# 1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 3–6, 6–1 against Byron Black.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
* Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
* Renzo Furlan (quarterfinals)
* Jonas Björkman (first round)
* Todd Woodbridge (first round)
* Jakob Hlasek (first round)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Byron Black (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Javier Frana | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Javier Frana | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Byron Black | 6$^0$ | 6 | 1 |
| | Martin Damm | 5 | 3 | 8 | Byron Black | 6$^0$ | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Byron Black | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Lareau | 2 | 6$^6$ | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cherkasov | 3 | 7 | 2 | | M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Draper | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Rusedski | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Adams | 6 | 5 | 3 | | S Draper | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ | 7 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Rusedski | 6$^1$ | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | R Furlan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Frana | 5 | 1 |
| | S Matsuoka | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | R Furlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 1 | 4 | | | K Kučera | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Furlan | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | |
| WC | R Fromberg | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | J Frana | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | C-U Steeb | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 7$^{15}$ | 6$^1$ | 6 | | J Frana | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Woodbridge | 6$^{13}$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | J Hlasek | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Holm | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | H Holm | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 5 | 1$^r$ | | Q | J Renzenbrink | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Renzenbrink | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Holm | 3 | r | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Damm | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Kiefer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Björkman | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Damm | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | B Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Black | 7 | 6 |
| | H Gumy | 1 | 5 | | 8 | B Black | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 4 | 4 | | | J Novák | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Black | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | D Vacek | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | T Johansson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | 2 | D Vacek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |