title: 1996 Wilkinson Lady Championships – Singles
text: # 1996 Wilkinson Lady Championships – Singles
  
  This was the first edition.
  
  Anke Huber won in the final 6–4, $7–6^{(7–2)}$ against Helena Suková.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
  * Anke Huber (champion)
  * Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
  * Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  * Judith Wiesner (semifinals)
  * Sabine Appelmans (second round)
  * Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  * Helena Suková (final)
  
  ## 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
  
  | First round | 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Nagatsuka | 2 | 4 | | 1 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | | WC | A Mauresmo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Fusai | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | I Majoli | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Oremans | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Kamio | 6 | 4 | 2 | | M Oremans | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Kleinová | 4 | $6^2$ | | 8 | H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | H Suková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H Suková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 3 | M Maleeva | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Wiesner | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | K Boogert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Singer | 6 | 3 | 1 | | M Endo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Endo | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Boogert | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S-H Park | 1 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kamstra | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | P Kamstra | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Testud | 3 | 1 | | 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | J Wiesner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Helena Suková | 4 | $6^2$ |
  | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Anke Huber | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | L Courtois | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Dragomir | 3 | 7 | 6 | | R Dragomir | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M de Swardt | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | R Dragomir | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Neiland | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Neiland | 6 | 6 | | | L Neiland | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Grzybowska | 2 | 4 | | 4 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Dragomir | $7^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | 6 | S Appelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Hy-Boulais | 3 | 2 | | 6 | S Appelmans | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Callens | 6 | 2 | 1 | | D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Van Roost | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Van Roost | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Grande | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | A Huber | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Rittner | $7^9$ | 3 | 4 | | R Grande | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kijimuta | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | A Huber | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Huber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  