1996 WTA tennis results
| DATE | SURFACE | COUNTRY | TOURNAMENT | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | Hard | Australia | Hobart | Julie Halard-Decugis |
| Jan 7 | Hard | Australia | Sydney | Monica Seles |
| Jan 21 | Hard | Australia | Australian Open | Monica Seles |
| Feb 11 | Hard | France | Paris | Julie Halard-Decugis |
| Feb 18 | Carpet | Germany | Essen | Iva Majoli |
| Feb 18 | Hard | United States | Oklahoma City | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
| Feb 25 | Carpet | Austria | Linz | Sabine Appelmans |
| Mar 10 | Hard | United States | Indian Wells | Steffi Graf |
| Mar 24 | Hard | United States | Key Biscayne | Steffi Graf |
| Mar 31 | Clay | United States | Hilton Head | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario |
| Apr 7 | Clay | United States | Amelia Island | Irina Spirlea |
| Apr 7 | Hard | Indonesia | Jakarta | Linda Wild |
| Apr 14 | Hard | Japan | Tokyo | Kimiko Date |
| Apr 28 | Clay | Croatia (Hrvatska) | Bol | Gloria Pizzichini |
| Apr 28 | Clay | Germany | Hamburg | Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario |
| May 5 | Clay | Hungary | Budapest | Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie |
| May 5 | Clay | Italy | Rome | Conchita Martinez |
| May 12 | Clay | Dominique van Roost | ||
| May 12 | Clay | Germany | Berlin | Steffi Graf |
| May 19 | Clay | Spain | Madrid | Jana Novotna |
| May 19 | Clay | France | Strasbourg | Lindsay Davenport |
| Jun 2 | Clay | France | Roland Garros | Steffi Graf |
| Jun 9 | Grass | United States | Birmingham | Meredith McGrath |
| Jun 16 | Grass | England | Eastbourne | Monica Seles |
| Jun 16 | Grass | The Netherlands | Rosmalen | Anke Huber |
| Jun 30 | Grass | England | Wimbledon | Steffi Graf |
| Jul 14 | Clay | Italy | Palermo | Barbara Schett |
| Jul 21 | Hard | Greece | Atlanta Olympics | Lindsay Davenport |
| Aug 4 | Clay | Austria | Maria Lankowitz | Barbara Paulus |
| Aug 4 | Hard | Canada | Montreal | Monica Seles |
| Aug 11 | Hard | United States | Los Angeles | Lindsay Davenport |
| Aug 18 | Hard | United States | San Diego | Kimiko Date |
| Sep 1 | Hard | United States | US Open | Steffi Graf |
| Sep 8 | Clay | Germany | Karlovy Vary | Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie |
| Sep 15 | Hard | Japan | Nichirei International Ladies | Monica Seles |
| Sep 15 | Clay | Poland | Warsaw | Henrieta Nagyova |
| Sep 29 | Carpet | Germany | Leipzig | Anke Huber |
| Oct 6 | Carpet | Germany | Filderstadt | Martina Hingis |
| Oct 6 | Hard | India | Surabaya | Shi-Ting Wang |
| Oct 13 | Hard | China | Beijing | Shi-Ting Wang |
| Oct 13 | Hard | Switzerland | Zurich | Jana Novotna |
| Oct 20 | Hard | Canada | Quebec | Lisa Raymond |
| Oct 20 | Carpet | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Anke Huber |
| Oct 27 | Carpet | United States | Chicago | Jana Novotna |
| Oct 27 | Carpet | Russia | Moscow | Conchita Martinez |
| Nov 3 | Carpet | United States | Oakland | Martina Hingis |
| Nov 10 | Carpet | United States | Philadelphia | Jana Novotna |
| Nov 17 | Carpet | United States | Chase Championships | Steffi Graf |
| Nov 17 | Hard | Thailand | Pattaya | Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie |
| Dec 29 | Hard | Australia | Gold Coast | Elena Likhovtseva |
| Dec 29 | Hard | New Zealand | Auckland | Marion Maruska |