title: 1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles
text: # 1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles
  
  Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 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 to the second round.
  
  * Thomas Muster (champion)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
  * Marcelo Ríos (second round)
  * Stefan Edberg (third round)
  * Carlos Moyá (third round)
  * Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
  * Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
  * Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
  * Bernd Karbacher (second round)
  * Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
  * Bohdan Ulihrach (third round)
  * Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
  * Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  * Hernán Gumy (second round)
  * Jiří Novák (second round)
  * 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Alberto Berasategui | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Alberto Berasategui | 3 | 3 | 1 | Thomas Muster | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 12 | Àlex Corretja | 3 | $6^4$ | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 2 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | O Delaître | 4 | 4 | | Q | M A Gorriz | $6^5$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M A Górriz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | G Blanco | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 6 | $6^0$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | M Ríos | 0 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M-K Goellner | 6 | $7^8$ | | | M-K Goellner | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Cherkasov | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | G López | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | D Rikl | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | D Rikl | $6^4$ | 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 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Doseděl | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | C Doseděl | 2 | 7 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Squillari | 5 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | 11 | B Ulihrach | $7^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | C-U Steeb | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | A Berasategui | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Bruguera | $7^7$ | 6 | | | S Bruguera | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | A Berasategui | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Volkov | $7^7$ | 6 | | A Volkov | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Knippschild | $6^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | B Karbacher | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Mantilla | 6 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 16 | M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Chesnokov | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | | A Chesnokov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Meligeni | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | 16 | M Tillström | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Kuerten | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | L Burgsmüller | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | Q | G Kuerten | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  