# 1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Singles

Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–2, 6–3 against Thomas Muster.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
* Javier Sánchez (second round)
* Nicolás Lapentti (final)
* Nicolás Pereira (second round)
* Marcelo Filippini (first round)
* Mauricio Hadad (semifinals)
* Fabrice Santoro (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
| 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 | Final |
| WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 4 | 3 | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Morejón | 4 | 4 | | | B Shelton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Doumbia | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | R Delgado | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Delgado | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Campana | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | F Santoro | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F Santoro | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Arnold | 1 | 7$^9$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Rincón | 4 | 3 | | 3 | J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tobón | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | L Arnold | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | L Arnold | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ran | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Ran | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sargsian | 4 | 4 | | | E Ran | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 4 | 4 | | 5 | N Pereira | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | Thomas Muster | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | M Filippini | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nicolás Lapentti | 7$^8$ | 2 | 3 |
| Q | F Dondo | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | Q | F Dondo | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Cañas | 1 | 2 | | | A Hernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Hernández | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | W McGuire | 4 | 5 | | | W Black | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Lapentti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Hadad | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Nainkin | 4 | 2 | | 7 | M Hadad | 6$^4$ | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Musa | 6 | 6 | | | D Musa | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Moggio | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | M Hadad | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Schalken | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Drada | 5 | 6 | 4 | | G Etlis | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Albano | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | S Schalken | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Schalken | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |