# 1996 Eurocard Open – Singles

Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Eurocard Open.
Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.

## 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 into the second round.
* Pete Sampras (final)
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Boris Becker (champion)
* Wayne Ferreira (second round)
* Richard Krajicek (third round)
* Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
* Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (third round)
* Thomas Enqvist (third round)
* MaliVai Washington (second round)
* Albert Costa (second round)
* Jim Courier (third round)
* Félix Mantilla (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andre Agassi | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andre Agassi | 4 | 1 | 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Jan Siemerink | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Siemerink | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Jan Siemerink | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Goran Ivanišević | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Goran Ivanišević | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Boris Becker | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Boris Becker | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Magnus Gustafsson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Magnus Gustafsson | 2 | 2 | 6 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Michael Chang | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Marcelo Ríos | 4 | 3 | 2 | Michael Chang | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sargsian | 7 | 6 | Q | S Sargsian | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A O'Brien | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 16 | F Mantilla | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Rosset | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Rosset | 6$^3$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | F Mantilla | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Agassi | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | 9 | A Agassi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C-U Steeb | 5 | 5 | | A Berasategui | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Berasategui | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | A Agassi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | R Reneberg | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | R Reneberg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | W Ferreira | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Dreekmann | 1 | 5 | | J Siemerink | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Furlan | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| LL | F Dewulf | 4 | 1 | | R Furlan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | M Washington | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Siemerink | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 11 | T Martin | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Stich | 7 | 6 | | M Stich | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Haarhuis | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 11 | T Martin | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Henman | 4 | 2 | | S Edberg | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 7$^9$ | 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 |
| | | | | 6 | B Becker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 3 | 4 | Q | G Rusedski | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Rusedski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 12 | T Enqvist | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | Q | N Kiefer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Becker | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | 14 | A Costa | 6$^5$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gustafsson | 6 | 6 | | M Gustafsson | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Gustafsson | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | M-K Goellner | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | M Woodforde | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | T Muster | 6 | 1 | 0/r | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | R Krajicek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Rădulescu | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 4 | | A Boetsch | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Krajicek | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Lareau | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Bruguera | 5 | 0 | | Q | S Lareau | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | M Ríos | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Ríos | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | J Courier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 3 | 1 | | | B Ulihrach | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | J Courier | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 4 | 1 | | T Woodbridge | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |