* Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Lori McNeil (third round)
* Dominique Van Roost (third round)
* Laurence Courtois (quarterfinals)
* Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
* Meredith McGrath (champion)
* Naoko Kijimuta (first round)
* Christina Singer (quarterfinals)
* Gloria Pizzichini (third round)
* Gigi Fernández (third round)
* Els Callens (quarterfinals)
* Tatjana Ječmenica (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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Larisa Neiland | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Larisa Neiland | 2 | 6 | 1 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Meredith McGrath | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 | Meredith McGrath | 6 | 6 | 10 | Meredith McGrath | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 15 | Els Callens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Els Callens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | Meredith McGrath | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Christina Singer | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Miriam Oremans | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Miriam Oremans | 6 | 7 | 9 | Miriam Oremans | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Laurence Courtois | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kamstra | 6 | 6 | | | P Kamstra | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Golarsa | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kremer | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 13 | G Pizzichini | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | E deLone | 6 | 5 | 5 | | A Kremer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Godridge | 3 | 2 | | 13 | G Pizzichini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Pizzichini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | N Kijimuta | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | L Savchenko | 2 | 6 |
| | L Savchenko | 3 | 7 | 6 | | L Savchenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hermida | 6 | 2 | 4 | Q | T Musgrave | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Musgrave | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | L Savchenko | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Dhenin | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 7 | D Van Roost | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Schnell | 5 | 6 | 4 | | C Dhenin | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Van Roost | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | 3 | N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wood | 3 | 1 | | N Arendt | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Arendt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Zvereva | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | K-A Guse | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Križan | 6 | 6 | | T Križan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood | 3 | 4 | 10 | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M McGrath | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M McGrath | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | E Callens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | E Callens | 3 | 2 |
| | R McQuillan | 4 | 3 | 15 | E Callens | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Feber | 7 | 6 | | N Feber | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 15 | E Callens | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Vento | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | P Shriver | 6 | 6 | WC | P Shriver | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Noorlander | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Noorlander | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Pratt | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | L McNeil | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Dahlman | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | C Singer | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Cristea | 7 | 6 | | | C Cristea | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Stubbs | 2 | 2 | | 12 | C Singer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Singer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Singer | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | M Oremans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Oremans | 6 | 7 |
| WC | S Smith | 5 | 3 | | 9 | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Demongeot | 7 | 6 | | | I Demongeot | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Drake | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Po | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | Q | K Radford | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Radford | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | K Radford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | L Wild | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | L Courtois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Cross | 2 | 2 | | | M Strandlund | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Strandlund | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | L Courtois | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Olsza | 5 | 6 | | | K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | T Ječmenica | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Ječmenica | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | L Courtois | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | G Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| | I Gorrochategui | 1 | 2 | | 14 | G Fernández | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Miller | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | M Miller | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Poruri | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | G Fernández | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Adams | 4 | 4 | | Q | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Tauziat | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |