# 1996 Sparkassen Cup – Singles

The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.
Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Steffi Graf (semifinals)
* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Iva Majoli (semifinals)
* Anke Huber (champion)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (first round)
* Karina Habšudová (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Steffi Graf | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Anke Huber | w/o | | | | | | |
| 4 | Anke Huber | w/o | | 4 | Anke Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 6 | 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| | Helena Suková | 5 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Po | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K Po | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Å Carlsson | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Q | S Smith | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Smith | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Paulus | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Huber | w/o |
| | | | | | 4 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Talaja | 1 | 2 | | | R Dragomir | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | G Pizzichini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | S Appelmans | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Medvedeva | 4 | 3 | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Schett | 4 | 5 | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Callens | 6 | 6 | Q | E Callens | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Farina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | K Kschwendt | 5 | 2 | | S Farina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Suková | 5 | 4 |
| | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 1 | 8 | K Habšudová | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-G Sidot | 5 | 3 | | H Suková | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Oremans | 7 | 6 | | M Oremans | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |