1996 Open Gaz de France – Singles
{{Tennis events|1996|Open Gaz de France|
| champ = {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis
| runner = {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli
| score = 7–5, 7–6
| draw = 28
| seeds = 8
| edition =
| type = singles doubles
}}
Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 7–5, 7–6 against Iva Majoli.
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.
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- {{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli (final)
- {{flagicon|GER}} Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|BUL}} Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Mary Pierce (second round)
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná (first round)
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis (second round)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková (first round)
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Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Final=
{{2TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CRO}} Iva Majoli
| RD1-score1-1=5
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Halard-Decugis
| RD1-score2-1=7
| RD1-score2-2=7
| RD1-score2-3=
}}
=Section 1=
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud
| RD1-score03-1=4
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-seed04=Q
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|UKR}} N Medvedeva
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=2
| RD1-score04-3=2
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} L McNeil
| RD1-score05-1=3
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=4
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=4
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=1
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=7
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva
| RD1-score11-1=4
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=WC
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} A-G Sidot
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=4
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=6
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|RSA}} M de Swardt
| RD1-score14-1=1
| RD1-score14-2=7
| RD1-score14-3=2
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUT}} J Wiesner
| RD1-score15-1=1
| RD1-score15-2=7
| RD1-score15-3=6
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score16-2=5
| RD1-score16-3=3
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli
| RD2-score01-1=w/o
| RD2-score01-2=
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud
| RD2-score02-1=
| RD2-score02-2=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=Q
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy
| RD2-score03-1=7
| RD2-score03-2=1
| RD2-score03-3=7
| RD2-seed04=7
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat
| RD2-score04-1=5
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=5
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva
| RD2-score06-1=0
| RD2-score06-2=3
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=7
| RD2-score07-3=7
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUT}} J Wiesner
| RD2-score08-1=7
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli
| RD3-score01-1=4
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=6
| RD3-seed02=Q
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} N Dechy
| RD3-score02-1=6
| RD3-score02-2=4
| RD3-score02-3=1
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=4
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli
| RD4-score01-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=7
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=5
| RD4-score02-3=3
}}
=Section 2=
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed01=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=Q
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} M McGrath
| RD1-score02-1=2
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert
| RD1-score03-1=1
| RD1-score03-2=4
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=Q
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|BEL}} L Courtois
| RD1-score05-1=4
| RD1-score05-2=5
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed09=8
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CZE}} H Suková
| RD1-score09-1=3
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=LL
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUT}} M Schnell
| RD1-score11-1=3
| RD1-score11-2=5
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=7
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|RUS}} E Makarova
| RD1-score13-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=3
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=6
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=6
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis
| RD2-score01-1=3
| RD2-score01-2=1
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow
| RD2-score03-1=7
| RD2-score03-2=7
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} M Pierce
| RD2-score04-1=5
| RD2-score04-2=5
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis
| RD2-score05-1=3
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=7
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber
| RD2-score08-1=7
| RD2-score08-2=7
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GER}} P Begerow
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=2
| RD3-score03-3=7
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER}} A Huber
| RD3-score04-1=3
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
| RD4-score01-1=4
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/paris/fra/1996/w-wt-fra-01a-1996/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1996/604.pdf Tournament draws]
{{1996 WTA Tour}}
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