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Singles
1996 Bank of the West Classic
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Monica Seles
Score	6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Monica Seles.

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. Monica Seles (final)
2. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
3. Martina Hingis (champion)
4. Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
5. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (semifinals)
6. Magdalena Maleeva (first round)
7. Chanda Rubin (first round)
8. Karina Habšudová (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Final
	1	Monica Seles	2	0
	3	Martina Hingis	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Seles	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	6	6	6				P Hy-Boulais	1	2
		Z Garrison-Jackson	4	7	4										1	M Seles	6	7
	Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	7	6												K Po	2	5
	Q	B Mulej	6	2				Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	4	4
		K Po	6	6					K Po	6	6
	6	M Maleeva	0	2																		1	M Seles	6	6
																							I Spîrlea	3	3
								4	M J Fernández	3	1
		E Likhovtseva	2	7	6				E Likhovtseva	6	6
		A Sugiyama	6	6	2											E Likhovtseva	2	4
		Y Basuki	1	6	2											I Spîrlea	6	6
		P Suárez	6	1	6				P Suárez	2	1
		I Spîrlea	6	6					I Spîrlea	6	6
	8	K Habšudová	4	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	C Rubin	2	6
		L Wild	6	7					L Wild	6	6
		R Stubbs	2	7	3			WC	P Shriver	3	0
	WC	P Shriver	6	6	6											L Wild	3	2
		K Studeníková	1	1											3	M Hingis	6	6
		A Miller	6	6					A Miller	4	4
								3	M Hingis	6	6
																						3	M Hingis	7	6
	5	B Schultz-McCarthy	1	6	6																	5	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	3
	WC	V Williams	6	4	4			5	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	Q	R Zrubáková	6	6				Q	R Zrubáková	2	4
	Q	L Poruri	4	4											5	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
		N Tauziat	6	2											2	L Davenport	2	4
		A Frazier	7	6					A Frazier	1	4
								2	L Davenport	6	6

External links

• 1996 Bank of the West Classic Draw

• Silicon Valley Classic
• 1996 WTA Tour