title: 1996 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
text: # 1996 Sparkassen Cup – Singles
  
  The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.
  
  Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Steffi Graf (semifinals)
  * Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  * Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  * Anke Huber (champion)
  * Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  * Magdalena Maleeva (quarterfinals)
  * Barbara Paulus (first round)
  * Karina Habšudová (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Steffi Graf | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Anke Huber | w/o | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Anke Huber | w/o | | 4 | Anke Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 3 | 1 |
  | 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 6 | 3 | Iva Majoli | 7 | 3 | 1 |
  | | Helena Suková | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Po | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K Po | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Tauziat | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 1 | S Graf | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Å Carlsson | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Wiesner | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | Q | S Smith | 6 | 7 | | Q | S Smith | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Wiesner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | B Paulus | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Graf | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Huber | w/o |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Talaja | 1 | 2 | | | R Dragomir | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Huber | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | G Pizzichini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | M Maleeva | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | S Appelmans | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Medvedeva | 4 | 3 | | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Maleeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Schett | 4 | 5 | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Callens | 6 | 6 | Q | E Callens | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Boogert | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Farina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | K Kschwendt | 5 | 2 | | S Farina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Majoli | 7 | 6 |
  | 8 | K Habšudová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Suková | 5 | 4 |
  | | E Likhovtseva | 1 | 1 | 8 | K Habšudová | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A-G Sidot | 5 | 3 | | H Suková | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | H Suková | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | K Studeníková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Oremans | 7 | 6 | | M Oremans | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  