# 1996 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Boris Becker won in the final 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ against Stefan Edberg.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Thomas Muster (semifinals)
* Boris Becker (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
* Michael Stich (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (quarterfinals)
* Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (second round)
* Guy Forget (second round)
* Petr Korda (third round)
* Daniel Vacek (first round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
* Todd Woodbridge (third round)
* Stefan Edberg (final)
* Adrian Voinea (first round)
* Javier Frana (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 |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 14 | Stefan Edberg | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Stefan Edberg | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | 14 | Stefan Edberg | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 2 | Boris Becker | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 2 | Boris Becker | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | G Raoux | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | A Olhovskiy | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Rădulescu | 6$^3$ | 7 | 4 | | A Olhovskiy | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | T Henman | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Frana | 7$^9$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | P Korda | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Woodforde | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | J Gimelstob | 2 | 7$^8$ | 2 | 10 | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | P Korda | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B MacPhie | 6 | 7 | | Q | B MacPhie | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Woodforde | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Damm | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W Arthurs | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 3 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | S Edberg | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 2 | 2 | | | S Stolle | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Sapsford | 4 | 3 | | 14 | S Edberg | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Edberg | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Martin | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6$^5$ | | M-K Goellner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | S Lareau | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J Bates | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | T Martin | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | J Palmer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | M Stich | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dier | 3 | 6$^2$ | | M Joyce | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | M Stich | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | D Wheaton | 4 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 6$^4$ | 4 | | D Wheaton | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bryan | 6 | 7 | Q | S Bryan | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Vacek | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Stich | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 13 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6$^1$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | P Baur | 3 | 6$^6$ | 13 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | G Rusedski | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tieleman | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 13 | T Woodbridge | 4 | 1 | r | | | | | |
| WC | M Lee | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 6 | | S Draper | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Petchey | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | G Pozzi | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | G Pozzi | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Wilkinson | 2 | 6$^1$ | | 9 | G Forget | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Forget | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | A Voinea | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 7 | 6 |
| Q | D Courcoul | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | D Courcol | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Nainkin | 2 | 4 | | | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Stark | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C Haggard | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Knowles | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | C Haggard | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |