1996 Ameritech Cup – Singles


Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jennifer Capriati.
Jana Novotná won in the final 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 against Capriati.

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 '
  2. Jana Novotná
  3. Lindsay Davenport '
  4. Iva Majoli '
  5. Martina Hingis '
  6. Mary Joe Fernández '
  7. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy '
  8. Magdalena Maleeva ''''