title: 1996 Romanian Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Romanian Open – Singles
  
  Thomas Muster was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Alberto Berasategui won in the final 6–1, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ against Carlos Moyá.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Boris Becker (first round)
  * n/a
  * Carlos Moyá (final)
  * Alberto Berasategui (champion)
  * Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)
  * n/a
  * Gilbert Schaller (second round)
  * Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | WC/1 | B Becker | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ruud | 5 | | | | C Ruud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | G Trifu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | D Pescariu | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Pescariu | 6 | 6 | | WC | D Pescariu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M A Gorriz | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | G Schaller | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | G Schaller | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Ruud | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 4 | A Berasategui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | K Goossens | 0 | r | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 5 | 7 | $6^6$ | | R Fromberg | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Fromberg | 7 | 5 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tarango | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | Q | I Moldovan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | I Moldovan | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | I Moldovan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Noszály | 6 | 3 | 3 | LL | S Prieto | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | S Prieto | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Berasategui | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Carlos Moyá | 1 | $6^5$ |
  | | K Alami | 4 | 3 | | 5 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Blanco | 6 | $7^7$ | | | G Blanco | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Sekulov | 2 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | 5 | F Clavet | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Arazi | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Zingman | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | A Zingman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Vicente | $6^5$ | 7 | 3 | 3 | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | C Moyá | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Moyá | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | J Novák | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
  | | T Carbonell | 7 | 3 | $6^4$ | 8 | J Novák | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Roux | 7 | 0 | 6 | | L Roux | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Merinov | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | J Novák | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J van Herck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Krocsko | 3 | 0 | | | J van Herck | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | D Adams | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  