The 1996 WTA German Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin in Germany that was part of the Tier I category of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the 27th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 May through 19 May 1996. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5

  • It was Graf's 3rd title of the year and the 109th of her career.

Doubles

United States Meredith McGrath / Latvia Larisa Savchenko defeated Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková 6–1, 5–7, 7–6

  • It was McGrath's 3rd title of the year and the 27th of her career. It was Neiland's 2nd title of the year and the 58th of her career.

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