# 1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Fernando Meligeni won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Mats Wilander.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Mark Woodforde (first round)
* Todd Woodbridge (second round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (second round)
* Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
* Javier Frana (semifinals)
* Jason Stoltenberg (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (first round)
* Michael Joyce (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 |
| 1 | M Woodforde | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Sell | 2 | 2 | | Q | R Fromberg | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Wilander | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 4 | 4 | | | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | G Raoux | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Joyce | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Frana | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Apell | 2 | 3 | | 3 | M Gustafsson | 6$^7$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 7 | 6 | | | J Björkman | 7$^9$ | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marques | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Björkman | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Merklein | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | J Frana | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | K Alami | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 5 | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Frana | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mats Wilander | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | J Stoltenberg | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fernando Meligeni | 6 | 6 |
| | N Kulti | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Szymanski | 6 | 2 | 4 | | M Hadad | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hadad | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Van Herck | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Reneberg | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | J Van Herck | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Reneberg | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | F Mantilla | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Meligeni | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Palmer | 6 | 7 | | WC | J Palmer | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Behrens | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Maggi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Meligeni | 3 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | F Meligeni | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 4 | 3 | | 2 | T Woodbridge | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |