# 1996 Salem Open Beijing – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Martin Damm.
Greg Rusedski won in the final 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 against Damm.

## Seeds

* Michael Chang (second round)
* Todd Woodbridge (first round)
* Hendrik Dreekmann (quarterfinals)
* Byron Black (semifinals)
* Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
* Patrick Rafter (first round)
* Vince Spadea (second round)
* Kenneth Carlsen (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 |
| | Martin Damm | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Thomas Johansson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | Thomas Johansson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | Martin Damm | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | Greg Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | Byron Black | 2 | 2 | | Greg Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Greg Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 1 | 4 | | 1 | M Chang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Wilander | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | M Damm | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Paes | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | S Draper | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | S Draper | 6 | 6 | | | S Draper | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B MacPhie | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | B MacPhie | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Carlsen | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | M Damm | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | H Dreekmann | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | T Johansson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 |
| | J Stark | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^0$ | 3 | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau | 6 | 7 | | | S Lareau | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Stafford | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | H Dreekmann | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Frana | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | T Johansson | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Johansson | 6 | 7 | | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Ogorodov | 7 | 7 | | | O Ogorodov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Rafter | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | S Schalken | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Xia | 2 | 5 | | 6 | S Schalken | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Kühnen | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | P Kühnen | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | S Schalken | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| Q | G Cañas | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | B Black | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | D van Scheppingen | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | D van Scheppingen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Joyce | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Black | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Black | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J Eagle | 2 | 2 | | 7 | V Spadea | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Kuerten | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | G Kuerten | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fredriksson | 7 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | G Kuerten | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy | 3 | 0 | | | G Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian | 6 | 6 | | | J-P Fleurian | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Woodbridge | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |