# 1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 against Jiří Novák.

## Seeds

* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (quarterfinals)
* Jiří Novák (final)
* Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
* Francisco Clavet (semifinals)
* Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Meligeni (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Francisco Clavet | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Francisco Clavet | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Thomas Muster | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Jiří Novák | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 3 | Jiří Novák | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Jiří Novák | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 7 | Fernando Meligeni | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J A Viloca | 4 | 4 | | 1 | T Muster | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ran | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | L Lobo | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Lobo | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | WC | A Hernández | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Hernández | 7 | 7$^7$ | | WC | A Hernández | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cunha e Silva | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 8 | F Mantilla | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | J Frana | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| WC | Ó Ortiz | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 2 | 2 | | | N Marques | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marques | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | J Frana | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | F Clavet | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | M Hadad | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 3 | 2 | | 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J L Rascon | 3 | 1 | | 6 | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Morejón | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | F Vitoux | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Vitoux | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | 3 | J Novák | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Fontang | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | F Fontang | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Montana | 7$^7$ | 0 | 1 | 3 | J Novák | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Novák | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Novák | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Q | M Rincón | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | B Shelton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Petchey | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | 7 | F Meligeni | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | A Gaudenzi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | L Lavalle | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Lavalle | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |