# 1996 Marseille Open – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Unseeded Guy Forget won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Cédric Pioline.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Daniel Vacek (second round)
* Jonas Björkman (first round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
* Jakob Hlasek (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (final)
* Sjeng Schalken (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Tomás Carbonell | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Guy Forget | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Guy Forget | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | Guy Forget | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Cédric Pioline | 5 | 4 |
| | Hendrik Dreekmann | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Cédric Pioline | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | C Doseděl | 1 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | | T Carbonell | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | S Simian | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | S Simian | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | S Simian | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Leconte | 4 | 3 | | 8 | S Schalken | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 3 | D Vacek | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Forget | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| Q | O Delaître | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | D Vacek | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | A Voinea | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Carraz | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | A Voinea | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | G Forget | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Forget | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | |
| WC | Y Noah | 6 | 3 | 3 | | G Forget | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 4 | 2 | | 6 | J Hlasek | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 5 | B Ulihrach | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Agénor | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^6$ | 5 | B Ulihrach | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | | H Dreekmann | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sinner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Dreekmann | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Dewulf | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | F Dewulf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | C Moyá | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Björkman | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Dreekmann | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | K Kučera | 4 | 4 | | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Damm | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Apell | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | C Pioline | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Bruguera | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | J-P Fleurian | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | T Henman | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^3$ | 2 | S Bruguera | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Bruguera | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |