# 1996 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles

David Prinosil was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Nicolás Pereira won in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Grant Stafford.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Byron Black (quarterfinals)
* Shuzo Matsuoka (first round)
* Michael Joyce (second round)
* Sandon Stolle (second round)
* Patrick Rafter (second round)
* Martin Damm (second round)
* Stéphane Simian (first round)
* Mark Knowles (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | B Black | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eltingh | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | B Black | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rostagno | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | R Koenig | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Koenig | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | B Black | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Paes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Cash | 2 | 2 | | | L Paes | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wilkinson | 1 | 3 | | 8 | M Knowles | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Paes | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | M Joyce | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | W Black | 6$^8$ | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Joyce | 4 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 7 | 6 | | | N Pereira | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | N Pereira | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Olhovskiy | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Thorne | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 6 | M Damm | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Damm | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nicolás Pereira | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | P Rafter | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Grant Stafford | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 5 | P Rafter | 5 | 6 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 3 | 6 | 3 | | D Nestor | 7 | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nestor | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | D Nestor | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Ondruska | 7 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 4 | 1 | | | M Ondruska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Shelton | 4 | 4 | | 4 | S Stolle | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Nestor | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | S Simian | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Tieleman | 6 | 7 | | | L Tieleman | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 2 | 4 | | | G Stafford | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Stafford | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Nainkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Nainkin | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Norval | 4 | 1 | | | D Nainkin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D DiLucia | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | D DiLucia | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Matsuoka | 7 | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |