# 1996 Nottingham Open – Singles

Javier Frana was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.
Jan Siemerink won in the final 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ against Sandon Stolle.

## Seeds

* Cédric Pioline (first round)
* Albert Costa (first round)
* MaliVai Washington (first round)
* Mark Woodforde (first round)
* Jan Siemerink (champion)
* Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
* Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
* Àlex Corretja (second 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 |
| | Sandon Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Todd Woodbridge | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Todd Woodbridge | 2 | 4 | | Sandon Stolle | 3 | 6$^0$ |
| | | | | 5 | Jan Siemerink | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Jan Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 6 | 5 | Jan Siemerink | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Greg Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | C Pioline | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | A Volkov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Herck | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | S Stolle | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 2 | 1 | | | | | | WC | M Petchey | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| WC | M Petchey | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Petchey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stolle | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Woodforde | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 4 |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 4 | 6$^4$ | | Q | M Knowles | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Knowles | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | V Spadea | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Woodruff | 7 | 7 | | | C Woodruff | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | T Woodbridge | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Olhovskiy | 3 | 3 | | 5 | J Siemerink | 2 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Frana | 6$^7$ | 7$^8$ | 3 | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 7$^9$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Sapsford | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Henman | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6 | 6 | | | M Joyce | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 7 | | | T Henman | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Washington | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Siemerink | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| Q | R Koenig | 3 | 4 | | 8 | À Corretja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simian | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | S Matsuoka | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Damm | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C Wilkinson | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | M Damm | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Costa | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |