title: 1996 Grolsch Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Grolsch Open – Singles
  
  Marcelo Ríos was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Adrian Voinea.
  
  Francisco Clavet won in the final 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 against Younes El Aynaoui.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Marcelo Ríos (second round)
  * Albert Costa (first round)
  * Félix Mantilla (quarterfinals)
  * Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  * Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
  * Francisco Clavet (champion)
  * Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  * Carlos Costa (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Adrian Voinea | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Francisco Clavet | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Younes El Aynaoui | 5 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Dennis van Scheppingen | 3 | $7^7$ | 2 | | Younes El Aynaoui | 5 | 1 | 1 |
  | | Younes El Aynaoui | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Ríos | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Noszály | 5 | 2 | | 1 | M Ríos | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Fetterlein | 2 | 4 | | | A Voinea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Voinea | $7^9$ | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | P Wessels | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | C Doseděl | $6^7$ | 5 | | | | |
  | | C Doseděl | 6 | 6 | | | C Doseděl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Rikl | 2 | 3 | | 8 | C Costa | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | C Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Voinea | 3 | 4 |
  | 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | J van Lottum | 3 | 1 | | 3 | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Schaller | 6 | 6 | | | G Schaller | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | F Mantilla | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | S Noteboom | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | J Burillo | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Ruud | $6^3$ | 3 | | 6 | F Clavet | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | F Clavet | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Doyle | 2 | 2 | | 5 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Blanco | 6 | 2 | 4 | | A Volkov | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Volkov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | C Moyá | $6^9$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | D van Scheppingen | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | D van Scheppingen | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | R Agénor | $6^5$ | 1 | | WC | D van Scheppingen | $6^1$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Filippini | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | A Berasategui | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | D van Scheppingen | 3 | $7^7$ | 2 |
  | 7 | B Ulihrach | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | | S Schalken | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | B Ulihrach | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Carretero | 2 | 3 | | | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Gumy | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y El Aynaoui | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Y El Aynaoui | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Puentes | 4 | 2 | | 2 | A Costa | $7^9$ | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  