1996 WTA German Open – Singles

Singles
	1996 WTA German Open
1995 champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Karina Habšudová
Final score	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Events
	← 1995; WTA German Open; 1997 →;

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Likhovtseva.

Steffi Graf won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 against Karina Habšudová.

Seeds

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.

Steffi Graf (Champion)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
Iva Majoli (Semifinals)
Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (Third Round)
Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
Barbara Paulus (Quarterfinals)
Natasha Zvereva (Second Round)

Martina Hingis (Second Round)
Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
Ai Sugiyama (First Round)
Judith Wiesner (Third Round)
Naoko Sawamatsu (Third Round)
Yayuk Basuki (Third Round)
Sabine Hack (Third Round)
Sandrine Testud (Second Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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