# 1996 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Albert Costa in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Monte Carlo Open.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Michael Chang (second round)
* Boris Becker (third round)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Sergi Bruguera (second round)
* Marc Rosset (first round)
* Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
* Andriy Medvedev (third round)
* Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
* Todd Martin (first round)
* Renzo Furlan (second round, withdrew)
* Albert Costa (finalist)

## 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cédric Pioline | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cédric Pioline | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Albert Costa | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Marcelo Ríos | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | Albert Costa | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Albert Costa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Carbonell | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | O Camporese | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | C Moyá | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Moyá | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 15 | R Furlan | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Furlan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Rosset | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | R Krajicek | 7 | 6 | | | R Krajicek | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | S Edberg | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | R Krajicek | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | P Fredriksson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 7 | | | S Schalken | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Cherkasov | 2 | 1 | | | C Costa | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Korda | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | T Martin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Costa | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pioline | 6 | 6 |
| | A Berasategui | 4 | 4 | | 12 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | M Philippoussis | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 12 | A Medvedev | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | C Pioline | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Martinez | 4 | 2 | | WC | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | M Gustafsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | E Sánchez | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | WC | F Santoro | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |
| WC | F Santoro | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | F Santoro | 7 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-K Goellner | 2 | 4 | | 11 | A Boetsch | 5 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Boetsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Gustafsson | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | M Ríos | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| | F Clavet | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | M Ríos | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 5 | 3 | | J Novák | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Rikl | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | H Leconte | 2 | 7$^8$ | 1 | Q | D Rikl | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | B Becker | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | J Courier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Sánchez | 6 | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | D Nargiso | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Q | F Mantilla | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | F Mantilla | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | F Mantilla | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 9 | S Bruguera | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Bruguera | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | F Mantilla | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Costa | 6 | 6 |
| | J Arrese | 2 | 0 | | 16 | A Costa | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | H Gumy | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | J Siemerink | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |