# 1996 Hellmann's Cup – Singles

Ctislav Doseděl was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Hernán Gumy won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Marcelo Ríos.

## Seeds

* Marcelo Ríos (final)
* Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
* Hernán Gumy (champion)
* Marcelo Filippini (quarterfinals)
* Galo Blanco (second round)
* Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals)
* Nicolás Pereira (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 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Alberto Berasategui | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Alberto Berasategui | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Marcelo Ríos | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | 4 | Hernán Gumy | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Hernán Gumy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | 4 | Hernán Gumy | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Félix Mantilla | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á López Morón | 2 | 3 | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Charpentier | 2 | 1 | | | M Zabaleta | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Díaz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | F Meligeni | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Arnold | 4 | 4 | | | J Díaz | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 3 | 3 | | 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Berasategui | 2 | 4 |
| | G Kuerten | 3 | 2 | | 3 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D del Río | 3 | 3 | | WC | G Silberstein | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Silberstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Berasategui | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Cortés | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | M Filippini | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Hernández | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Hernández | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Solvès | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | M Filippini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Filippini | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 Blanco | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Etlis | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | G Blanco | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | E Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Jabali | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Benfele Álvarez | 6$^9$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | H Gumy | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | G Markus | 4 | 4 | | | N Lapentti | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hadad | 3 | 3 | | 4 | H Gumy | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Gumy | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| WC/8 | N Pereira | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Mantilla | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 |
| | L Morejón | 6 | 6 | | | L Morejón | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Gross | 5 | 6 | 6 | | O Gross | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Rodríguez | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | O Gross | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Campana | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Squillari | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Mantilla | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |