# 1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Karim Alami.
Alami won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Nicklas Kulti. This was the last tournament of Jimmy Connors career, and he lost to Richey Reneberg in the first round.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* Richey Reneberg (semifinals)
* Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
* Michael Joyce (first round)
* Jonas Björkman (second round)
* Karim Alami (champion)
* Mats Wilander (first round)
* Chris Woodruff (first 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 | Final |
| 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sell | 3 | 4 | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Apell | 3 | 4 | | | M Tebbutt | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | F Meligeni | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Palmer | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | F Meligeni | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | R Fromberg | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Wilander | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Chang | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | J Frana | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | 3 | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 0 | 6 | 6 | | K Goossens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | J Frana | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Doyle | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | K Alami | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 7 | 6 | | | S Stolle | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Morejón | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 6 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Alami | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Karim Alami | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | J Björkman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nicklas Kulti | 3 | 4 |
| Q | O Gross | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 5 | J Björkman | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | V Spadea | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | V Spadea | 6$^0$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | N Kulti | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | S Draper | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | N Kulti | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Joyce | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Kulti | 6$^5$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | C Woodruff | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Reneberg | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | B Shelton | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | B Shelton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Courcol | 6 | 6 | | LL | D Courcol | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | B Shelton | 6$^9$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | R Reneberg | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | WC | D Wheaton | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Connors | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Reneberg | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |