Singles
1996 Meta Styrian Open
Final
Champion	Barbara Paulus
Runner-up	Sandra Cecchini
Score	(Cecchini retired)
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Judith Wiesner was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Lenka Cenková.

Barbara Paulus won when Sandra Cecchini was forced to retire in the first game of the final.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	B Paulus	6	4	6
		Á Montolio	0	6	4			1	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	K Miskolczi	7	6				Q	K Miskolczi	2	3
		A Smashnova	5	4											1	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	C Cristea	6	0	6											P Langrová	3	2
		M Schnell	1	6	0			Q	C Cristea	6	5	1
		P Langrová	6	6					P Langrová	3	7	6
	7	M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	4																		1	B Paulus	6	7
	4	H Nagyová	6	6																			S Devillé	1	5
		R Bobková	2	4				4	H Nagyová	6	3
		K Kroupová	4	6	2				S Devillé	7	6
		S Devillé	6	3	6											S Devillé	6	6
		A Glass	6	4	1											C Torrens Valero	3	2
		C Torrens Valero	3	6	6				C Torrens Valero	1	6	6
		W Probst	3	2				5	S Dopfer	6	1	3
	5	S Dopfer	6	6																									1	Barbara Paulus
	6	F Perfetti	5	7	6																									Sandra Cecchini	r
		M Maruska	7	6	4			6	F Perfetti	4	7	6
		B Fulco-Villella	6	6					B Fulco-Villella	6	6	7
		N Medvedeva	4	1												B Fulco-Villella	3	6	4
	WC	N Ninaus	1	0												S Talaja	6	2	6
	Q	M Zivec-Skulj	6	6				Q	M Zivec-Skulj	1	2
		S Talaja	2	6	6				S Talaja	6	6
	3	E Pampoulova	6	4	3																		S Talaja	3	2
	8	J Husárová	6	6																			S Cecchini	6	6
	WC	B Schwartz	3	4				8	J Husárová	6	4	4
		A Barna	6	3	4				S Cecchini	4	6	6
		S Cecchini	2	6	6											S Cecchini	6	5	6
	Q	L Garrone	6	6												L Cenková	3	7	2
		V Martinek	3	1				Q	L Garrone	4	0
		L Cenková	6	7					L Cenková	6	6
	2	J Wiesner	4	6

• 1996 Meta Styrian Open draw