Singles
1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
Champion	Steffi Graf
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Score	7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–5)

Steffi Graf defeated Conchita Martínez in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.

Mary Joe Fernández was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top nine seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf	66	77	6
	7	Lindsay Davenport	78	63	4
								1	Steffi Graf	77	77
								2	Conchita Martínez	65	65
	4	Kimiko Date	0	4
	2	Conchita Martínez	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
		L Richterová	4	3				WC	K Triska	0	1
	WC	K Triska	6	6											1	S Graf	6	7
		A Gavaldón	6	6											10	J Halard-Decugis	3	5
	Q	M Vento	4	3					A Gavaldón	1	6	4
	Q	V Williams	2	4				10	J Halard-Decugis	6	3	6
	10	J Halard-Decugis	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	6
	14	I Spîrlea	6	6																		9	A Coetzer	4	1
		A Serra Zanetti	4	2				14	I Spîrlea	7	7
		S Hack	6	6					S Hack	5	5
		C Singer	3	3											14	I Spîrlea	2	1
	Q	C Cristea	1	6	1										9	A Coetzer	6	6
	WC	M Tu	6	4	6			WC	M Tu	1	1
								9	A Coetzer	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Rubin	6	6
		N Bradtke	6	2	6				N Bradtke	2	0
		B Schett	4	6	3										5	C Rubin	6	6
		R Grande	4	1												J Capriati	3	3
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	6
		S-T Wang	6	6					S-T Wang	0	0
	11	A Frazier	0	2																		5	C Rubin	0	3
	15	J Wiesner	6	77																		7	L Davenport	6	6
	Q	F Li	3	61				15	J Wiesner	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	77	2	6				E Likhovtseva	4	2
		K Nowak	65	6	4										15	J Wiesner	66	1
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	5											7	L Davenport	78	6
		M de Swardt	6	7					M de Swardt	3	5
								7	L Davenport	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M J Fernández	6	2	6
	LL	A Smashnova	5	7	6			LL	A Smashnova	0	6	1
		I Gorrochategui	7	5	3										8	M J Fernández	63	4
	Q	Á Montolio	2	0											13	N Tauziat	77	6
		S Testud	6	6					S Testud	0	66
	Q	A Dechaume-Balleret	6	1	4			13	N Tauziat	6	78
	13	N Tauziat	4	6	6																	13	N Tauziat	77	3	3
	17	N Sawamatsu	6	6																		4	K Date	62	6	6
	WC	A Stevenson	3	0				17	N Sawamatsu	5	6	2
	Q	L Neiland	3	6	6			Q	L Neiland	7	1	6
		G Fernández	6	3	2										Q	L Neiland	4	0
	LL	N Kijimuta	7	4	3										4	K Date	6	6
		R Dragomir	5	6	6				R Dragomir	77	1	2
								4	K Date	65	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	Q	J Watanabe	5	5					J Watanabe	4	4
		J Kruger	7	5	r										6	B Schultz-McCarthy	5	78	3
		N Feber	6	3	5											L Lee	7	66	6
		L Lee	4	6	7				L Lee	6	6
	LL	J-Q Yi	0	6	6			LL	J-Q Yi	4	4
	12	Z Garrison-Jackson	6	1	4																		L Lee	5	2
	16	L Raymond	4	6	7																	2	C Martínez	7	6
		S Farina	6	2	5			16	L Raymond	5	6	4
		A Sugiyama	6	6					A Sugiyama	7	3	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	2	3												A Sugiyama	0	3
		F Labat	6	6											2	C Martínez	6	6
		R McQuillan	3	1					F Labat	1	6	2
								2	C Martínez	6	2	6

References

• 1996 State Farm Evert Cup Draw