Singles
1996 Challenge Bell
Final
Champion	Lisa Raymond
Runner-up	Els Callens
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1995 · Tournoi de Québec · 1997 →

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond.

Raymond went on to win her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Els Callens 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Lisa Raymond	6	6
		Tami Whitlinger-Jones	3	4
								5	Lisa Raymond	6	6
									Els Callens	4	4
		Els Callens	6	6
	2	Elena Likhovtseva	0	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	6
		S Devillé	6	2				1	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3	6
		N Arendt	6	6	6				N Arendt	4	6	4
		R Simpson	0	7	4										1	B Schultz-McCarthy	0	6
	LL	M Drake	3	2											5	L Raymond	6	7
	Q	D Graham	6	6				Q	D Graham	5	2
		A Glass	3	4				5	L Raymond	7	6
	5	L Raymond	6	6																		5	L Raymond	6	6
	4	K Po	6	6																			T W-Jones	3	4
		C Morariu	2	0				4	K Po	6	3	6
		P Suárez	0	6					A Miller	2	6	0
		A Miller	6	7											4	K Po	6	4	5
		T W-Jones	6	6												T W-Jones	1	6	7
		T Križan	4	4					T W-Jones	3	7	6
	Q	J Nejedly	6	6				Q	J Nejedly	6	6	4
	8	L Lee	2	3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	F Labat	4	6	6
	Q	A Lettiere	6	1	4			6	F Labat	7	6
	WC	C Popescu	4	6	3				P Hy-Boulais	5	3
		P Hy-Boulais	6	4	6										6	F Labat	4	4
		N Feber	3	4												E Callens	6	6
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	3	6	6
		V Ruano-Pascual	3	2				3	A Frazier	6	2	4
	3	A Frazier	6	6																			E Callens	6	6
	7	N Miyagi	6	1	4																	2	E Likhovtseva	0	4
		J Watanabe	4	6	6				J Watanabe	6	6
	Q	H Inoue	6	6				Q	H Inoue	3	1
	WC	S Jeyaseelan	4	2												J Watanabe	6	6
		K Adams	7	6											2	E Likhovtseva	7	7
	LL	J Ingram	6	3					K Adams	2	7	2
		R Stubbs	3	5				2	E Likhovtseva	6	5	6
	2	E Likhovtseva	6	7

• Main and qualifying draws