title: 1996 Rado Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Rado Open – Singles
  
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Albert Costa.
  
  Costa won in the final 4–6, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–1, 6–0 against Félix Mantilla.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  * Marcelo Ríos (first round)
  * Marc Rosset (first round)
  * Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
  * Cédric Pioline (second round)
  * Albert Costa (champion)
  * MaliVai Washington (first round)
  * Carlos Moyá (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
  * NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Albert Costa | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | |
  | | Félix Mantilla | 6 | $6^2$ | 1 | 0 | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Carretero | 5 | 1 | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Zingman | 2 | 6 | 5 | | K Alami | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Alami | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | A Strambini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Clavet | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | WC | P Mohr | 2 | 3 | | WC | A Strambini | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Clavet | $7^7$ | 6 | | | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Washington | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | 3 | M Rosset | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Costa | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | O Gross | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | O Gross | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Furlan | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | R Furlan | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hlasek | $6^1$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | R Furlan | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | H Gumy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Costa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 3 | | | H Gumy | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Doseděl | $7^7$ | 5 | $6^9$ | 6 | A Costa | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Costa | $6^0$ | 7 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Forget | 3 | 4 | | 5 | C Pioline | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Ulihrach | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Ulihrach | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Sinner | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | E Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | E Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bruguera | $7^7$ | 6 | | | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | A Boetsch | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 4 | 3 |
  | 8 | C Moyá | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 |
  | | J Sánchez | 5 | $6^2$ | | 8 | C Moyá | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y El Aynaoui | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | A Berasategui | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Berasategui | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | A Berasategui | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | |
  | | M Philippoussis | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | F Mantilla | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
  | | F Mantilla | 6 | $7^8$ | | | F Mantilla | $7^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | J Novák | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Ríos | $6^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  