1996 Peters International – Women's singles

{{TennisEvents|1996|Peters International|

| defchamp = {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatini

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles

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

| score = 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

| draw = 28

| seeds = 8

| after_name = Sydney International – Women's singles

| main_name = Sydney International

}}

Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Monica Seles won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 against Lindsay Davenport.

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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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport (final)
  5. {{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
  6. {{flagicon|USA}} Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Amy Frazier (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoko Sawamatsu (second round)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Final=

{{2TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3

| RD1=Final

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Monica Seles

| RD1-score1-1=4

| RD1-score1-2=7

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2=4

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

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=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|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD1-score03-1=7

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GER}} V Martinek

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=5/r

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|RSA}} M de Swardt

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=7

| RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|MEX}} A Gavaldón

| RD1-score07-1=5

| RD1-score07-2=5

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=7

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD1-score08-1=7

| RD1-score08-2=7

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12=WC

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

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=0

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ESP}} M Sánchez Lorenzo

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=3

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD1-seed15=WC

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan

| RD1-score15-1=7

| RD1-score15-2=3

| RD1-score15-3=4

| RD1-seed16=5

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RSA}} M de Swardt

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=7

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} A Frazier

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=2

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} M J Fernández

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer

| RD2-score06-1=4

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=7

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-seed08=5

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RSA}} M de Swardt

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} M J Fernández

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD3-score04-1=7

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} M Seles

| RD4-score01-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Section 2=

{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=8

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sawamatsu

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=2

| RD1-score01-3=7

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=6

| RD1-score02-3=5

| RD1-seed03= 

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

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|POL}} K Nowak

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} H Suková

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=3

| RD1-score05-3=5

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=7

| RD1-seed09=6

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

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

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} T Ječmenica

| RD1-score11-1=4

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=7

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=5

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|JPN}} N Sawamatsu

| RD2-score01-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=2

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

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

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson

| RD2-score03-1=2

| RD2-score03-2=2

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=4

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

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=6

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=2

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} T Ječmenica

| RD2-score06-1=0

| RD2-score06-2=1

| RD2-score06-3=r

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=2

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

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01= 

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} N Bradtke

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score01-3=3

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-seed03=6

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin

| RD3-score03-1=0

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

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

| 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=7

| RD4-seed02=2

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

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=5

}}