# 1996 Trofeo Conde de Godó – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Marcelo Ríos.

## 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.
* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Jim Courier (semifinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Sergi Bruguera (third round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Marcelo Ríos (final)
* Andriy Medvedev (second round)
* Todd Martin (quarterfinals)
* Gilbert Schaller (first round)
* Renzo Furlan (third round)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Paul Haarhuis (second round)
* Carlos Costa (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
* Jiří Novák (second round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (third 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 | Final | Final |
| WC/1 | Thomas Muster | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 2 | 4 | WC/1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 6 | Marcelo Ríos | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Marcelo Ríos | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Marcelo Ríos | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Jim Courier | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Solvès | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | À Corretja | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 16 | B Ulihrach | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | V Sendín | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | V Sendín | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 0 | 2 | | 16 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | R Furlan | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | F Roig | 1 | 1 |
| | K Alami | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 10 | R Furlan | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Maggi | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Maggi | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | R Furlan | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | F Roig | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | F Roig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | F Roig | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Medvedev | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 7 | 6 | | | J Burillo | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Burillo | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | H J Davids | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 5 | 3 | | Q | H J Davids | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 1 | 1 | | 14 | A Berasategui | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Berasategui | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 |
| | C Doseděl | 3 | 2 | | 11 | A Costa | 6$^8$ | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Schalken | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | A Costa | 2 | 0 | r | | | | |
| WC | J Alonso | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | M Rosset | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 5 | 2 | | | G Blanco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Truyol | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | I Truyol | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 5 | 2 | | Q | I Truyol | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Martín | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | P Haarhuis | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Ríos | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | C Costa | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | M Gustafsson | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | M Larsson | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | M Larsson | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 4 | 2 | | | F Dewulf | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Vicente | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | F Vicente | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 8 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | C Ruud | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J A Viloca | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | J A Viloca | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | C Ruud | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Schaller | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Martin | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 15 | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Courier | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | H Gumy | 4 | 3 | | 15 | J Novák | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Carretero | 6 | 6 | | WC | R Carretero | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | R Carretero | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ó Martinez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 2 | 2 | | | Ó Martinez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |