# 1996 Croatia Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Carlos Moyá won in the final 6–0, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ against Félix Mantilla.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (first round)
* Félix Mantilla (final)
* Carlos Moyá (champion)
* Carlos Costa (second round)
* Hernán Gumy (first round)
* Ctislav Doseděl (semifinals)
* Karim Alami (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | A Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Camporese | 2 | 5 | | 1 | A Costa | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 1 | 4 | | | O Ogorodov | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Costa | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fetterlein | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Koubek | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | S Koubek | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Orešić | 4 | 0 | | 7 | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Doseděl | 2 | r | | | | |
| 3 | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Mantilla | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 6$^2$ | 3 | | 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | M Zabaleta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Pála | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | G Schaller | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cunha e Silva | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | G Schaller | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rybalko | 1 | 4 | | 5 | C Costa | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Félix Mantilla | 0 | 6$^4$ |
| 6 | H Gumy | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/4 | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M A Górriz | 3 | 7 | 6 | | M A Górriz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 6 | 6 | | | D Rikl | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Prpić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M A Górriz | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC/4 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Morejón | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | G Blanco | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 1 | 6$^8$ | | WC/4 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/4 | C Moyá | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC/4 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | K Alami | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | K Alami | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 7 | | | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 3 | r | | | | | | | | G Kuerten | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Ljubičić | 6 | | | WC | I Ljubičić | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Berasategui | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |