1996 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Final

Section 1

Section 2

Singles
Singles
1996 Open Gaz de France
Final
Champion	Julie Halard-Decugis
Runner-up	Iva Majoli
Score	7–5, 7–6
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

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

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

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.

Iva Majoli (final)
Anke Huber (quarterfinals)
Magdalena Maleeva (semifinals)
Mary Pierce (second round)
Jana Novotná (first round)
Martina Hingis (second round)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Helena Suková (first round)

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

Iva Majoli

Julie Halard-Decugis

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