1996 WTA Tour Championships

The 1996 WTA Tour Championships was the end-of-year WTA Tour championship. The top 16 women on the WTA Tour qualified to participate.
==Singles==
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Kimiko Date. Steffi Graf won the title, defeating Linda Wild 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the final.
===Seeds===
# Steffi Graf (Champion)
# Monica Seles (First Round)
# Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
# Conchita Martinez (Quarterfinals)
 Jana Novotná (First Round)
 Anke Huber (First Round, retired due to ankle injury)
 Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
 Lindsay Davenport (First Round)
===Draw===