Singles
1996 Acura Classic
1995 Champion	Conchita Martínez
Final
Champion	Lindsay Davenport
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Lindsay Davenport won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Anke Huber.

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.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	3	3
	4	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								4	Lindsay Davenport	6	6
								2	Anke Huber	2	3
	7	Karina Habšudová	6	3
	2	Anke Huber	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
	Q	K Adams	2	6	6			Q	K Adams	4	2
		Å Carlsson	6	3	4										1	S Graf	6	6
		L Richterová	6	6	2										WC	V Williams	4	4
	WC	V Williams	7	3	6			WC	V Williams	6	6
		M Endo	4	7	4			13	L Wild	1	2
	13	L Wild	6	6	6																	1	S Graf	6	6
	10	N Tauziat	6	6																		8	A Frazier	4	0
		L Lee	2	3				10	N Tauziat	7	3	2
		A Grossman	6	0					S Farina	6	6	6
		S Farina	7	6												S Farina	4	0
	WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	4	1										8	A Frazier	6	6
	WC	D Graham	4	6	6			WC	D Graham	6	6	5
								8	A Frazier	7	2	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	L Davenport	7	6
		Z Garrison-Jackson	4	2					F Lubiani	5	2
		F Lubiani	6	6											4	L Davenport	7	6
		B Rittner	6	6											11	N Zvereva	5	2
	Q	C Singer	2	0					B Rittner	2	5
		N Kijimuta	4	2				11	N Zvereva	6	7
	11	N Zvereva	6	6																		4	L Davenport	6	4	6
	16	B Schett	3	4																		5	A Coetzer	4	6	3
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	2	0
		S-T Wang	6	6					S-T Wang	6	6
		J-Q Yi	2	1												S-T Wang	2	1
	Q	J Watanabe	6	4											5	A Coetzer	6	6
		S-H Park	3	1	r			Q	J Watanabe	4	0
								5	A Coetzer	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Habšudová	6	7
	Q	M Saeki	6	2	3			Q	N Miyagi	2	5
	Q	N Miyagi	3	6	6										7	K Habšudová	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	6	2											K Po	2	3
		K Po	6	3	6				K Po	6	6
		P Begerow	7	2	6				P Begerow	2	3
	14	Y Basuki	6	6	1																	7	K Habšudová	6	4	6
	15	K Studeníková	1	6	1																	3	K Date	4	6	2
		S Testud	6	1	6				S Testud	7	7
		L McNeil	7	6					L McNeil	5	6
	Q	R Hiraki	5	3												S Testud	6	3	5
		R Grande	6	6	4										3	K Date	1	6	7
		G León García	7	2	6				G León García	2	6	4
								3	K Date	6	3	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	I Spîrlea	6	6
		A Fusai	6	6					A Fusai	3	1
		G Pizzichini	2	0											6	I Spîrlea	6	6
		S Cacic	3	3											9	A Sugiyama	4	2
	Q	R Simpson	6	6				Q	R Simpson	1	5
		A Miller	1	6	6			9	A Sugiyama	6	7
	9	A Sugiyama	6	2	7																	6	I Spîrlea	3	7	4
	12	E Likhovtseva	2	5																		2	A Huber	6	6	6
		F Labat	6	7					F Labat	6	6
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	7	3	6			Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	1	2
		J Lee	5	6	1											F Labat	1	6
		K Boogert	6	6											2	A Huber	6	7
		L Neiland	3	1					K Boogert	7	3	3
								2	A Huber	5	6	6

• 1996 Acura Classic draw