# 1996 Estoril Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 against Andrea Gaudenzi.

## Seeds

* Thomas Muster (champion)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
* Albert Costa (first round)
* Gilbert Schaller (first round)
* Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
* Carlos Costa (quarterfinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Bohdan Ulihrach (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 | Final |
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Àlex Corretja | 7$^8$ | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Àlex Corretja | 7$^8$ | 4 | 0 | 1 | Thomas Muster | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 5 | Paul Haarhuis | 2 | 1 | | | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | Andrea Gaudenzi | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Muster | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Rikl | 1 | 5 | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyá | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Clavet | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | N Marques | 3 | 4 | | | S Pescosolido | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 6 | 7 | | | F Clavet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Ulihrach | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Costa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | À Corretja | 7$^8$ | 4 | 0 |
| | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Novák | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | J Novák | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | À Corretja | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 7$^9$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | 6 | C Costa | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | B Mota | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | WC | B Mota | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Noszály | 2 | 5 | | 6 | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Cunha e Silva | 3 | 3 | | 5 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doseděl | 3 | 2 | | | F Dewulf | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Arrese | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Fromberg | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | J Burillo | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Schaller | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | A Berasategui | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 |
| | J Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | 7 | A Berasategui | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Goossens | 4 | 2 | | | T Carbonell | 7$^8$ | 1 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | R Carretero | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Carretero | 6 | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |