# 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Patrick Rafter.
Michael Chang won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Wayne Ferreira.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Andre Agassi (third round)
* Michael Chang (champion)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (final)
* Albert Costa (third round)
* Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
* Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
* Renzo Furlan (semifinals)
* Byron Black (second round)
* Carlos Costa (first round)
* Daniel Vacek (first round)
* Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
* David Prinosil (second round)
* Chris Woodruff (third round)
* Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
* Vince Spadea (third 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 |
| 8 | Renzo Furlan | 3 | 7$^{13}$ | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
| | Kenneth Carlsen | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | WC/1 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eltingh | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | S Pescosolido | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pesocsolido | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | WC/1 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Nainkin | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Cunha e Silva | 6 | 3 | 7 | | J Cunha e Silva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 2 | 5 | | 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | B Black | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | C Adams | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | B Black | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Cantwell | 4 | 0 | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Ó Ortiz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Sargsian | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 3 | 6 | 7 | | O Ogorodov | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Goldstein | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Paes | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | C Woodruff | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 2 | 2 | | 14 | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | D Vacek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 4 | 2 |
| | N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | N Pereira | 6$^1$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Caratti | 6 | 5 | 2 | | L Roux | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | L Roux | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 7 | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Ondruska | 5 | 7$^9$ | 6 | Q | M Ondruska | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hernández | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | S Campbell | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Campbell | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Simian | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | S Lareau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 4 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | D Prinosil | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Godwin | 3 | 2 |
| | F Fetterlein | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 13 | D Prinosil | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 2 | 4 | | | H Arazi | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Godwin | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | N Godwin | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 6$^8$ | 6 | 3 | Q | N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Courier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Joyce | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pozzi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Hadad | 6$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | S Noszály | 3 | 2 | | | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W McGuire | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | W McGuire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Costa | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | V Spadea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| WC | L Jensen | 2 | 5 | | 16 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | B Shelton | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | V Spadea | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | G Grant | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Hilpert | 2 | 2 | | Q | G Grant | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |