1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Singles

Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–3 against Thomas Muster.

Singles
1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open
1995 Champion	Nicolás Lapentti
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Nicolás Lapentti
Final score	6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–3

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Thomas Muster (Champion)
2. Sjeng Schalken (Quarterfinals)
3. Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
4. Nicolás Lapentti (Final)
5. Nicolás Pereira (Second Round)
6. Marcelo Filippini (First Round)
7. Mauricio Hadad (Semifinals)
8. Fabrice Santoro (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

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	WC/1	T Muster	6	6
		F Squillari	4	3				WC/1	T Muster	6	6
		L Morejón	4	4					B Shelton	4	4
		B Shelton	6	6											WC/1	T Muster	2	6	7
		Y Doumbia	3	4											Q	R Delgado	6	1	5
	Q	R Delgado	6	6				Q	R Delgado	7^7	6
		P Campana	7	4	4			8	F Santoro	6^2	2
	8	F Santoro	5	6	6																	WC/1	T Muster	6	6^7	6
	3	J Sánchez	6	6																			L Arnold	1	7^9	3
		M Rincon	4	3				3	J Sánchez	5	6	3
		M Tobon	4	6^2					L Arnold	7	4	6
		L Arnold	6	7^7												L Arnold	2	6	6
		E Ran	6	6												E Ran	6	3	3
		S Sargsian	4	4					E Ran	6	4	6
		J Golmard	4	4				5	N Pereira	2	6	2
	5	N Pereira	6	6																									WC/1	Thomas Muster	6^6	6	6
	6	M Filippini	3	6	6^3																								4	Nicolás Lapentti	7^8	2	3
	Q	F Dondo	6	1	7^7			Q	F Dondo	5	4
	Q	G Cañas	1	2					A Hernández	7	6
		A Hernández	6	6												A Hernández	6^5	4
		W Black	6	7											4	N Lapentti	7^7	6
	LL	W McGuire	4	5					W Black	2	2
		D Rikl	4	6	4			4	N Lapentti	6	6
	4	N Lapentti	6	4	6																	4	N Lapentti	4	6	7
	7	M Hadad	6	6																		7	M Hadad	6	3	5
		D Nainkin	4	2				7	M Hadad	6^4	7^9	6
		D Musa	6	6					D Musa	7^7	6^7	4
	WC	P Moggio	2	1											7	M Hadad	6	7^8
		G Etlis	7	0	6										2	S Schalken	2	6^6
	WC	C Drada	5	6	4				G Etlis	1	6	4
	Q	P Albano	3	7	5			2	S Schalken	6	3	6
	2	S Schalken	6	5	7

References

• 1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open Draw