# 1996 Schweppes Tasmanian International – Singles

Leila Meskhi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Mana Endo.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Judith Wiesner (quarterfinals)
* Barbara Paulus (first round)
* Yayuk Basuki (second round)
* Yone Kamio (first round)
* Kyōko Nagatsuka (first round)
* Sabine Hack (second round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lee | 2 | 3 | | 1 | J Wiesner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E deLone | 1 | 6 | 5 | WC | A Ellwood | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Ellwood | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | J Wiesner | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Richterová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-T Wang | 6 | 6 | | | S-T Wang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S-T Wang | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Y Basuki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 3 | | 3 | Y Basuki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Farina | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S-H Park | 0 | 3 | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Singer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Singer | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Nagatsuka | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | S Hack | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mana Endo | 1 | 2 |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | S Hack | 4 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reinstadler | 6 | 1 | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano-Pascual | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Ruano-Pascual | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Labat | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Wild | 6 | 1 | | | F Labat | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Miyagi | 6 | 7 | 6 | Q | N Miyagi | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Y Kamio | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | F Labat | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| 8 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Endo | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| Q | A Fusai | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Godridge | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | K Godridge | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Studeníková | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Endo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Endo | 6 | 6 | | | M Endo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Ghirardi | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | L Ghirardi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Paulus | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |