Singles
1996 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Champion	Irina Spîrlea
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Mary Pierce.

Irina Spîrlea won in the final 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 against Pierce.

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
	7	Mary Pierce	6	6
	6	Mary Joe Fernández	2	4
								7	Mary Pierce	7	4	3
								8	Irina Spîrlea	6	6	6
	8	Irina Spîrlea	6	7
	2	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		S Cecchini	2	3					A Temesvári	1	3
		A Temesvári	6	6											1	C Martínez	6	6
		K Nowak	3	1												J Husárová	0	0
		J Husárová	6	6					J Husárová	6	7
	Q	N Medvedeva	2	4				Q	N Medvedeva	4	6
	14	S Farina	6	2	r																	1	C Martínez	7	3	2
	10	Å Carlsson	2	5																		7	M Pierce	5	6	6
		L Richterová	6	7					L Richterová	6	0	5
	Q	F Zuluaga	1	4					A Miller	4	6	7
		A Miller	6	6												A Miller	3	1
		S Pitkowski	6	6											7	M Pierce	6	6
	LL	D Krajčovičová	1	1					S Pitkowski	3	6	3
								7	M Pierce	6	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Rubin	6	6
	Q	C Cristea	6	6				Q	C Cristea	1	4
		B Rittner	3	3											4	C Rubin	1	0
		M-J Gaidano	1	3											12	S Hack	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret	6	6					A Dechaume-Balleret	1	0
		A Serra Zanetti	4	0				12	S Hack	6	6
	12	S Hack	6	6																		12	S Hack	4	3
	16	R Dragomir	6	6																		6	M J Fernández	6	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	2	0				16	R Dragomir	5	2
	Q	F Li	6	2				Q	P Suárez	7	6
	Q	P Suárez	7	6											Q	P Suárez	6	3
		R Zrubáková	7	6											6	M J Fernández	7	6
		N Arendt	5	3					R Zrubáková	3	3
								6	M J Fernández	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	I Spîrlea	6	6
		S Cacic	4	1					P Hy-Boulais	3	2
		P Hy-Boulais	6	6											8	I Spîrlea	7	6
		L Ghirardi	7	6												V Ruano-Pascual	5	0
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	1					L Ghirardi	2	2
		V Ruano-Pascual	6	6					V Ruano-Pascual	6	6
	LL	G León García	4	1																		8	I Spîrlea	7	6
	15	E Makarova	4	6	7																		B Schett	6	2
		S Stafford	6	1	5			15	E Makarova	5	7	1
		V Martinek	5						V Martinek	7	5	6
	WC	V Williams	3	r												V Martinek	2	3
		S Meier	6	4	3											B Schett	6	6
		B Schett	4	6	6				B Schett	6	6
								3	M Maleeva	1	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	W Probst	7	6
		A Fusai	5	1					L Neiland	5	2
		L Neiland	7	6											LL	W Probst	2	1
	WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	6	7										13	M McGrath	6	6
		P Schwarz	7	2	6			WC	K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	3	2
		J Kandarr	4	3				13	M McGrath	1	6	6
	13	M McGrath	6	6																		13	M McGrath	3	4
	11	L Lee	0	7	2																	2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	K Maleeva	6	6	6			WC	K Maleeva	4	6	4
	Q	M Paz	6	2					T Ječmenica	6	3	6
		T Ječmenica	7	6												T Ječmenica	3	4
	Q	L Golarsa	2	4											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	C Papadáki	6	6				Q	C Papadáki	0	6
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback Machine