1996 WTA Tour Championships

The 1996 WTA Tour Championships was the end-of-year WTA Tour championship. The top 16 women on the WTA Tour qualified to participate.

Singles
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Kimiko Date. Steffi Graf won the title, defeating Linda Wild 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the final.

Seeds

 * 1) [[File:Germany.png]] Steffi Graf (Champion)
 * 2) [[File:USA.png]] Monica Seles (First Round)
 * 3) [[File:Spain.png]] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (First Round)
 * 4) [[File:Spain.png]] Conchita Martinez (Quarterfinals)

 Jana Novotná (First Round)  Anke Huber (First Round, retired due to ankle injury)  Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)  Lindsay Davenport (First Round) 