1996 European Indoors – Singles

Iva Majoli was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná.

Singles
1996 European Indoors
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Novotná won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Martina Hingis.

Seeds

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.

1. Conchita Martínez (Second Round)
2. Iva Majoli (Semifinals)
3. Anke Huber (Semifinals)
4. Jana Novotná (Champion)
5. Martina Hingis (Final)
6. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Quarterfinals)
7. Magdalena Maleeva (Second Round)
8. Amanda Coetzer (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

	Final
	5	Martina Hingis	2	2
	4	Jana Novotná	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	4	4
		S Appelmans	1	7	6				S Appelmans	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	5	3											S Appelmans	3	1
	Q	S Kleinová	3	6											5	M Hingis	6	6
		I Spîrlea	6	7					I Spîrlea	3	3
		N Sawamatsu	0	1				5	M Hingis	6	6
	5	M Hingis	6	6																		5	M Hingis	3	6	7
																						3	A Huber	6	2	6
								3	A Huber	6	6
		L Raymond	6	7					L Raymond	4	2
		N Zvereva	2	5											3	A Huber	6	6
	WC	P Schnyder	7	4	6										Q	S Farina	1	1
	Q	S Farina	5	6	7			Q	S Farina	0	7	6
	WC	A Kournikova	2	7	6			WC	A Kournikova	6	5	2
	8	A Coetzer	6	6	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	M Maleeva	6	7
		M Oremans	3	5				7	M Maleeva	3	3
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	6
		G Sabatini	3	4												J Capriati	4	2
		B Schett	6	2	6										4	J Novotná	6	6
		H Suková	4	6	2				B Schett	6	4	5
								4	J Novotná	4	6	7
																						4	J Novotná	5	6	6
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	4	6																	2	I Majoli	7	2	2
	Q	P Begerow	3	6	4			6	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	7
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	5	6
	Q	M Kochta	3	4											6	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	6
		J Wiesner	0	6	6										2	I Majoli	6	7
		N Tauziat	6	4	3				J Wiesner	2	2
								2	I Majoli	6	6

External links

• 1996 Barilla Indoors draw