1996 French Open – Women's singles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1996|French Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf

| runner = {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| score = 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 10–8

| draw = 128

| seeds = 16

}}

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 10–8 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and record 19th major singles title, surpassing Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's joint Open Era record.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

{{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf (champion)
{{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
{{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber (fourth round)
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date (fourth round)
{{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
{{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná (semifinals)
{{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce (third round)
{{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva (fourth round)
{{flagicon|RSA}} Amanda Coetzer (fourth round)
{{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis (third round)
{{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Paulus (third round)

Qualifying

Draw

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

| team-width=175

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| RD3-seed2=4

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score1-2=6⁴

| RD3-score2-2=7⁷

| RD3-score1-3=10

| RD3-score2-3=8

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GER}} Steffi Graf

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| RD2-seed3=4

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná

| RD2-seed4=10

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score4-1=3

| RD2-score3-2=7

| RD2-score4-2=5

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

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport

| RD1-seed4=9

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score4-2=3

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|SVK}} Karina Habšudová

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| RD1-seed6=4

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score6-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=7⁷

| RD1-score6-2=6⁴

| RD1-score5-3=8

| RD1-score6-3=10

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná

| RD1-seed7=10

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-score7-1=7⁹

| RD1-score8-1=6⁷

| RD1-score7-2=6

| RD1-score8-2=3

}}

=Earlier rounds=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

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

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} MJ Fernández

| RD4-seed02=11

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score01-2=7⁹

| RD4-score02-2=6⁷

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

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} P Langrová

| RD3-seed02=Q

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score02-2=0

| RD3-score02-3=r

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} G Pizzichini

| RD3-seed03=LL

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} MJ Fernández

| RD3-seed04=11

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score04-2=6

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

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} N Bradtke

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NED}} P Kamstra

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} P Langrová

| RD2-seed04=Q

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=4

| RD2-score03-3=1

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} G Pizzichini

| RD2-seed06=LL

| RD2-score05-1=7⁷

| RD2-score06-1=6⁴

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=5

| RD2-score06-3=7

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} MJ Fernández

| RD2-seed08=11

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=4

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GER}} S Graf

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|LAT}} L Neiland

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} N Bradtke

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} J Watanabe

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NED}} P Kamstra

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} L Golarsa

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score05-2=7

| RD1-score06-2=5

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|CZE}} P Langrová

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} N Arendt

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score07-2=7¹⁴

| RD1-score08-2=6¹²

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis

| RD1-seed09=

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

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=2

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score10-3=0

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ITA}} G Pizzichini

| RD1-seed11=LL

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GER}} K Kschwendt

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=7⁷

| RD1-score12-1=6²

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=2

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SUI}} P Schnyder

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=2

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} MJ Fernández

| RD1-seed15=11

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|POL}} M Grzybowska

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=0

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=1

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García

| RD4-seed01=Q

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} B Paulus

| RD3-seed01=16

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García

| RD3-seed02=Q

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score01-3=3

| RD3-score02-3=6

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

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score03-2=5

| RD3-score04-2=7

| RD3-score03-3=4

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} B Paulus

| RD2-seed01=16

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} K Nagatsuka

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García

| RD2-seed04=Q

| RD2-score03-1=1

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=0

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} P Suárez

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=5

| RD2-score06-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ITA}} R Grande

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD2-seed08=5

| RD2-score07-1=3

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6⁴

| RD2-score08-2=7⁷

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} B Paulus

| RD1-seed01=16

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=4

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ESP}} Á Montolio

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|JPN}} K Nagatsuka

| RD1-seed05=

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

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=3

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score06-3=2

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} G León García

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ARG}} P Suárez

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA}} M de Swardt

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=1

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score10-3=2

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ESP}} V Ruano Pascual

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=5

| RD1-score12-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-score12-3=4

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

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} S Cacic

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD1-seed15=5

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|GER}} S Meier

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=4

}}

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez

| RD4-seed01=3

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

| RD4-seed02=14

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez

| RD3-seed01=3

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD3-seed03=

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

| RD3-seed04=14

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=2

| RD3-score04-3=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez

| RD2-seed01=3

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|SVK}} R Zrubáková

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ITA}} A Serra Zanetti

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=3

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ITA}} F Lubiani

| RD2-seed07=Q

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

| RD2-seed08=14

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=1

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez

| RD1-seed01=3

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|BEL}} E Callens

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=1

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=1

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SVK}} R Zrubáková

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} A-G Sidot

| RD1-seed04=WC

| RD1-score03-1=5

| RD1-score04-1=7

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score04-3=2

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} A Grossman

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Kamio

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|SVK}} J Husárová

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score07-2=7

| RD1-score08-2=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ITA}} A Serra Zanetti

| RD1-seed09=

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

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=2

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-score09-3=7

| RD1-score10-3=5

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ITA}} F Lubiani

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GER}} C Porwik

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=7

| RD1-score14-2=5

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer

| RD1-seed15=14

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=7

| RD1-score16-2=5

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

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

| RD4-seed01=9

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

| RD4-seed02=7

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=8

| RD4-score02-3=6

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

| RD3-seed01=9

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD3-seed03=

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

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=5

| RD3-score04-2=7

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

| RD2-seed01=9

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|KOR}} S-h Park

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=1

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|BEL}} L Courtois

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=7

| RD2-score04-1=5

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD2-seed05=

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

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-score05-1=6⁵

| RD2-score06-1=7⁷

| RD2-score05-2=7⁷

| RD2-score06-2=6³

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-score06-3=2

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} T Ječmenica

| RD2-seed07=

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

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport

| RD1-seed01=9

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} F Perfetti

| RD1-seed02=Q

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=1

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|KOR}} S-h Park

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|JPN}} M Endo

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=5

| RD1-score04-1=7

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score04-3=3

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} M Werdel-Witmeyer

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|BEL}} L Courtois

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ARG}} MJ Gaidano

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=5

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-3=r

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} L Wild

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|JPN}} R Hiraki

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=0

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ITA}} S Cecchini

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} M McGrath

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} T Ječmenica

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GER}} S Hack

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score13-2=7⁷

| RD1-score14-2=6⁰

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} K Date

| RD1-seed15=7

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=3

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=3

| RD1-score15-3=6

| RD1-score16-3=4

}}

==Section 5==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-score01-1=5

| RD4-score02-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD3-seed01=6

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} S Pitkowski

| RD3-seed02=WC

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD3-seed04=15

| RD3-score03-1=4

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-score04-3=4

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD2-seed01=6

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|HUN}} A Temesvári

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} S Pitkowski

| RD2-seed04=WC

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=5

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SVK}} K Habšudová

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=2

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=8

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD2-seed08=15

| RD2-score07-1=5

| RD2-score08-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=5

| RD2-score08-2=7

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD1-seed01=6

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} G Fernández

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=2

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|HUN}} A Temesvári

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} S Stafford

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=7

| RD1-score04-2=5

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CZE}} H Suková

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} S Pitkowski

| RD1-seed07=WC

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD1-seed08=Q

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=5

| RD1-score08-2=7

| RD1-score07-3=7

| RD1-score08-3=5

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

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} K Godridge

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6⁵

| RD1-score10-1=7⁷

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=0

| RD1-score09-3=7

| RD1-score10-3=5

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} A Miller

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=1

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GER}} C Singer

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=2

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=7

| RD1-score14-2=5

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score14-3=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD1-seed15=15

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUT}} B Schett

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=0

}}

==Section 6==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-score01-1=3

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce

| RD3-seed01=12

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=2

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD3-seed04=4

| RD3-score03-1=0

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=0

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce

| RD2-seed01=12

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|MAD}} D Randriantefy

| RD2-seed02=LL

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=2

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-score02-3=2

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

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} J-Q Yi

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score04-1=0

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ESP}} M Sánchez Lorenzo

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=3

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score05-3=7

| RD2-score06-3=9

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GER}} V Martinek

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD2-seed08=4

| RD2-score07-1=0

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=1

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce

| RD1-seed01=12

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUT}} M Schnell

| RD1-seed02=LL

| RD1-score01-1=7

| RD1-score02-1=5

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|MAD}} D Randriantefy

| RD1-seed03=LL

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CAN}} J Nejedly

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-score03-1=7⁸

| RD1-score04-1=6⁶

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=1

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

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SVK}} K Studeníková

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=0

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|CHN}} J-Q Yi

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} J Capriati

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=7

| RD1-score08-2=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ESP}} M Sánchez Lorenzo

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} A Cocheteux

| RD1-seed10=WC

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUT}} J Wiesner

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=1

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-score12-3=4

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GER}} V Martinek

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GER}} J Kandarr

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD1-seed15=4

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|GER}} A Glass

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=2

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=3

}}

==Section 7==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

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

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD4-seed02=10

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=5

| RD4-score02-2=7

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ROU}} I Spîrlea

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score01-3=2

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD3-seed04=10

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=5

| RD3-score04-2=7

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD2-seed01=8

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

| RD2-seed02=WC

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=5

| RD2-score02-2=7

| RD2-score01-3=7

| RD2-score02-3=5

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ROU}} I Spîrlea

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=0

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=r

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

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score06-2=1

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD2-seed08=10

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD1-seed01=8

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score02-2=4

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

| RD1-seed03=WC

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUT}} B Reinstadler

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score03-2=1

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ROU}} C Cristea

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ROU}} I Spîrlea

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} C Mothes-Jobkel

| RD1-seed08=WC

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=0

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score08-2=1

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

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ITA}} N Baudone

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=0

| RD1-score09-2=3

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score10-3=1

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CAN}} P Hy-Boulais

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ISR}} A Smashnova

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD1-seed15=10

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CZE}} L Richterová

| RD1-seed16=

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=0

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=2

}}

==Section 8==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Fourth round

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva

| RD4-seed01=13

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-score01-1=1

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=1

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva

| RD3-seed01=13

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score02-2=1

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=5

| RD3-score04-2=7

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva

| RD2-seed01=13

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} T Whitlinger-Jones

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score01-2=2

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-score02-3=2

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} R Bobková

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-score03-1=7

| RD2-score04-1=5

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score04-2=1

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ROU}} R Dragomir

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-score05-1=2

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=2

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sawamatsu

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-score07-1=6⁴

| RD2-score08-1=7⁷

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva

| RD1-seed01=13

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score02-1=1

| RD1-score01-2=6⁴

| RD1-score02-2=7⁷

| RD1-score01-3=12

| RD1-score02-3=10

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Whitlinger-Jones

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|BUL}} E Pampoulova

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} L Ghirardi-Rubbi

| RD1-seed06=WC

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|CZE}} R Bobková

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} I Demongeot

| RD1-seed08=WC

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score07-2=7

| RD1-score08-2=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ROU}} R Dragomir

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score10-2=3

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} R Stubbs

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score12-1=1

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sawamatsu

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|POL}} K Nowak

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD1-seed15=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} C Dhenin

| RD1-seed16=WC

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score16-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score16-2=1

}}

External links

[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/french-open/fra/1996/w-sl-fra-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ 1996 French Open – Women's draws and results] at the International Tennis Federation

{{Succession box | before={{nowrap|1996 Australian Open – Women's singles}}| title=Grand Slam women's singles | years= | after={{nowrap|1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles}}}}

Women's Singles

Category:French Open by year – Women's singles

French Open - Women's Singles

Category:1996 in women's tennis

Category:1996 in French women's sport