# 1996 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ against Magnus Gustafsson.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
* David Prinosil (quarterfinals)
* Filip Dewulf (semifinals)
* Mikael Tillström (quarterfinals)
* Kenneth Carlsen (second round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (champion)
* Carl-Uwe Steeb (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Filip Dewulf | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Filip Dewulf | 3 | 4 | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 7 | Magnus Gustafsson | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| LL | Lars Burgsmüller | 5 | 5 | 7 | Magnus Gustafsson | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 7 | Magnus Gustafsson | 7 | 7 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Camporese | 3 | 3 | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 6 | 6 | | | D Norman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cherkasov | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Tchernenko | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | J Tarango | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | N Kiefer | 6 | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | J Tarango | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C-U Steeb | 7$^9$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | F Dewulf | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Dewulf | 3 | 4 |
| | O Ogorodov | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marques | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | N Marques | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Delaître | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 4 | F Dewulf | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Tillström | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | T Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 2 | 5 | | 5 | M Tillström | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Tillström | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 6 | K Carlsen | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Shvets | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 6 | K Carlsen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6 | | LL | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | LL | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Apell | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | D Prinosil | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Kulti | 6 | 2 | 4 | | J Apell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fetterlein | 1 | 2 | | 3 | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | L Burgsmüller | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Gustafsson | 7 | 7 |
| | L Roux | 2 | 4 | | 7 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Holm | 3 | 2 | | | A Järryd | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Gustafsson | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | D Vacek | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | J van Herck | 6 | 3 | 4 | | J Golmard | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |