Singles
1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia
1995 Champion	Steffi Graf
Final
Champion	Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Steffi Graf
Score	6–4, ret.
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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.

	Final
	1	Steffi Graf	4	0r
	3	Jana Novotná	6	0

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Graf	6	6
		K Habšudová	6	4					A Frazier	2	1
		A Frazier	7	6											1	S Graf	6	6
		V Ruano-Pascual	6	1	5											C Rubin	0	3
		C Rubin	4	6	7				C Rubin	5	6	6
		J Wiesner	2	2				6	I Majoli	7	2	1
	6	I Majoli	6	6																		1	S Graf	6	7
																						Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	5
								4	A Huber	6	6	1
	Q	R Zrubáková	0	4				Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	2	7	6
	Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6											Q	M Werdel-Witmeyer	6	6
		N Tauziat	6	3	4										8	B Paulus	2	3
	Q	Z Garrison-Jackson	2	6	6			Q	Z Garrison-Jackson
		A Coetzer	1	2				8	B Paulus	w/o
	8	B Paulus	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Davenport	4	6
		A Miller	6	7					A Miller	4	6	7
	WC	M Shaughnessy	3	6	6			WC	M Shaughnessy	6	2	5
	Q	L Poruri	6	2	2											A Miller	3	0
		A Sugiyama	6	5											3	J Novotná	6	6
		L McNeil	7	7					L McNeil	4	5
								3	J Novotná	6	7
																						3	J Novotná	6	6
	7	M J Fernández	2r																				Y Basuki	3	1
		K Po	5						K Po	4	4
		Y Basuki	6	7					Y Basuki	6	6
	WC	A Kournikova	4	6												Y Basuki	5	6	6
		G Fernández	1	6	3											L Raymond	7	3	3
		L Raymond	6	3	6				L Raymond	6	6
								2	C Martínez	2	3

• 1996 Advanta Championships of Philadelphia Draw