# 1996 Grolsch Open – Singles

Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Adrian Voinea.
Francisco Clavet won in the final 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 against Younes El Aynaoui.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Marcelo Ríos (second round)
* Albert Costa (first round)
* Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
* Francisco Clavet (champion)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
* Carlos Costa (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 |
| | Adrian Voinea | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Francisco Clavet | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Younes El Aynaoui | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| | Dennis van Scheppingen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | Younes El Aynaoui | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| | Younes El Aynaoui | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | M Ríos | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 5 | 2 | | 1 | M Ríos | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fetterlein | 2 | 4 | | | A Voinea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Voinea | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | |
| WC | P Wessels | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | C Doseděl | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | C Doseděl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 2 | 3 | | 8 | C Costa | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Voinea | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J van Lottum | 3 | 1 | | 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 6 | 6 | | | G Schaller | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | F Mantilla | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Noteboom | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | J Burillo | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Ruud | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Clavet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Doyle | 2 | 2 | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Blanco | 6 | 2 | 4 | | A Volkov | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6$^9$ | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | D van Scheppingen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | D van Scheppingen | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Agénor | 6$^5$ | 1 | | WC | D van Scheppingen | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Filippini | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | A Berasategui | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | D van Scheppingen | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| 7 | B Ulihrach | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | S Schalken | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | B Ulihrach | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 2 | 3 | | | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Gumy | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Y El Aynaoui | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Puentes | 4 | 2 | | 2 | A Costa | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |