# 1996 BMW Open – Singles

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.
Ctislav Doseděl won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 against Carlos Moyá.

## Seeds

* Thomas Muster (semifinals)
* Boris Becker (semifinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Wayne Ferreira (first round)
* MaliVai Washington (first round)
* Gilbert Schaller (second round)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
* Mark Philippoussis (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Moyá | 6 | 6 | | Carlos Moyá | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | Ctislav Doseděl | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Ctislav Doseděl | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^8$ | Ctislav Doseděl | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC/2 | Boris Becker | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |

### 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 1 | 1 | 1 | T Muster | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 0 | 5 | | H Dreekmann | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | M Philippoussis | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | P Korda | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 4 | 5 | 8 | M Philippoussis | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 3 | 3 |
| WC/3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 |
| | T Johansson | 1 | 4 | WC/3 | G Ivanišević | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Carretero | 7 | 6 | Q | R Carretero | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 5 | 4 | | | | | | WC/3 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | G Solvès | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 4 | | T Carbonell | 7$^8$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | C Moyá | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Washington | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | G Schaller | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | G Schaller | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Camporese | 1 | 0 | | | C Doseděl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Gumy | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 2 | 4 | | | H Gumy | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | M-K Goellner | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W Ferreira | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Doseděl | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^8$ |
| 7 | A Gaudenzi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/2 | B Becker | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^6$ |
| | B Karbacher | 7 | 6 | | | B Karbacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 3 | 2 | | | S Edberg | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Karbacher | 6$^1$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | WC/2 | B Becker | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 7 | | | J Burillo | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Roig | 4 | 4 | | WC/2 | B Becker | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC/2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Added reference

* ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 148. ISBN 9780002187145.