1996 Paris Open – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Marc Rosset.

Singles
1996 Paris Open
1995 Champion	Pete Sampras
Champion	Thomas Enqvist
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Final score	6–2, 6–4, 7–5

Thomas Enqvist won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

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

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	4	4
		M Rosset	6	6					M Rosset	6	6
		À Corretja	2	4												M Rosset	7	3	7^7
	Q	B Black	7^7	4	6										16	F Mantilla	5	6	6^2
		J Stoltenberg	6^3	6	1			Q	B Black	1	7	2
								16	F Mantilla	6	5	6
																							M Rosset	2	6	2
																							M Gustafsson	6	3	6
								9	A Agassi	4	6	3
		M Gustafsson	6	4	6				M Gustafsson	6	3	6
	Q	C Caratti	3	6	0											M Gustafsson	6	6
		J Sánchez	3	6^3											8	W Ferreira	2	4
		D Vacek	6	7^7					D Vacek	6^4	4
								8	W Ferreira	7^7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Muster	2	r
		S Edberg	6	6					S Edberg	6
		M Stich	2	4												S Edberg	4	6	6
		F Clavet	7^7	4	3										Q	F Wibier	6	4	2
	Q	F Wibier	6^3	6	6			Q	F Wibier	3	6	6
								14	A Costa	6	4	4
																							S Edberg	4	6^6
																						12	T Enqvist	6	7^8
								12	T Enqvist	6	7
		R Reneberg	3	6	7				R Reneberg	4	5
	WC	G Forget	6	4	5										12	T Enqvist	6	7^7
		T Henman	6	3	4											C Moyá	2	6^4
		C Moyá	4	6	6				C Moyá	6	5	6
								6	B Becker	3	7	4

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Ivanišević	3	2
		J Siemerink	6	6^6	4				P Haarhuis	6	6
		P Haarhuis	3	7^8	6											P Haarhuis	6	3	7^7
	Q	M Larsson	6	6											11	T Martin	4	6	6^4
		B Ulihrach	4	1				Q	M Larsson	3	6	3
								11	T Martin	6	3	6
																							P Haarhuis	6^7	1
																						4	Y Kafelnikov	7^9	6
								13	M Washington	6	6
	Q	M Damm	7^9	6				Q	M Damm	4	2
	WC	G Raoux	6^7	2											13	M Washington	4	3
	WC	S Bruguera	4	3											4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		C Pioline	6	6					C Pioline	4	6	4
								4	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	R Krajicek	6	1	5
		A Berasategui	6	6					A Berasategui	3	6	7
		R Furlan	2	2												A Berasategui	1	4
	Q	P Korda	6	5	6										Q	P Korda	6	6
		M Woodforde	4	7	2			Q	P Korda	6	6
								10	M Ríos	3	4
																						Q	P Korda	7^7	7^8
																							A Boetsch	6^2	6^6
								15	J Courier	4	5
		A Boetsch	7	7^7					A Boetsch	6	7
		T Woodbridge	5	6^3												A Boetsch	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	6											2	M Chang	1	3
	WC	L Roux	4	4					M Philippoussis	5	6	6^7
								2	M Chang	7	3	7^9

References

• 1996 Paris Open Draw