1996 Volvo Women's Open – Singles

{{Tennis events|1996|Volvo Women's Open|

| defchamp = {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Paulus

| champ = {{flagicon|ROM}} Ruxandra Dragomir

| runner = {{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn

| score = 7–6, 6–4

| draw = 32

| seeds = 8

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| main_name= Thailand Open (WTA) {{!}} Thailand Open

}}

Barbara Paulus was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Ruxandra Dragomir won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Tamarine Tanasugarn.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

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  1. {{flagicon|ROM}} Ruxandra Dragomir (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|TPE}} Shi-Ting Wang (second round)
  3. {{flagicon|ARG}} Florencia Labat (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|SVK}} Henrieta Nagyová (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|JPN}} Nana Miyagi (second round)
  6. {{flagicon|BEL}} Nancy Feber (first round)
  7. {{flagicon|SVK}} Janette Husárová (quarterfinals)
  8. {{flagicon|KOR}} Sung-Hee Park (second round)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD5=Final

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} R Dragomir

| RD1-score01-1=0

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} L Varmužová

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score02-2=4

| RD1-score02-3=4

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GER}} C Singer

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|BLR}} O Barabanschikova

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=7

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SLO}} T Križan

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score06-2=5

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07=Q

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|RUS}} T Panova

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=3

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BEL}} N Feber

| RD1-score08-1=3

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=3

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|CHN}} J-Q Yi

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score10-2=1

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GER}} V Martinek

| RD1-score11-1=2

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=1

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GER}} A Glass

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=5

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|CZE}} D Chládková

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|CZE}} L Cenková

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CHN}} L-L Chen

| RD1-score15-1=2

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3=6

| RD1-seed16=8

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|KOR}} S-H Park

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=3

| RD1-score16-3=7

| RD1-seed17=7

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|SVK}} J Husárová

| RD1-score17-1=6

| RD1-score17-2=6

| RD1-score17-3= 

| RD1-seed18=WC

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|THA}} B Sangaram

| RD1-score18-1=3

| RD1-score18-2=4

| RD1-score18-3= 

| RD1-seed19=WC

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|THA}} P Suksamran

| RD1-score19-1=2

| RD1-score19-2=2

| RD1-score19-3= 

| RD1-seed20= 

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|CZE}} A Gerši

| RD1-score20-1=6

| RD1-score20-2=6

| RD1-score20-3= 

| RD1-seed21= 

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|ROM}} C Cristea

| RD1-score21-1=6

| RD1-score21-2=2

| RD1-score21-3=6

| RD1-seed22=Q

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|JPN}} S Obata

| RD1-score22-1=4

| RD1-score22-2=6

| RD1-score22-3=0

| RD1-seed23= 

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|JPN}} K Nagatsuka

| RD1-score23-1=5

| RD1-score23-2=3

| RD1-score23-3= 

| RD1-seed24=4

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD1-score24-1=7

| RD1-score24-2=6

| RD1-score24-3= 

| RD1-seed25=5

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD1-score25-1=6

| RD1-score25-2=7

| RD1-score25-3= 

| RD1-seed26=Q

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|HUN}} R Kuti-Kis

| RD1-score26-1=1

| RD1-score26-2=5

| RD1-score26-3= 

| RD1-seed27= 

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn

| RD1-score27-1=6

| RD1-score27-2=6

| RD1-score27-3= 

| RD1-seed28=Q

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|JPN}} H Inoue

| RD1-score28-1=2

| RD1-score28-2=4

| RD1-score28-3= 

| RD1-seed29= 

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida

| RD1-score29-1=6

| RD1-score29-2=6

| RD1-score29-3= 

| RD1-seed30= 

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|ITA}} L Golarsa

| RD1-score30-1=3

| RD1-score30-2=3

| RD1-score30-3= 

| RD1-seed31= 

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|ISR}} A Smashnova

| RD1-score31-1=5

| RD1-score31-2=2

| RD1-score31-3= 

| RD1-seed32=2

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD1-score32-1=7

| RD1-score32-2=6

| RD1-score32-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} R Dragomir

| RD2-score01-1=3

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GER}} C Singer

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=7

| RD2-seed04=Q

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} T Panova

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=1

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=3

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

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score05-3=6

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GER}} A Glass

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=4

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|CZE}} D Chládková

| RD2-score07-1=3

| RD2-score07-2=7

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-seed08=8

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|KOR}} S-H Park

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=5

| RD2-score08-3=0

| RD2-seed09=7

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|SVK}} J Husárová

| RD2-score09-1=6

| RD2-score09-2=6

| RD2-score09-3= 

| RD2-seed10= 

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|CZE}} A Gerši

| RD2-score10-1=4

| RD2-score10-2=2

| RD2-score10-3= 

| RD2-seed11= 

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ROM}} C Cristea

| RD2-score11-1=4

| RD2-score11-2=1

| RD2-score11-3= 

| RD2-seed12=4

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD2-score12-1=6

| RD2-score12-2=6

| RD2-score12-3= 

| RD2-seed13=5

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi

| RD2-score13-1=2

| RD2-score13-2=5

| RD2-score13-3= 

| RD2-seed14= 

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn

| RD2-score14-1=6

| RD2-score14-2=7

| RD2-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed15= 

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida

| RD2-score15-1=6

| RD2-score15-2=1

| RD2-score15-3=6

| RD2-seed16=2

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|TPE}} S-T Wang

| RD2-score16-1=3

| RD2-score16-2=6

| RD2-score16-3=4

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} R Dragomir

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=3

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

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CZE}} D Chládková

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD3-seed05=7

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|SVK}} J Husárová

| RD3-score05-1=4

| RD3-score05-2=1

| RD3-score05-3=r

| RD3-seed06=4

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD3-score06-1=6

| RD3-score06-2=3

| RD3-score06-3= 

| RD3-seed07= 

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn

| RD3-score07-1=6

| RD3-score07-2=6

| RD3-score07-3= 

| RD3-seed08= 

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida

| RD3-score08-1=1

| RD3-score08-2=2

| RD3-score08-3= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} R Dragomir

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} D Chládková

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3= 

| RD4-seed03=4

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|SVK}} H Nagyová

| RD4-score03-1=6

| RD4-score03-2=5

| RD4-score03-3=0/r

| RD4-seed04= 

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn

| RD4-score04-1=4

| RD4-score04-2=7

| RD4-score04-3=4

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ROM}} Ruxandra Dragomir

| RD5-score01-1=7

| RD5-score01-2=6

| RD5-score01-3= 

| RD5-seed02= 

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn

| RD5-score02-1=6

| RD5-score02-2=4

| RD5-score02-3= 

}}