# 1996 Romanian Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Alberto Berasategui won in the final 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ against Carlos Moyá.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Boris Becker (first round)
* n/a
* Carlos Moyá (final)
* Alberto Berasategui (champion)
* Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Gilbert Schaller (second round)
* Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC/1 | B Becker | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 5 | | | | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | G Trifu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | D Pescariu | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Pescariu | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Pescariu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M A Gorriz | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | G Schaller | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Schaller | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | A Berasategui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 0 | r | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 5 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | R Fromberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 7 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | Q | I Moldovan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Moldovan | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | I Moldovan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 6 | 3 | 3 | LL | S Prieto | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Prieto | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Carlos Moyá | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| | K Alami | 4 | 3 | | 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G Blanco | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Sekulov | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | 5 | F Clavet | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Zingman | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | A Zingman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Vicente | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | 3 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Moyá | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | J Novák | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ | 8 | J Novák | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 7 | 0 | 6 | | L Roux | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Merinov | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | J Novák | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J van Herck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Krocsko | 3 | 0 | | | J van Herck | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Adams | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |