# 1996 Italian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.

## Seeds

* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Goran Ivanišević (third round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (third round)
* Jim Courier (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Sergi Bruguera (first round)
* Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
* Marc Rosset (third round)
* Albert Costa (semifinals)
* MaliVai Washington (second round)
* Michael Stich (second round)
* Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (third round)
* Cédric Pioline (second 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 | Final | Final |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Albert Costa | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Albert Costa | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Richard Krajicek | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 3 | | | Richard Krajicek | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Richard Krajicek | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Wiltschnig | 3 | 0 | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Korda | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Santopadre | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | T Martin | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Berasategui | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 1 | 3 | | 15 | T Martin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | M Rosset | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 3 | 2 |
| Q | M Zabaleta | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 10 | M Rosset | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | B Karbacher | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Larkham | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | 10 | M Rosset | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | M Ríos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | O Camporese | 4 | 6 | 1 | | D Vacek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | 7 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Ríos | 7$^7$ | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | 2 | 1 | | 4 | T Enqvist | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nargiso | 1 | 4 | | | P Haarhuis | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 7 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Sánchez | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 13 | M Stich | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M Stich | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | A Costa | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Costa | 6 | 6 |
| | K Carlsen | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 11 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Schalken | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Caratti | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T El-Sawy | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | H Gumy | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6 | 7 | | | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 3 | 3 | | 5 | J Courier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Courier | 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 |
| 6 | W Ferreira | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 6$^5$ | 2 | | 6 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | R Reneberg | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui | 7$^8$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | W Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Moyá | 7$^{11}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Pozzi | 4 | 3 | | 12 | M Washington | 6$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | A Medvedev | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Medvedev | 4 | 4 |
| | C Ruud | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | A Medvedev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 6 | 4 | 1 | Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | A Medvedev | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | T Guardiola | 2 | 1 | | | C Costa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Borroni | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | S Bruguera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | F Clavet | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | R Carretero | 3 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | A Voinea | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Boetsch | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | R Krajicek | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Edberg | 3 | 3 |
| | S Pescosolido | 3 | 2 | | 16 | C Pioline | 3 | 6$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 4 | | | S Edberg | 6 | 7$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 2 | G Ivanišević | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Marc-Kevin Goellner (qualifying competition)
* David Rikl (first round)
* Frederik Fetterlein (first round)
* Sándor Noszály (first round)
* Magnus Norman (second round)
* (n/a)
* Óscar Martínez (second round)
* Marco Meneschincheri (qualifying competition)
* Thierry Guardiola (qualified)
* Laurence Tieleman (first round)
* Mariano Zabaleta (qualified)
* Daniel Courcol (second round)
* Roberto Jabali (qualifying competition)
* Frédéric Fontang (qualifying competition)
* Thierry Champion (qualifying competition)
* Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Emilio Benfele Álvarez
* Herbert Wiltschnig
* Todd Larkham
* Corrado Borroni
* Mariano Zabaleta
* Tamer El-Sawy
* Vincenzo Santopadre
* Thierry Guardiola

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Václav Roubíček | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Václav Roubíček | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sule Ladipo | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Sule Ladipo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Sule Ladipo | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Massimo Ardinghi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massimo Ardinghi | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Fabio Beraldo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jan Weinzierl | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Weinzierl | 0 | 5 | | | Fabio Beraldo | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Gabrio Castrichella | 6 | 4 | | 16 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | David Rikl | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Răzvan Sabău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Răzvan Sabău | 6 | 6 | | | Răzvan Sabău | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Herbert Wiltschnig | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guillaume Marx | 2 | 2 | | | Herbert Wiltschnig | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Herbert Wiltschnig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herbert Wiltschnig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Herbert Wiltschnig | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Thierry Champion | 1 | 4 |
| | Ben Ellwood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Thierry Champion | 1 | 4 |
| | Carsten Arriens | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carsten Arriens | 2 | 4 | | | Ben Ellwood | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Thierry Champion | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Víctor Sendín | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | Thierry Champion | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 15 | Thierry Champion | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Frederik Fetterlein | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcello Craca | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcello Craca | 6 | 6 | | | Marcello Craca | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Todd Larkham | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Todd Larkham | 2 | 6 | 7 | | Todd Larkham | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Radovan Světlík | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radovan Světlík | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | Todd Larkham | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Roberto Jabali | 1 | 3 |
| | Markus Zillner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Roberto Jabali | 1 | 3 |
| WC | Florian Allgauer | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Florian Allgauer | 1 | 6 | 3 | | Markus Zillner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Roberto Jabali | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Dario Sciortino | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | Roberto Jabali | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 13 | Roberto Jabali | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sándor Noszály | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radomír Vašek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Radomír Vašek | 6 | 6 | | | Radomír Vašek | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Corrado Borroni | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Corrado Borroni | 6 | 6 | | | Corrado Borroni | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alexandre Strambini | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandre Strambini | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Corrado Borroni | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Frédéric Fontang | 2 | 2 |
| | Daniele Musa | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Frédéric Fontang | 2 | 2 |
| | Rainer Falenti | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rainer Falenti | 6 | 5 | 5 | | Daniele Musa | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Frédéric Fontang | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hendrik Jan Davids | 3 | 3 | | 14 | Frédéric Fontang | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 14 | Frédéric Fontang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Magnus Norman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pietro Pennisi | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pietro Pennisi | 0 | 4 | | 5 | Magnus Norman | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Grégory Carraz | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Grégory Carraz | 4 | 7 | 7 | | Grégory Carraz | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Sebastián Weisz | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sebastián Weisz | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | Grégory Carraz | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Mariano Zabaleta | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Patrick Mohr | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Mariano Zabaleta | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Pepe Imaz | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pepe Imaz | 7 | 4 | 3 | | Patrick Mohr | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Mariano Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Massimo Valeri | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Mariano Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | Mariano Zabaleta | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | Horst Skoff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valentin Frieden | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valentin Frieden | 4 | 1 | | | Horst Skoff | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniele Balducci | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Miguel Pastura | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Daniele Balducci | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Daniele Balducci | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniele Balducci | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Daniele Balducci | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tamer El-Sawy | 7 | 6 |
| | Tamer El-Sawy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Tamer El-Sawy | 7 | 6 |
| | David Adams | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Adams | 1 | 1 | | | Tamer El-Sawy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Daniel Courcol | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Maxime Huard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Daniel Courcol | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| 12 | Daniel Courcol | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Óscar Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Vinck | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Vinck | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Óscar Martínez | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vincenzo Santopadre | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Davide Scala | 3 | 3 | | | Vincenzo Santopadre | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vincenzo Santopadre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vincenzo Santopadre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Vincenzo Santopadre | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Giorgio Galimberti | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Francisco Yunis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Giorgio Galimberti | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | Giorgio Galimberti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giorgio Galimberti | 6 | 6 | | | Giorgio Galimberti | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jérôme Loustalot | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jérôme Loustalot | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Jérôme Loustalot | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Laurence Tieleman | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Marco Meneschincheri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pier Gauthier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pier Gauthier | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Marco Meneschincheri | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carlo Santoro | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Pablo Campana | 0 | 4 | | | Carlo Santoro | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Carlo Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlo Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Marco Meneschincheri | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Thierry Guardiola | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| WC | Tommy Haas | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Thierry Guardiola | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Marcos Górriz | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcos Górriz | 6 | 7 | 6 | WC | Tommy Haas | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Thierry Guardiola | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Davide Sanguinetti | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Thierry Guardiola | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 9 | Thierry Guardiola | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |