1996 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
1996 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runner-up	Barbara Paulus
Score	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Barbara Paulus in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Family Circle Cup.

Conchita Martínez was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Paulus.

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.

1. Conchita Martínez (semifinals)
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champion)
3. Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)
4. Gabriela Sabatini (second round)
5. Magdalena Maleeva (second round)
6. Jana Novotná (semifinals)
7. Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
8. Mary Pierce (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

Final

	Final
		Barbara Paulus	2	6	2
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	2	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		Z Garrison-Jackson	4	0				Q	S Farina	1	2
	Q	S Farina	6	6											1	C Martínez	6	6
	Q	P Schwarz	2	3												P Begerow	2	0
		P Begerow	6	6					P Begerow	1	7	6
		G Fernández	7	3	1			8	M Pierce	6	5	1
	8	M Pierce	6	6	6																	1	C Martínez	6	4
																							B Paulus	7	6
								4	G Sabatini	4	2
	LL	R Dragomir	6	4	1				I Spîrlea	6	6
		I Spîrlea	3	6	6											I Spîrlea	2	4
		B Paulus	6	4	6											B Paulus	6	6
		N Tauziat	3	6	1				B Paulus	3	7	6
		L Raymond	2	6				5	M Maleeva	6	6	4
	5	M Maleeva	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	J Novotná	6	5	6
		Å Carlsson	1	7	3			6	J Novotná	6	7
	Q	A Fusai	6	6				Q	A Fusai	2	5
	WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	4											6	J Novotná	4	6	6
		A Coetzer	4	6	6										3	I Majoli	6	2	3
		K Boogert	6	1	3				A Coetzer	6	3
								3	I Majoli	7	6
																						6	J Novotná	2	2
	7	M J Fernández	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		J Kruger	1	1				7	M J Fernández	2	4
		M de Swardt	3	4				Q	S Hack	6	6
	Q	S Hack	6	6											Q	S Hack	2	2
		Y Basuki	3	2											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		M Hingis	6	6					M Hingis	6	2	2
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	0	6	6

External links

• 1996 Family Circle Cup Draw