Singles
1996 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Anke Huber
Score	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	24
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Judith Wiesner.

Martina Hingis won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3. This was the first WTA title of Hingis's career.

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.

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Martina Hingis	3	6	6
	4	Lindsay Davenport	6	2	3
								8	Martina Hingis	6	3	6
								5	Anke Huber	2	6	3
		Judith Wiesner	1	1
	5	Anke Huber	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	J Capriati	7	6				Q	J Capriati	4	4
		N Zvereva	6	3											1	A Sánchez Vicario	1	4
		H Suková	1	3											8	M Hingis	6	6
		A Coetzer	6	6					A Coetzer	1	5
		N Sawamatsu	0	3				8	M Hingis	6	7
	8	M Hingis	6	6																		8	M Hingis	3	6	6
																						4	L Davenport	6	2	3
								4	L Davenport	6	6
		M Maleeva	6	5	5			Q	N Medvedeva	1	3
	Q	N Medvedeva	3	7	7										4	L Davenport	6	6
		D Van Roost	7	6											6	J Novotná	3	4
	Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	5	4					D Van Roost	2	1
	Q	S Smith	1	2				6	J Novotná	6	6
	6	J Novotná	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	M J Fernández	3	6
		K Habšudová	6	7					K Habšudová	6	4	2
		J Wiesner	7	7					J Wiesner	1	6	6
		N Tauziat	5	5												J Wiesner	6	7
		E Likhovtseva	2	4											3	I Majoli	4	5
	WC	B Rittner	6	6				WC	B Rittner	4	3
								3	I Majoli	6	6
																							J Wiesner	1	1
	5	A Huber	6	6																		5	A Huber	6	6
	WC	E Pampoulova	2	1				5	A Huber	6	6
		L Raymond	6	3					B Schultz-McCarthy	1	4
		B Schultz-McCarthy	7	6											5	A Huber	6	6
		Å Carlsson	7	6											2	C Martínez	1	3
		G Sabatini	5	4					Å Carlsson	5	4
								2	C Martínez	7	6

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