# 1996 Shanghai Open – Singles

Andrei Olhovskiy won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 against Mark Knowles.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Jeff Tarango (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (semifinals)
* Oleg Ogorodov (second round)
* Michael Tebbutt (semifinals)
* Marcos Ondruska (quarterfinals)
* Andrei Olhovskiy (champion)
* Steve Campbell (first round)
* Tommy Ho (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | J Tarango | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | J Tarango | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Nydahl | 1 | 6$^4$ | | Q | D Sapsford | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Sapsford | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | J Tarango | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Black | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Knowles | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | M Knowles | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dier | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 8 | T Ho | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Ho | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Knowles | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Tebbutt | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Nainkin | 4 | 2 | | 4 | M Tebbutt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Agénor | 6$^4$ | 6$^8$ | | | A Cherkasov | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Tebbutt | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Richardson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | M Ondruska | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Jonsson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | L Jonsson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ran | 3 | 3 | | 5 | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Knowles | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 6 | A Olhovskiy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Q | N Behr | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | A Olhovskiy | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Paes | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | H Arazi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 6 | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Xia | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Caratti | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | | | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | 3 | O Ogorodov | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | O Ogorodov | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Olhovskiy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | S Campbell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Henman | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Petchey | 6 | 6 | | | M Petchey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 6 | 6 | | | P Baur | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Petchey | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Pan | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | T Henman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Grabb | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | 2 | T Henman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Henman | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |