1996 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles  Kimiko Date was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Naoko Sawamatsu. Iva Majoli won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. 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.