Jana Novotná won the singles tennis title at the 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia after the defending champion
Steffi Graf retired in the final, with the scoreline at 6–4.
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.
Jana Novotná won the singles tennis title at the 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia after the defending champion
Steffi Graf retired in the final, with the scoreline at 6–4.
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.