1996 WTA German Open – Singles

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.

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	WC/1	Steffi Graf	7	6
	3	Iva Majoli	5	1
								WC/1	Steffi Graf	4	6	7
									Karina Habšudová	6	2	5
		Karina Habšudová	6	7
		Elena Likhovtseva	1	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								WC/1	S Graf	6	6
	WC	M Weingärtner	6	2	2				T Whitlinger-Jones	1	2
		T Whitlinger-Jones	4	6	6										WC/1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	Á Montolio	5	3											14	Y Basuki	2	1
		T Ječmenica	7	6					T Ječmenica	1	r
		M Grzybowska	3	6	5			14	Y Basuki	5
	14	Y Basuki	6	1	7																	WC/1	S Graf	6	7
	10	N Tauziat	7	7																		10	N Tauziat	1	5
		E Makarova	5	5				10	N Tauziat	6	6
		R Grande	6	2	2				A Smashnova	4	3
		A Smashnova	4	6	6										10	N Tauziat	6	6
		J Kandarr	5	7	6											J Kandarr	3	4
		A Grossman	7	6	4				J Kandarr	7	2	6
								6	A Coetzer	6	6	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	I Majoli	1	7	6
		Å Carlsson	6	6					Å Carlsson	6	5	2
		S Cacic	2	3											3	I Majoli	6	6
		N Arendt	4	4											15	S Hack	2	4
	WC	S Klösel	6	6				WC	S Klösel	1	3
	WC	A Glass	2	4				15	S Hack	6	6
	15	S Hack	6	6																		3	I Majoli	6	3	6
	12	J Wiesner	4	6	6																	7	B Paulus	3	6	3
		K Boogert	6	4	2			12	J Wiesner	7	6
		R Zrubáková	2	6	0			Q	S Dopfer	6	2
	Q	S Dopfer	6	0	6										12	J Wiesner	3	4
		K Nowak	6	6											7	B Paulus	6	6
		C Singer	3	4					K Nowak	2	3
								7	B Paulus	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Pierce	6	6
		B Rittner	6	6					B Rittner	2	3
	Q	B Fulco-Villella	4	2											5	M Pierce	7	2	6
		K Habšudová	7	4	6											K Habšudová	6	6	7
		B Schett	6	6	4				K Habšudová	6	7
		J Watanabe	3	0				9	M Hingis	3	5
	9	M Hingis	6	6																			K Habšudová	6	6
	13	N Sawamatsu	6	5	6																	4	A Huber	4	1
		V Ruano-Pascual	4	7	3			13	N Sawamatsu	6	6
		P Begerow	6	7					P Begerow	4	3
		F Labat	3	6											13	N Sawamatsu	0	1
		L Lee	6	6											4	A Huber	6	6
		L Neiland	2	2					L Lee	6	5	3
								4	A Huber	3	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	N Zvereva	7	2	6
		R Dragomir	4	6	6				R Dragomir	5	6	7
		A Temesvári	6	2	3											R Dragomir	3	6	6
	Q	D Randriantefy	3	3												E Likhovtseva	6	3	7
		N Bradtke	6	6					N Bradtke	0	0
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	6	6
	11	A Sugiyama	3	2																			E Likhovtseva	6	2	6
	16	S Testud	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	0
		J Kruger	1	4				16	S Testud	6	2
		R McQuillan	4	3					L Richterová	7	6
		L Richterová	6	6												L Richterová	7	3	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6	7
		S Meier	4	4					M Werdel-Witmeyer	3	3
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6