# 1996 Italian Indoor – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Marc Rosset.
Goran Ivanišević won in the final 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ against Rosset.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Thomas Muster (first round)
* Boris Becker (first round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (champion)
* Sergi Bruguera (first round)
* Richard Krajicek (second round)
* Michael Stich (second round)
* Marc Rosset (final)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | T Muster | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 4 | 6 | 1 | | R Furlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | R Furlan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Norman | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | A Boetsch | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 2 | 2 | | 8 | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Pescosolido | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | WC | S Pescosolido | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Wibier | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nargiso | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | D Vacek | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 1 | 6 | | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 4 | 0 | | 6 | R Krajicek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Marc Rosset | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| 5 | S Bruguera | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | J Siemerink | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 2 | 7 | 3 | | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | A Voinea | 6$^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Agénor | 0 | 6$^2$ | | | F Clavet | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sinner | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 4 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Ivanišević | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | M Stich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | G Forget | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 3 | 4 | | 7 | M Stich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Forget | 6 | 6 | | WC | G Forget | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hanquez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | G Forget | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | A Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Becker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |