# 1996 XL Bermuda Open – Singles

Mauricio Hadad was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
MaliVai Washington won in the final 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 7–5 against Marcelo Filippini.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* MaliVai Washington (champion)
* Javier Frana (semifinals)
* Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
* Michael Joyce (first round)
* Chris Woodruff (first round)
* Vince Spadea (quarterfinals)
* Fernando Meligeni (first round)
* Scott Draper (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
| 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 3 | 4 | | 1 | M Washington | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cherkasov | 3 | 2 | | Q | F Squillari | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Apell | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | B Behrens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Reichel | 6 | 5 | 4 | | J Apell | 2 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Behrens | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | Q | B Behrens | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Draper | 4 | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Washington | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Joyce | 4 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Zabaleta | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | D Dier | 6 | 7$^{12}$ | | | D Dier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 7 | 3 | 6 | | N Lapentti | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nováček | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | D Dier | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Pernfors | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | M Zabaleta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zabaleta | 6 | 7 | | Q | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Morejón | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | L Morejón | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | C Woodruff | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | MaliVai Washington | 6$^6$ | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | V Spadea | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marcelo Filippini | 7$^8$ | 4 | 5 |
| | R Fromberg | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 3 | 4 | | | K Goossens | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | V Spadea | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Filippini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Filippini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis | 2 | 6 | 2 | | M Filippini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ilie | 6 | 6 | | | A Ilie | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Filippini | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | F Meligeni | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Frana | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Wilander | 6 | 6 | | | M Wilander | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Davín | 4 | 6 | 4 | | P Rafter | 6$^0$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Wilander | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Gross | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Shelton | 6 | 6 | | | B Shelton | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Charpentier | 3 | 2 | | 2 | J Frana | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Frana | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |