# 1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles

Carl-Uwe Steeb was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Goran Ivanišević won in the final 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Goran Ivanišević (champion)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (first round)
* Àlex Corretja (first round)
* MaliVai Washington (second round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (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 | Final |
| 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | David Prinosil | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | David Prinosil | 6$^7$ | 4 | | 1 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | WC/2 | Goran Ivanišević | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alex O'Brien | 4 | 6$^1$ | | WC/2 | Goran Ivanišević | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC/2 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Chesnokov | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | F Clavet | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Draper | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | T Henman | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | B Black | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 3 | 6 | | B Black | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7 | M Rosset | 6$^3$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Rosset | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 4 | C Pioline | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 6$^7$ | 4 |
| | M Damm | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Damm | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kučera | 5 | 4 | | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Olhovskiy | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 2 | 7 | 2 | WC | A Olhovskiy | 7 | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6$^4$ | 2 | | 6 | M Washington | 5 | 7$^9$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Washington | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | À Corretja | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | A O'Brien | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | G Forget | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | A O'Brien | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Schalken | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | S Lareau | 4 | 4 | | | S Schalken | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 3 | | 3 | J Courier | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A O'Brien | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| 8 | C Moyá | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | R Furlan | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | 8 | C Moyá | 7 | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 7 | 6 | | | P Korda | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sinner | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Korda | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC/2 | G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | J Hlasek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 4 | 6$^1$ | | WC/2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/2 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |