Women's singles
1996 Kremlin Cup
Final
Champion	Conchita Martínez
Runner-up	Barbara Paulus
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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This was the first edition of the tournament.

Conchita Martínez won the title, defeating Barbara Paulus in the final 6–1, 4–6, 6–4.

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Conchita Martínez	4	6	6
	4	Sabine Appelmans	6	4	4
								1	Conchita Martínez	6	4	6
								2	Barbara Paulus	1	6	4
	7	Barbara Schett	3	7	3
	2	Barbara Paulus	6	5	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	C Martínez	6	6
		S Dopfer	6	6					S Dopfer	3	3
		S-H Park	1	4											1	C Martínez	6	6
		P Begerow	3	5											8	K Studeníková	3	1
		K Boogert	6	7					K Boogert	5	6	5
	WC	L Meskhi	1	1				8	K Studeníková	7	4	7
	8	K Studeníková	6	6																		1	C Martínez	4	6	6
	4	S Appelmans	6	6																		4	S Appelmans	6	4	4
		A Olsza	2	1				4	S Appelmans	6	77
		L Savchenko	5	3				Q	S Pitkowski	4	61
	Q	S Pitkowski	7	6											4	S Appelmans	6	6
		M Grzybowska	6	6											5	R Dragomir	1	3
	LL	N Dechy	3	4					M Grzybowska	2	62
		H Nagyová	1	5				5	R Dragomir	6	77
	5	R Dragomir	6	7

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	B Schett	6	6
		R Grande	4	4				7	B Schett	1	6	6
		Å Carlsson	6	7					Å Carlsson	6	0	4
		G León García	4	5											7	B Schett	6	6
	WC	E Kulikovskaya	3	4											Q	E Tatarkova	0	2
	Q	E Tatarkova	6	6				Q	E Tatarkova	78	6
	Q	T Panova	6	6				Q	T Panova	66	0
	3	A Coetzer	4	4																		7	B Schett	3	7	3
	6	S Farina	7	4	2																	2	B Paulus	6	5	6
		E Makarova	5	6	6				E Makarova	6	6
		P Schnyder	4	6	6				P Schnyder	3	1
	Q	K Nagatsuka	6	1	2											E Makarova	2	7	0
		A Kournikova	6	6											2	B Paulus	6	5	6
		E Pampoulova	0	4					A Kournikova	4	3
								2	B Paulus	6	6

• 1996 Kremlin Cup draw