# 1996 RCA Championships – Singles

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Todd Martin.
Pete Sampras won in the final 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–5 against Goran Ivanišević.
In a second round match, Andre Agassi was defaulted after swearing at the chair umpire.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (final)
* Andre Agassi (second round, defaulted)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (semifinals)
* Richey Reneberg (third round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
* Renzo Furlan (second round)
* Stefan Edberg (third round)
* Mark Woodforde (third round)
* Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (first round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (semifinals)
* Todd Woodbridge (second round)
* Filip Dewulf (first round)
* Petr Korda (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | Bohdan Ulihrach | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | Bohdan Ulihrach | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pete Sampras | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | | | | 2 | Goran Ivanišević | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| 5 | Todd Martin | 2 | 4 | 2 | Goran Ivanišević | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| 2 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Johnson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | D Johnson | 6$^3$ | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Ondruska | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 1 | 2 | | | M Ondruska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bryan | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Bryan | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F Dewulf | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | WC | T Haas | 3 | 4 |
| Q | W McGuire | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | M Woodforde | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Salzenstein | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | WC | J Salzenstein | 2 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Weiner | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 10 | M Woodforde | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | D Norman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | T Haas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 2$^d$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Montana | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | D Nestor | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | D Nestor | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 3 | 7 | 6 | | T Johansson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 2 | 4 | | 13 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | À Corretja | 4 | 5 |
| | G Raoux | 1 | 3 | | 11 | À Corretja | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Truyol | 6 | 6 | | | I Truyol | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | À Corretja | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 3 | 7$^9$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | S Hiršzon | 5 | 6 | 5 | | C Caratti | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Grabb | 3 | 6 | 0 | | M Hadad | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hadad | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | 7 | | | C Woodruff | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Knowles | 5 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Henman | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ |
| 14 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| | S Draper | 3 | 4 | | 14 | T Woodbridge | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Jabali | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Petchey | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 7 | 6 | | | S Lareau | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Kinnear | 4 | 3 | | | L Roux | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Roux | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | S Edberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Etlis | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 2 | 2 | | 9 | S Edberg | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Roux | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 16 | P Korda | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | H Arazi | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | P Korda | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 2 | 3 | | | S Pescosolido | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | P Korda | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | J Frana | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |