# 1996 Pilot Pen International – Singles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Alex O'Brien won in the final 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 against Jan Siemerink.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
* Jim Courier (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Marc Rosset (quarterfinals)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
* Paul Haarhuis (first round)
* Jan Siemerink (final)
* Byron Black (second round)
* Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
* Andriy Medvedev (second round)
* Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (third round)
* Younes El Aynaoui (first 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 |
| WC | Alex O'Brien | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Mark Philippoussis | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Mark Philippoussis | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | WC | Alex O'Brien | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Jan Siemerink | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Jan Siemerink | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 10 | Jan Siemerink | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6$^0$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Grant | 4 | 2 | | | A Olhovskiy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | L Barthez | 4 | 4 | | | J Krošlák | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 |
| | S Matsuoka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Matsuoka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Adams | 6 | 6 | | | C Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Adams | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 2 | 6 | 4 | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Boetsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | J Courier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 1 | | | M Tillström | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Courier | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 3 | 2 | | | J Björkman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | 14 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Philippoussis | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | B Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 2 | 3 |
| WC | P Cash | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 11 | B Black | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Szymanski | 6$^7$ | 7 | 0 | Q | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Burgsmüller | 7$^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 7 | 6 | | | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Smith | 3 | 4 | | | L Paes | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | L Manta | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 12 | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Cherkasov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 12 | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | D Vacek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | D Vacek | 2 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| 13 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | S Simian | 1 | 4 | | 13 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Mamiit | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | | A Chesnokov | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Chesnokov | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 1 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | P Norval | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | M Joyce | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eltingh | 3 | 1 | | | S Bruguera | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 4 | 6 | 7 | | S Stolle | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Gloria | 1 | 2 | | 10 | J Siemerink | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 16 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Krajicek | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | M-K Goellner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 3 | 4 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | L Tieleman | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | R Krajicek | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | L Jensen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |