1996 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Singles
1996 Bank of the West Classic
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Monica Seles
Score6–2, 6–0
Draw28
Seeds8

Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Monica Seles.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Monica Seles (final)
  2. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  3. Martina Hingis (champion)
  4. Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
  5. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
  6. Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
  7. Chanda Rubin (first round)
  8. Karina Habšudová (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Monica Seles 2 0  
3 Martina Hingis 6 6  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Seles 6 6  
  P Hy-Boulais 6 6 6   P Hy-Boulais 1 2  
  Z Garrison-Jackson 4 7 4 1 M Seles 6 7  
Q M Werdel-Witmeyer 7 6     K Po 2 5  
Q B Mulej 6 2   Q M Werdel-Witmeyer 4 4  
  K Po 6 6     K Po 6 6  
6 M Maleeva 0 2   1 M Seles 6 6  
  I Spîrlea 3 3  
4 M J Fernández 3 1  
  E Likhovtseva 2 7 6   E Likhovtseva 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 6 6 2   E Likhovtseva 2 4  
  Y Basuki 1 6 2   I Spîrlea 6 6  
  P Suárez 6 1 6   P Suárez 2 1  
  I Spîrlea 6 6     I Spîrlea 6 6  
8 K Habšudová 4 2  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 C Rubin 2 6  
  L Wild 6 7     L Wild 6 6  
  R Stubbs 2 7 3 WC P Shriver 3 0  
WC P Shriver 6 6 6   L Wild 3 2  
  K Studeníková 1 1   3 M Hingis 6 6  
  A Miller 6 6     A Miller 4 4  
3 M Hingis 6 6  
3 M Hingis 7 6  
5 B Schultz-McCarthy 1 6 6 5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 3  
WC V Williams 6 4 4 5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
Q R Zrubáková 6 6   Q R Zrubáková 2 4  
Q L Poruri 4 4   5 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6  
  N Tauziat 6 2   2 L Davenport 2 4  
  A Frazier 7 6     A Frazier 1 4  
2 L Davenport 6 6