# 1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Hamburg European Open.
Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jordi Burillo.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Boris Becker (third round)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
* Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
* Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
* Marc Rosset (third round)
* Albert Costa (second round)
* MaliVai Washington (second round)
* Andriy Medvedev (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Jan Siemerink (first round)
* Richard Krajicek (third round)
* Carlos Costa (first round, retired)
* Gilbert Schaller (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Roberto Carretero | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5 | 2 | Q | Roberto Carretero | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Marcelo Ríos | 4 | 4 | | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 7$^{12}$ | | Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 5 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | 1 | B Becker | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | 16 | G Schaller | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^7$ | Q | A Olhovskiy | 5 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Sendin | 2 | 0 | | 16 | G Schaller | 7 | 3 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | G Schaller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | G Schaller | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | M Washington | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Carretero | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | F Clavet | 5 | 2 | | 10 | M Washington | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 3 | 7 | 6$^2$ | Q | R Carretero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Carretero | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | R Carretero | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Boetsch | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 4 | 1 | | | B Karbacher | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Boetsch | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6$^8$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | S Pescosolido | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Forget | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | C Moyá | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | H Gumy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Siemerink | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 11 | A Medvedev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Bruguera | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| | T Carbonell | 2 | 5 | | 11 | A Medvedev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | J Burillo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | J Burillo | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| Q | F Roig | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | S Bruguera | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 1 | 5 | | Q | F Roig | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Bruguera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | A Voinea | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Doseděl | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | C Doseděl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 1 | | 12 | C Pioline | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | R Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Q | M Zillner | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1 | 14 | R Krajicek | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | M-K Goellner | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 7$^9$ | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 14 | R Krajicek | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 3 | 2 | | | D Vacek | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 3 | 4 | WC | O Gross | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Gross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | A Volkov | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | À Corretja | 6 | 7 | | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Kühnen | 3 | 0 | 9 | A Costa | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | À Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | C Costa | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 2 | 0 |
| | A Berasategui | 6 | 4 | | A Berasategui | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | M Larsson | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Renzenbrink | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C-U Steeb | 2 | 0 | | | |
| Q | K Tiilikainen | 4 | 3 | | C-U Steeb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |