# 1996 KAL Cup Korea Open – Singles

Greg Rusedski was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Martin Damm.
Byron Black won in the final 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 against Damm.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Byron Black (champion)
* Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (semifinals)
* Kenneth Carlsen (second round)
* Shuzo Matsuoka (quarterfinals)
* Johan van Herck (first round)
* n/a
* Jeff Tarango (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 |
| 1 | Byron Black | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Tim Henman | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Tim Henman | 2 | 4 | 1 | Byron Black | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Martin Damm | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | Ján Krošlák | 3 | 5 | | Martin Damm | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | Martin Damm | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-H Lee | 0 | 3 | | 1 | B Black | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | S Lareau | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | M-K Han | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 6 | | | G Pozzi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Norman | 6$^0$ | 4 | | 8 | J Tarango | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Tarango | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Black | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Henman | 2 | 4 |
| | D Norman | 1 | 4 | | 3 | T Henman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y-I Yoon | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | T Henman | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | H-T Lee | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 5 | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Rădulescu | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Ullyett | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | 5 | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Matsuoka | 6$^1$ | 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 |
| 6 | J van Herck | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 7 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Renzenbrink | 6 | 6 | | | J Renzenbrink | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cunha e Silva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Ogorodov | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| Q | A Chang | 2 | 2 | | | O Ogorodov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 4 | 0 | | 4 | K Carlsen | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Krošlák | 3 | 5 |
| LL | J Grabb | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Damm | 6 | 7 |
| | C Wilkinson | 4 | 6 | 4 | LL | J Grabb | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | M Damm | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | |
| | P Baur | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | G Rusedski | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | |
| Q | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Stark | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 2 | G Rusedski | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |