# 1996 IPB Czech Indoor – Singles

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Tim Henman.
David Prinosil won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Petr Korda.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Boris Becker (second round, withdrew)
* Richard Krajicek (first round)
* Todd Martin (quarterfinals)
* Michael Stich (quarterfinals)
* Tim Henman (semifinals)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 1 | G Ivanišević | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 3 | 2 | | | P Korda | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Novák | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | B Ulihrach | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Korda | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| WC/3 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Damm | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| | F Fetterlein | 3 | 4 | | WC/3 | B Becker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 4 | | | M Damm | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Damm | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | M Stich | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Luxa | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | A Rădulescu | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 6 | M Stich | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Stich | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Petr Korda | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | David Prinosil | 6 | 6 |
| | J Krošlák | 3 | 4 | | 5 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 6 | 6 | | | C Caratti | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Wessels | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 6$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Baur | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6$^9$ | 5 | | Q | P Baur | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Krajicek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 6$^3$ | 4 | | 7 | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G Rusedski | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Bastl | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 7 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Winnink | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | W Ferreira | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Tabara | 4 | 6 | 5 | Q | J Winnink | 6$^3$ | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | W Ferreira | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | W Ferreira | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |