1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
1996 Mercedes Cup
1995 Champion	Thomas Muster
Champion	Thomas Muster[1]
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Final score	6–2, 6–2, 6–4

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.^[1]

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 to the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Thomas Muster	6	6
	6	Alberto Berasategui	3	3
								1	Thomas Muster	6	6	6
								2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2	2	4
	12	Àlex Corretja	3	64
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	77

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	T Muster	77	77
Q	O Delaître	4	4				Q	M A Gorriz	65	62
Q	M A Gorriz	6	6											1	T Muster	6	6
	Y El Aynaoui	4	77	4											G Blanco	3	0
	G Blanco	6	60	6				G Blanco	6	5	6
							15	J Novák	3	7	4
																					1	T Muster	6	6
																					8	F Clavet	2	4
							10	M Gustafsson	6	6
WC	K Braasch	4	6	4				F Dewulf	1	3
	F Dewulf	6	4	6										10	M Gustafsson	3	1
	T Carbonell	3	4											8	F Clavet	6	6
Q	J Krocsko	6	6				Q	J Krocsko	4	4
							8	F Clavet	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	M Ríos	0	65
	M-K Goellner	6	78					M-K Goellner	6	77
WC	A Cherkasov	3	66												M-K Goellner	6	6
Q	G Lopez	77	2	2											D Rikl	0	3
	D Rikl	64	6	6				D Rikl	7	6
							14	H Gumy	5	1
																						M-K Goellner	4	2
																					6	A Berasategui	6	6
							11	B Ulihrach	6	5	78
	C Doseděl	7	65	6				C Doseděl	2	7	66
Q	F Squillari	5	77	3										11	B Ulihrach	77	1	1
	C-U Steeb	65	4											6	A Berasategui	65	6	6
	S Bruguera	77	6					S Bruguera	66	6	3
							6	A Berasategui	78	4	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	C Moyá	6	6
	J Burillo	5	3					S Schalken	3	2
	S Schalken	7	6											5	C Moyá	4	3
	J Golmard	3	2											12	À Corretja	6	6
	H Dreekmann	6	6					H Dreekmann	7	2	4
							12	À Corretja	5	6	6
																					12	À Corretja	6	6
																						A Volkov	4	3
							13	A Medvedev	3	78	4
	A Volkov	77	6					A Volkov	6	66	6
WC	J Knippschild	65	4												A Volkov	2	6	6
WC	N Kiefer	3	1											4	S Edberg	6	4	3
	C Ruud	6	6					C Ruud	4	3
							4	S Edberg	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	F Mantilla	6	0	6
	J Sánchez	4	4					M Filippini	3	6	4
	M Filippini	6	6											7	F Mantilla	5	6	7
	A Voinea	4	6	2											M Larsson	7	4	5
	M Larsson	6	3	6				M Larsson	6	77
							9	B Karbacher	2	65
																					7	F Mantilla	6	0	2
																					2	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6
							16	M Tillström	6	6
	A Chesnokov	6	68	6				A Chesnokov	3	3
	F Meligeni	3	710	3										16	M Tillström	3	65
Q	G Kuerten	77	3	6										2	Y Kafelnikov	6	77
	L Burgsmüller	62	6	3			Q	G Kuerten	1	4
							2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

References