Singles
1996 European Indoors
Final
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Martina Hingis
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná defeated Martina Hingis in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.

Iva Majoli was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novotná.

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.

	Final
	5	Martina Hingis	2	2
	4	Jana Novotná	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	4	4
		S Appelmans	1	7	6				S Appelmans	6	6
		M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	5	3											S Appelmans	3	1
	Q	S Kleinová	3	6											5	M Hingis	6	6
		I Spîrlea	6	7					I Spîrlea	3	3
		N Sawamatsu	0	1				5	M Hingis	6	6
	5	M Hingis	6	6																		5	M Hingis	3	6	7
																						3	A Huber	6	2	6
								3	A Huber	6	6
		L Raymond	6	7					L Raymond	4	2
		N Zvereva	2	5											3	A Huber	6	6
	WC	P Schnyder	7	4	6										Q	S Farina	1	1
	Q	S Farina	5	6	7			Q	S Farina	0	7	6
	WC	A Kournikova	2	7	6			WC	A Kournikova	6	5	2
	8	A Coetzer	6	6	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	M Maleeva	6	7
		M Oremans	3	5				7	M Maleeva	3	3
		J Capriati	6	6					J Capriati	6	6
		G Sabatini	3	4												J Capriati	4	2
		B Schett	6	2	6										4	J Novotná	6	6
		H Suková	4	6	2				B Schett	6	4	5
								4	J Novotná	4	6	7
																						4	J Novotná	5	6	6
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	4	6																	2	I Majoli	7	2	2
	Q	P Begerow	3	6	4			6	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	7
		K Habšudová	6	6					K Habšudová	5	6
	Q	M Kochta	3	4											6	B Schultz-McCarthy	3	6
		J Wiesner	0	6	6										2	I Majoli	6	7
		N Tauziat	6	4	3				J Wiesner	2	2
								2	I Majoli	6	6

• 1996 Barilla Indoors draw