# 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Richard Krajicek was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Cédric Pioline.
Goran Ivanišević won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Marc Rosset (quarterfinals)
* Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | P Sampras | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Hlasek | 7$^8$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sinner | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | Q | T Henman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | C Moyá | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Henman | 7$^8$ | 7$^{11}$ | | Q | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Siemerink | 6$^6$ | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Henman | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Olhovskiy | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | | J Eltingh | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eltingh | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Pioline | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 3 | 4 | | | C Pioline | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 3 | 6$^7$ | | 6 | R Krajicek | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Krajicek | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | A Boetsch | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | D van Scheppingen | 6$^7$ | 5 | | 5 | A Boetsch | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Rosset | 6$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H J Davids | 7$^9$ | 3 | 3 | | D Prinosil | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J van Lottum | 2 | 3 | | 4 | M Rosset | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Raoux | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | B Ulihrach | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | M Damm | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Baur | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | C-U Steeb | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | M Damm | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Camporese | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Q | O Camporese | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6$^2$ | 5 | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |