Lindsay Davenport defeated Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 7 - 6, 7 - 5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.
Jana Novotná was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Davenport.
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.