1996 Ameritech Cup – SinglesMagdalena 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.SeedsA 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. Monica Seles ' Jana Novotná Lindsay Davenport ' Iva Majoli ' Martina Hingis ' Mary Joe Fernández ' Brenda Schultz-McCarthy ' Magdalena Maleeva ''''