# 1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor – Singles

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Tomás Carbonell.
Jim Courier won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Chris Woodruff.

## Seeds

* Thomas Enqvist (second round)
* Jim Courier (champion)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (first round)
* Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
* Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
* Byron Black (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 |
| 7 | Todd Woodbridge | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Chris Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Chris Woodruff | 6 | 6 | Q | Chris Woodruff | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 2 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Mark Woodforde | 2 | 1 | 2 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jim Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | T Enqvist | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Edberg | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 7 | | | T Carbonell | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 0 | 2 | | Q | V Spadea | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6$^8$ | 6$^0$ | | 7 | T Woodbridge | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Woodbridge | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Woodbridge | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 |
| | D Wheaton | 4 | 3 | | 4 | M Ríos | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 2 | 3 | | Q | G Stafford | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | Q | C Woodruff | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Joyce | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | M Joyce | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Woodruff | 7 | 4 | 6 | Q | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Philippoussis | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | M Woodforde | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | M Woodforde | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | J Novák | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krickstein | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | M Woodforde | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Steven | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | J Stoltenberg | 6$^5$ | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Stoltenberg | 1 | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | W Ferreira | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Woodforde | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | B Black | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Courier | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Jensen | 5 | 3 | | 8 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 4 | 6 | 4 | | S Draper | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Black | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | L Roux | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 5 | 6 | 6 | | C Costa | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 1 | 1 | | 2 | J Courier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |