Singles
1996 Sparkassen Cup
Final
Champion	Anke Huber
Runner-up	Iva Majoli
Score	5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1996 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the seventh edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Anke Huber successfully defended her title, defeating Iva Majoli in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1.

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Steffi Graf
	4	Anke Huber	w/o
								4	Anke Huber	5	6	6
								3	Iva Majoli	7	3	1
	3	Iva Majoli	7	6
		Helena Suková	5	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
		K Po	5	6	6				K Po	0	1
		N Tauziat	7	2	3										1	S Graf	1	6	6
		Å Carlsson	2	6												J Wiesner	6	3	2
	Q	S Smith	6	7				Q	S Smith	1	2
		J Wiesner	2	6	6				J Wiesner	6	6
	7	B Paulus	6	3	3																	1	S Graf
																						4	A Huber	w/o
								4	A Huber	6	6
	WC	S Talaja	1	2					R Dragomir	1	2
		R Dragomir	6	6											4	A Huber	6	7
		G Pizzichini	2	2											6	M Maleeva	4	6
		S Appelmans	6	6					S Appelmans	3	4
	Q	N Medvedeva	4	3				6	M Maleeva	6	6
	6	M Maleeva	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Davenport	6	7
		B Schett	4	5				5	L Davenport	7	6
	Q	E Callens	6	6				Q	E Callens	6	1
		K Boogert	4	4											5	L Davenport	7	6	6
		S Farina	7	6											3	I Majoli	6	7	7
	WC	K Kschwendt	5	2					S Farina	4	2
								3	I Majoli	6	6
																						3	I Majoli	7	6
	8	K Habšudová	6	6																			H Suková	5	4
		E Likhovtseva	1	1				8	K Habšudová	5	7	2
	Q	A-G Sidot	5	3					H Suková	7	6	6
		H Suková	7	6												H Suková	6	7
		K Studeníková	5	2											2	A Sánchez Vicario	3	6
		M Oremans	7	6					M Oremans	2	1
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

• 1996 Sparkassen Cup draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine