# 1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
* Marcelo Ríos (second round)
* Stefan Edberg (third round)
* Carlos Moyá (third round)
* Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
* Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
* Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
* Bernd Karbacher (second round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (third round)
* Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
* Andriy Medvedev (second round)
* Hernán Gumy (second round)
* Jiří Novák (second round)
* Mikael Tillström (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Alberto Berasategui | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 6 | Alberto Berasategui | 3 | 3 | 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Àlex Corretja | 3 | 6$^4$ | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Delaître | 4 | 4 | | Q | M A Gorriz | 6$^5$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M A Górriz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | G Blanco | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6 | | G Blanco | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | J Novák | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | F Clavet | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Braasch | 4 | 6 | 4 | | F Dewulf | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Gustafsson | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Krocsko | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Krocsko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | M Ríos | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cherkasov | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G López | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | D Rikl | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | D Rikl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | H Gumy | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M-K Goellner | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | B Ulihrach | 6 | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | C Doseděl | 2 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Squillari | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 11 | B Ulihrach | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | A Berasategui | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Bruguera | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | A Berasategui | 7$^8$ | 4 | 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 |
| | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 5 | 3 | | S Schalken | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Golmard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | H Dreekmann | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | À Corretja | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | À Corretja | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Volkov | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 13 | A Medvedev | 3 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Volkov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Volkov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Knippschild | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Volkov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | S Edberg | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | C Ruud | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | S Edberg | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | F Mantilla | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | M Filippini | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | F Mantilla | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | M Larsson | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Larsson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | B Karbacher | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Mantilla | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | A Chesnokov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | 16 | M Tillström | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| Q | G Kuerten | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | Q | G Kuerten | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |