1996 Eurocard Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.

Singles
1996 Eurocard Open
1995 Champion	Thomas Muster
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Final score	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Boris Becker won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Pete Sampras.

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.

1. Pete Sampras (Final)
2. Michael Chang (Semifinals)
3. Thomas Muster (Second Round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
5. Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals)
6. Boris Becker (Champion)
7. Wayne Ferreira (Second Round)
8. Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
9. Andre Agassi (Quarterfinals)
10. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
11. Todd Martin (Third Round)
12. Thomas Enqvist (Third Round)
13. MaliVai Washington (Second Round)
14. Albert Costa (Second Round)
15. Jim Courier (Third Round)
16. 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	6	6
		Jan Siemerink	3	4
								1	Pete Sampras	6	3	6	3	4
								6	Boris Becker	3	6	3	6	6
	6	Boris Becker	6	6
	2	Michael Chang	4	3

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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

References

• 1996 Eurocard Open Draw