# Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles

The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta from 16 August until 25 August.
The Netherlands' Ricky Molier defeated the United States' Stephen Welch in the final, 7–6, 6–2 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. In the bronze medal match, Australia's David Hall defeated France's Laurent Giammartini.
The United States' Randy Snow was the reigning gold medalist, but competed in wheelchair basketball instead.

## Draw
### Key

* INV = Bipartite invitation
* IP = ITF place
* ALT = Alternate
* r = Retired
* w/o = Walkover

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) |
| Laurent Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| James Black (USA) | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| James Black (USA) | 2 | 6 | 5 | Laurent Giammartini (FRA) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stephen Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 | | Stephen Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Torsten Purschke (GER) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Torsten Purschke (GER) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Stephen Welch (USA) | 6 | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ricky Molier (NED) | 7 | 6 | |
| Abde Naili (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Molier (NED) | 7 | 6 |
| Ricky Molier (NED) | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Ricky Molier (NED) | 6 | 4 | 6 | Ricky Molier (NED) | 6 | 7 | 7 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | David Hall (AUS) | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Vance Parmelly (USA) | 5 | 5 | | David Hall (AUS) | 7 | 5 | 5 | | Laurent Giammartini (FRA) | 3 | 0 | |
| David Hall (AUS) | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | David Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | L Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Juntenen (FIN) | 0 | 2 | M Connell (AUS) | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| M Connell (AUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | L Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| M Porciani (ITA) | 2 | 2 | | | | | J Mistry (GBR) | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| P Johnson (CAN) | 6 | 6 | P Johnson (CAN) | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | J Mistry (GBR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Black (USA) | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | K Salzmann (AUT) | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| J Tempest (SWE) | 6 | 6 | J Larsson (SWE) | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| S Navratyil (HUN) | 2 | 2 | | | | | K Salzmann (AUT) | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| P Jaroszewski (POL) | 7 | 6 | | | | | J Black (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| J Yodyangdang (THA) | 5 | 3 | P Jaroszewski (POL) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | J Black (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | S Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Ros (ESP) | 2 | 0 | Y Ohmori (JPN) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Y Ohmori (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | | S Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| JC Morais (BRA) | 1 | 0 | | | | E Stuurman (NED) | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Y Albespy (FRA) | 6 | 6 | Y Albespy (FRA) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E Stuurman (NED) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | T Purschke (GER) | 2 | 1 |
| | | | T Purschke (GER) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| L Shevchick (RUS) | 6 | 4 | M Erni (SUI) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| M Erni (SUI) | 7 | 6 | | | | T Purschke (GER) | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | E Sartov (ISR) | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | | | R Avila (MEX) | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E Sartov (ISR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | M Legner (AUT) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| C Rigolo (ITA) | 7 | 7 | C Rigolo (ITA) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| M Niinmaki (FIN) | 5 | 5 | | | | M Legner (AUT) | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| R Corona (MEX) | 4 | 5 | | | | A Naili (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| L Farkas (HUN) | 6 | 7 | L Farkas (HUN) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | A Naili (FRA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | A Naili (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | R Molier (NED) | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | S Douglas (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| V Demenko (RUS) | 1 | 1 | G Naor (ISR) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| G Naor (ISR) | 6 | 6 | | | | S Douglas (USA) | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| S Rattanasang (THA) | 0 | 0 | | | | R Molier (NED) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| R Weisang (GER) | 6 | 6 | R Weisang (GER) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | R Molier (NED) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | V Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| G Metroz (SUI) | 6 | 6 | | G Metroz (SUI) | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| D Huh (KOR) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | V Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | |
| T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 2 | 0 | | | | | | J Haglund (SWE) | 3 | 2 | | | |
| C Illingworth (GBR) | 6 | 6 | | C Illingworth (GBR) | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | J Haglund (SWE) | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | V Parmelly (USA) | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | D Hall (AUS) | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | S Bitterauf (GER) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | F Reis Junior (BRA) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | S Bitterauf (GER) | 6 | 1 | | | |
| M Perron (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | D Hall (AUS) | 7 | 6 | | | |
| S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Saida (JPN) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | D Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |