1996 Acura Classic – Singles

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Tennis events|1996|Acura Classic|

| defchamp = {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| runner = {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

| score = 6–2, 6–3

| draw = 56

| seeds = 16

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| main_name = LA Women's Tennis Championships {{!}} WTA Los Angeles

}}

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.

Seeds

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.

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  1. {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf (semifinals)
  2. {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber (final)
  3. {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (champion)
  5. {{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|ROM}} Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová (semifinals)
  8. {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier (quarterfinals)
  9. {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  10. {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  11. {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (third round)
  12. {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  13. {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Wild (second round)
  14. {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki (first round)
  15. {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Studeníková (first round)
  16. {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett (first round)

{{colend}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf

| RD1-score1-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=3

| RD1-score1-3= 

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3= 

| RD1-seed3=7

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3= 

| RD1-seed4=2

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

| RD1-score4-1=7

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3= 

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3= 

| RD2-seed2=2

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=3

| RD2-score2-3= 

}}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Adams

| RD1-score03-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} L Richterová

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=2

| RD1-seed06=WC

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD1-score06-1=7

| RD1-score06-2=3

| RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} M Endo

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=7

| RD1-score07-3=4

| RD1-seed08=13

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=10

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} L Lee

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=0

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13=WC

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} K Rinaldi-Stunkel

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=1

| RD1-seed14=WC

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} K Adams

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03=WC

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=13

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD2-score04-1=1

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=10

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score05-3=2

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07=WC

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} D Graham

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=5

| RD2-seed08=8

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD2-score08-1=7

| RD2-score08-2=2

| RD2-score08-3=7

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=WC

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=0

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=8

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=8

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=0

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} Z Garrison-Jackson

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} F Lubiani

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GER}} C Singer

| RD1-score06-1=2

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=11

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09=16

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUT}} B Schett

| RD1-score09-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=4

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CHN}} J-Q Yi

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} J Watanabe

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|KOR}} S-H Park

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-3=r

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport

| RD2-score01-1=7

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} F Lubiani

| RD2-score02-1=5

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=11

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova

| RD2-score05-1=2

| RD2-score05-2=0

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07=Q

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Watanabe

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=5

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=4

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport

| RD3-score01-1=7

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=11

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD3-score02-1=5

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=3

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-3=3

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} M Werdel-Witmeyer

| RD1-score05-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=2

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} K Po

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=3

| RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow

| RD1-score07-1=7

| RD1-score07-2=2

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-seed08=14

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=1

| RD1-seed09=15

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková

| RD1-score09-1=1

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=1

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-score10-3=6

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|JPN}} R Hiraki

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score12-2=3

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ITA}} R Grande

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=4

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García

| RD1-score14-1=7

| RD1-score14-2=2

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=7

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Po

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04= 

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow

| RD2-score04-1=2

| RD2-score04-2=3

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=7

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil

| RD2-score06-1=5

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=4

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=3

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=7

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} K Po

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=5

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD3-score04-1=1

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=7

| RD4-seed01=7

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=2

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} G Pizzichini

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=0

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} S Cacic

| RD1-score05-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=3

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CAN}} R Simpson

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} A Miller

| RD1-score07-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-seed08=9

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-seed09=12

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva

| RD1-score09-1=2

| RD1-score09-2=5

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=7

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|TPE}} J Lee

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=1

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|LAT}} L Neiland

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} R Simpson

| RD2-score03-1=1

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=9

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert

| RD2-score07-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD2-score08-1=5

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=9

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=7

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score01-3=4

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}