# 1996 European Community Championships – Singles

Michael Stich won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ against Goran Ivanišević.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Goran Ivanišević (final)
* Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
* Sergi Bruguera (first round)
* Michael Stich (champion)
* Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
* Marc Rosset (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
* NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Goran Ivanišević | 3 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | |
| 6 | Michael Stich | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | |

### Section 1

| 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 |
| WC/1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 4 | 4 | WC/1 | B Becker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 4 | 5 | Q | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | WC/1 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | A Cherkasov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | F Clavet | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | J Björkman | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | F Clavet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Boetsch | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | B Becker | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | C Pioline | 4 | 6$^4$ | 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 3 | 2 | WC | F Dewulf | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | R Furlan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 7$^7$ | | J Siemerink | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 6 | 6 | | R Furlan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Bruguera | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| 6 | M Stich | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 6 | M Stich | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 2 | r | | Q | J van Herck | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J van Herck | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | M Stich | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | K Kučera | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 4 | R Krajicek | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 1 | 6 | 5 | Q | K Kučera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P McEnroe | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 4 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Stich | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 4 | 1 |
| Q | A Mronz | 1 | 4 | | 8 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sinner | 4 | 4 | | | A Volkov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Costa | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | A Medvedev | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | A Voinea | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |