1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles

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

Singles
1996 Mercedes Cup
1995 Champion	Thomas Muster
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Stuttgart Open

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.

1. Thomas Muster (champion)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
3. Marcelo Ríos (second round)
4. Stefan Edberg (third round)
5. Carlos Moyá (third round)
6. Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
7. Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
8. Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
9. Bernd Karbacher (second round)
10. Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
11. Bohdan Ulihrach (third round)
12. Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
13. Andriy Medvedev (second round)
14. Hernán Gumy (second round)
15. Jiří Novák (second round)
16. Mikael Tillström (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
• SR = Special ranking

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 Górriz	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 López	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