# 1996 Internazionali di Carisbo – Singles

Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Alberto Berasategui won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Carlos Costa.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Carlos Costa (final)
* Francisco Clavet (semifinals)
* Gilbert Schaller (second round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (semifinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (champions)
* Andriy Medvedev (first round)
* Félix Mantilla (second round)
* Filip Dewulf (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| WC/1 | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 4 | 3 | | WC/1 | C Costa | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Pérez Roldán | 1 | 3 | | Q | J Díaz | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Díaz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/1 | C Costa | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J A Viloca | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | J Szymanski | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Szymanski | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Szymanski | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Baur | 6$^4$ | 2 | | 7 | F Mantilla | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | C Costa | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | B Ulihrach | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Ulihrach | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | |
| | L Roux | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 4 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Wiltschnig | 6 | 1 | 4 | | R Fromberg | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Camporese | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | H Arazi | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/6 | A Medvedev | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | Carlos Costa | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | A Berasategui | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| | S Noszály | 6 | 6$^3$ | 0 | 5 | A Berasategui | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | G Blanco | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Chesnokov | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 7 | 6 | | | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gilbert | 5 | 4 | | 3 | G Schaller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Schaller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | F Dewulf | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Clavet | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | K Goossens | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | K Alami | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | K Alami | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 4 | 5 | | | C Ruud | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 2 | 3 | | 2 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |