# 1996 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

Marc Rosset was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Daniel Vacek.
Nicklas Kulti won in the final 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (first round)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
* Carlos Moyá (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Nicklas Kulti | 7$^7$ | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | |
| | Richey Reneberg | 6$^3$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | |
| | Richey Reneberg | 6$^3$ | 6$^{10}$ | | Q | Nicklas Kulti | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| | Daniel Vacek | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | T Muster | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6$^6$ | 2 | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J-P Fleurian | 3 | 1 | | B Steven | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Steven | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 5 | | | | | | Q | N Kulti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Rădulescu | 6 | 7 | Q | A Rădulescu | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kulti | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | N Kulti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Moyá | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Kulti | 7$^7$ | 7$^{12}$ |
| WC/3 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 6$^3$ | 6$^{10}$ |
| | A Voinea | 2 | 2 | WC/3 | J Courier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | N Kiefer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Leblanc | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | WC/3 | J Courier | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | H Dreekmann | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | W Ferreira | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Rosset | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | M Rosset | 6 | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Gustafsson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | P Haarhuis | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | A Boetsch | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Q | M Larsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | M Larsson | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Schalken | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | J Hlasek | 6$^2$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | Q | M Larsson | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | |
| | B Black | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | B Black | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |