# 1996 Sybase Open – Singles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Pete Sampras.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Andre Agassi (final)
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* MaliVai Washington (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (second round)
* Brett Steven (first round)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Hernán Gumy (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
| 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 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Wolters | 2 | 2 | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | J Stark | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 4 | 2 | | Q | J Gimelstob | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H Gumy | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Agassi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | G Stafford | 3 | 2 | | 3 | M Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 3 | 1 | | | M Ondruska | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 4 | 3 | | | J Stoltenberg | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bryan | 3 | 3 | | 5 | M Philippoussis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Andre Agassi | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | B Steven | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| | V Spadea | 3 | | | | V Spadea | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 4 | 4 | | | D Rostagno | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Wheaton | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Grabb | 1 | 6 | 7 | WC | J Grabb | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Washington | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 1 | 3 | | 7 | G Rusedski | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 2 | | L Roux | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marques | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | P Sampras | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | N Marques | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ho | 4 | 3 | | 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |