1996 Rado Open – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Albert Costa.

Singles
1996 Rado Open
Champion	Albert Costa
Runner-up	Félix Mantilla
Final score	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–1, 6–0
Draw	32

Costa won in the final 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–1, 6–0 against Félix Mantilla.

Seeds

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

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
2. Marcelo Ríos (First Round)
3. Marc Rosset (First Round)
4. Arnaud Boetsch (First Round)
5. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
6. Albert Costa (Champion)
7. MaliVai Washington (First Round)
8. Carlos Moyá (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

• NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

	Final
	6	Albert Costa	4	7^7	6	6
		Félix Mantilla	6	6^2	1	0

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Y Kafelnikov	7	6
		R Carretero	5	1				1	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	Q	A Zingman	2	6	5				K Alami	3	3
		K Alami	6	3	7										1	Y Kafelnikov	6	7^7
	WC	A Strambini	6	6												F Clavet	3	6^4
	WC	P Mohr	2	3				WC	A Strambini	4	2
		F Clavet	7^7	6					F Clavet	6	6
	7	M Washington	6^5	1																		1	Y Kafelnikov	6	4	3
	3	M Rosset	6	3	2																	6	A Costa	3	6	6
	Q	O Gross	3	6	6			Q	O Gross	0	7	2
		R Furlan	7^7	6^3	6				R Furlan	6	5	6
		J Hlasek	6^1	7^7	4											R Furlan	6^4	2
		H Gumy	6	6											6	A Costa	7^7	6
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	3					H Gumy	3	6	4
		C Doseděl	7^7	5	6^9			6	A Costa	6	4	6
	6	A Costa	6^0	7	7^11

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	C Pioline	6	6
		G Forget	3	4				5	C Pioline	6^5	3
		B Ulihrach	2	6	6				B Ulihrach	7^7	6
		M-K Goellner	6	4	4											B Ulihrach	6	6
	Q	M Sinner	6	4	4											S Bruguera	4	4
	WC	E Sánchez	4	6	6			WC	E Sánchez	2	3
		S Bruguera	7^7	6					S Bruguera	6	6
	4	A Boetsch	6^3	1																			B Ulihrach	4	3
	8	C Moyá	7	7^7																			F Mantilla	6	6
		J Sánchez	5	6^2				8	C Moyá	5	2
		Y El Aynaoui	6^4	6^5					A Berasategui	7	6
		A Berasategui	7^7	7^7												A Berasategui	6	6^3	1
		M Philippoussis	4	6^6												F Mantilla	2	7^7	6
		F Mantilla	6	7^8					F Mantilla	7^7	0	6
		J Novák	7^7	3	6				J Novák	6^2	6	3
	2	M Ríos	6^3	6	2

References

• 1996 Rado Open Draw