# 1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Gaudenzi.
Marcelo Ríos won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Félix Mantilla.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (champion)
* Byron Black (second round)
* Gilbert Schaller (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (first round)
* Ctislav Doseděl (semifinals)
* Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (semifinals)

## 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 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N-G Al-Khulaifi | 0 | 1 | | 1 | T Muster | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M-K Goellner | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | A Gaudenzi | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 2 | 5 | | | S Matsuoka | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Behrens | 4 | 4 | | 8 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | G Schaller | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 7 | 6 | | | G Rusedski | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 | | F Mantilla | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nestor | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Y El Aynaoui | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Berasategui | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Félix Mantilla | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| | G Pérez Roldán | 4 | 2 | | 6 | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Pescosolido | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Trimmel | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Edberg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 3 | 4 | | | S Edberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Schranz | 6$^2$ | 1 | | 3 | B Black | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Doseděl | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | F Clavet | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | M Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Charpentier | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | F Clavet | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 4 | 5 | | | J Sánchez | 7 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | F Clavet | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | WC/2 | M Ríos | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fetterlein | 2 | 5 | | | M Filippini | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 4 | 6$^4$ | | WC/2 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/2 | M Ríos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |