Steffi Graf bori Monica Seles 7–5, 6–4 ni ipari lati gba ife-eye Àwọn Obìnrin Ẹnìkan ninu idije Open Amẹ́ríkà 1996. The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. Rubin pulled out before the tournament began and her position in the draw was taken over by seventeenth-seeded Habšudová; Fernández, who withdrew on the first day of the tournament, was replaced by lucky loser Križan. Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser r. = retired