Women's singles
1996 du Maurier Open
Champion	Monica Seles
Runner-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score	6–1, 7–6(7–2)

Defending champion Monica Seles defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 6–1, 7–6^(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Monica Seles	6	6
		Yayuk Basuki	0	3
								1	Monica Seles	6	77
								2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	62
	Q	Kimberly Po	0	4
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		G León García	6	3	6				K Studeníková	2	0
		K Studeníková	2	6	7										1	M Seles	7	6
		S Testud	6	3	6										9	G Sabatini	6	1
	WC	R Simpson	3	6	3				S Testud	3	6	3
	Q	S Jeyaseelan	4	2				9	G Sabatini	6	0	6
	9	G Sabatini	6	6																		1	M Seles	6	6
	11	I Spîrlea	4	2																		6	M Maleeva	4	2
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	7	7
		L McNeil	6	6	7				L McNeil	6	5
		S Farina	3	7	5											J Capriati	2	2	r
	WC	J Nejedly	6	1											6	M Maleeva	6	3
		L Raymond	7	6					L Raymond	4	3
								6	M Maleeva	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	I Majoli	6	2
		Y Basuki	6	7					Y Basuki	7	6
		S-T Wang	2	5												Y Basuki	6	6	6
		A Miller	7	5	6										16	E Likhovtseva	1	7	4
		N Arendt	5	7	7				N Arendt	4	5
		L Savchenko	1	2				16	E Likhovtseva	6	7
	16	E Likhovtseva	6	6																			Y Basuki	2	6	7
	13	A Frazier	6	7																		13	A Frazier	6	2	5
		A Fusai	0	6				13	A Frazier	6	6
		A Grossman	4	6	6				A Grossman	2	0
		P Hy-Boulais	6	3	1										13	A Frazier	6	6
		E Makarova	7	6											8	M Pierce	3	3
		B Rittner	5	3					E Makarova	6	3	3
								8	M Pierce	2	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M J Fernández	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	2					S-H Park	1	1
		S-H Park	6	6											5	M J Fernández	6	6
		P Begerow	6	6											15	N Tauziat	1	1
	Q	C Singer	1	2					P Begerow	1	6	4
		Å Carlsson	2	4				15	N Tauziat	6	3	6
	15	N Tauziat	6	6																		5	M J Fernández	2	3
	12	K Habšudová	6	6																		Q	K Po	6	6
		B Schett	0	0				12	K Habšudová	2	4
		F Lubiani	1	4				Q	R Stubbs	6	6
	Q	R Stubbs	6	6											Q	R Stubbs	3	2
	WC	C Popescu	3	3											Q	K Po	6	6
	Q	K Po	6	6				Q	K Po	6	6
								4	A Huber	4	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	1	2
		S Cacic	2	4					N Kijimuta	6	6	6
		N Kijimuta	6	6												N Kijimuta	3	0
	Q	M Paz	1	1												F Labat	6	6
		F Labat	6	6					F Labat	6	6
	Q	V Ruano-Pascual	7	3	6			Q	V Ruano-Pascual	3	2
	14	H Suková	5	6	4																		F Labat	4	4
	10	A Coetzer	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		R Grande	3	2				10	A Coetzer	6	6
		K Boogert	1	2				Q	J Watanabe	0	0
	Q	J Watanabe	6	6											10	A Coetzer	5	1
		G Pizzichini	1	4											2	A Sánchez Vicario	7	6
	Q	N Baudone	6	6				Q	N Baudone	0	0
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

• 1996 du Maurier Open Draw