title: 1996 Marseille Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Marseille Open – Singles
  
  Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Guy Forget won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Cédric Pioline.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  * Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  * Daniel Vacek (second round)
  * Jonas Björkman (first round)
  * Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  * Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  * Cédric Pioline (final)
  * Sjeng Schalken (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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Tomás Carbonell | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | | Guy Forget | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | | Guy Forget | 6 | $7^8$ | | | Guy Forget | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 7 | Cédric Pioline | 5 | 4 |
  | | Hendrik Dreekmann | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Cédric Pioline | 5 | 4 |
  | 7 | Cédric Pioline | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | C Doseděl | 1 | 7 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | | T Carbonell | 6 | 5 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | C-U Steeb | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | C Ruud | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | S Simian | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | S Simian | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | S Simian | 4 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | H Leconte | 4 | 3 | | 8 | S Schalken | 6 | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | S Schalken | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | 3 | D Vacek | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | G Forget | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | Q | O Delaître | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | D Vacek | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Voinea | 4 | 7 | $7^7$ | | A Voinea | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Carraz | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | A Voinea | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | |
  | | G Forget | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Forget | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | |
  | WC | Y Noah | 6 | 3 | 3 | | G Forget | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Chesnokov | 4 | 2 | | 6 | J Hlasek | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Hlasek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | B Ulihrach | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Agénor | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^6$ | 5 | B Ulihrach | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Dreekmann | 6 | 6 | | | H Dreekmann | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Sinner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | H Dreekmann | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | F Mantilla | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Dewulf | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | F Dewulf | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Moyá | 6 | $7^7$ | | | C Moyá | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Björkman | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Dreekmann | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | K Kučera | 4 | 4 | | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Damm | 4 | 7 | 6 | | M Damm | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Apell | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 7 | C Pioline | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Henman | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Bruguera | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | J-P Fleurian | $6^4$ | 3 | | | T Henman | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Raoux | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^3$ | 2 | S Bruguera | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | S Bruguera | $6^4$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  