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1996 French Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–7, 10–8 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. It was her fifth French Open singles title and record 19th major women's singles title, surpassing Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's joint Open Era record.