Irina Spîrlea was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Stephanie Devillé.

Barbara Schett won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Sabine Hack.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	I Spîrlea	6	6
	Q	S Meier	4	0				1	I Spîrlea	7	6	d
		S Cecchini	2	1				Q	S Devillé	5	7
	Q	S Devillé	6	6											Q	S Devillé	4	6	4
		P Kamstra	6	6												J Kandarr	6	2	6
	LL	P Wartusch	0	4					P Kamstra
		J Kandarr	2	6	6				J Kandarr	w/o
	7	G León García	6	4	4																		J Kandarr	1	6	2
	4	B Schett	6	6																		4	B Schett	6	3	6
		N Baudone	2	1				4	B Schett	6	6
		A Glass	3	7	7				A Glass	4	2
	WC	L Garrone	6	5	6										4	B Schett	6	6
		S Dopfer	3	7	6											S Dopfer	4	1
		J Husárová	6	6	0				S Dopfer	6	6
		F Perfetti	3	6	6				F Perfetti	4	1
	6	B Rittner	6	4	1																								4	Barbara Schett	6	6
	5	F Labat	6	6																									2	Sabine Hack	3	3
	WC	Ant. Serra Zanetti	3	3				5	F Labat	5	6
		S Pitkowski	6	6					S Pitkowski	7	7
	Q	B Fulco-Villella	0	4												S Pitkowski	6	1
	Q	C Salvi	4	1											3	S Farina	7	6
		C Morariu	6	6					C Morariu	0	6
		R Bobková	0	6				3	S Farina	6	7
	3	S Farina	6	7																		3	S Farina	0	1
	8	H Nagyová	6	4	6																	2	S Hack	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	2	6	3			8	H Nagyová	6	6
		Á Montolio	6	6					Á Montolio	1	1
		S Kleinová	4	4											8	H Nagyová	4	1
		I Gorrochategui	7	7											2	S Hack	6	6
		Adr. Serra Zanetti	5	5					I Gorrochategui	4	r
		V Martinek	3	2				2	S Hack	6
	2	S Hack	6	6

• 1996 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Draw