# 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Michael Chang defeated Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.
Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Haarhuis.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Boris Becker (second round)
* Michael Chang (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
* Jim Courier (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Marc Rosset (first round)
* Andriy Medvedev (first round)
* Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Todd Martin (third round)
* MaliVai Washington (first round)
* Gilbert Schaller (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Haarhuis | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Haarhuis | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | Paul Haarhuis | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Goran Ivanišević | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Costa | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Goran Ivanišević | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Paul Haarhuis | 5 | 1 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Michael Chang | 7 | 6 | 6 | | |
| 5 | Michael Chang | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Michael Chang | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Andre Agassi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andre Agassi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | 5 | Michael Chang | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marcelo Ríos | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Wayne Ferreira | 5 | 5 | | | Marcelo Ríos | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Marcelo Ríos | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 5 | 4 | | À Corretja | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Joyce | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | G Forget | 3 | 4 | | | J Björkman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Joyce | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Joyce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Schaller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| 10 | M Rosset | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | R Furlan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Furlan | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Stafford | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Furlan | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | D Nargiso | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | T Enqvist | 4 | 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 |
| | | | | | 4/WC | B Becker | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A O'Brien | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | C Costa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | A Costa | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | J Hlasek | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Mamiit | 2 | 4 | | 13 | A Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Costa | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | A Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 4 | 7 | | J Burillo | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 4 | 4 | | B Karbacher | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Burillo | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | B Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | B Black | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | G Ivanišević | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | S Edberg | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | A Boetsch | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | B Steven | 6$^2$ | 4 | | Q | D Nestor | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 1$^r$ | | 12 | A Boetsch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Boetsch | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Chang | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 |
| WC | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 2 | | 14 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 7$^8$ | 2 | 2 | | M Woodforde | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | T Martin | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 7$^{11}$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | S Schalken | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Agassi | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| | | | | | 7 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 7 | 6 | | | T Woodbridge | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | J Courier | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 | 9 | W Ferreira | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Ferreira | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | W Ferreira | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | M Washington | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ríos | 7 | 7 |
| Q | J Stark | 6 | 7 | | Q | J Stark | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Knowles | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | M Ríos | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 3 | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | | A Voinea | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | A Voinea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |