1996 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1996 Open Gaz de France
Champion Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up Iva Majoli
Final score7–5, 7–6
Draw28
Seeds8

Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 7–5, 7–6 against Iva Majoli.

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. Iva Majoli (Final)
  2. Anke Huber (Quarterfinals)
  3. Magdalena Maleeva (Semifinals)
  4. Mary Pierce (Second Round)
  5. Jana Novotná (First Round)
  6. Martina Hingis (Second Round)
  7. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
  8. Helena Suková (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 Iva Majoli 5 6  
  Julie Halard-Decugis 7 7  

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 I Majoli w/o    
  S Testud 4 6 6   S Testud      
Q N Medvedeva 6 2 2 1 I Majoli 4 6 6
  L McNeil 3 6 4 Q N Dechy 6 4 1
Q N Dechy 6 4 6 Q N Dechy 7 1 7
  B Rittner 3 1   7 N Tauziat 5 6 5
7 N Tauziat 6 6   1 I Majoli 1 7 6
3 M Maleeva 6 5 3
3 M Maleeva 6 6  
  E Likhovtseva 4 6 6   E Likhovtseva 0 3  
WC A-G Sidot 6 4 2 3 M Maleeva 6 6  
  M Oremans 6 6 6   M Oremans 3 4  
  M de Swardt 1 7 2   M Oremans 6 7 7
  J Wiesner 1 7 6   J Wiesner 7 6 6
5 J Novotná 6 5 3

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 M Hingis 6 6  
Q M McGrath 2 2   6 M Hingis 3 1  
  K Boogert 1 4     S Farina 6 6  
  S Farina 6 6     S Farina 6 6  
Q L Courtois 4 5     P Begerow 3 1  
  P Begerow 6 7     P Begerow 7 7  
4 M Pierce 5 5  
  S Farina 4 4  
8 H Suková 3 4     J Halard-Decugis 6 6  
  J Halard-Decugis 6 6     J Halard-Decugis 3 6 7
LL M Schnell 3 5     S Appelmans 6 2 6
  S Appelmans 6 7     J Halard-Decugis 6 2 7
  E Makarova 4 3   2 A Huber 3 6 6
  D Van Roost 6 6     D Van Roost 6 6  
2 A Huber 7 7  
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