title: 1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open – Singles
  
  Nicolás Lapentti was the defending champion but lost in the final $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 6–2, 6–3 against Thomas Muster.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  
  * Thomas Muster (champion)
  * Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
  * Javier Sánchez (second round)
  * Nicolás Lapentti (final)
  * Nicolás Pereira (second round)
  * Marcelo Filippini (first round)
  * Mauricio Hadad (semifinals)
  * Fabrice Santoro (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
  
  | 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Squillari | 4 | 3 | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Morejón | 4 | 4 | | | B Shelton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Shelton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Doumbia | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | R Delgado | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Delgado | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Delgado | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Campana | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | F Santoro | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | F Santoro | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | T Muster | 6 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Arnold | 1 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | M Rincón | 4 | 3 | | 3 | J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tobón | 4 | $6^2$ | | | L Arnold | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Arnold | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | L Arnold | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Ran | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Ran | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 4 | 4 | | | E Ran | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Golmard | 4 | 4 | | 5 | N Pereira | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC/1 | Thomas Muster | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | M Filippini | 3 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nicolás Lapentti | $7^8$ | 2 | 3 |
  | Q | F Dondo | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | Q | F Dondo | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Cañas | 1 | 2 | | | A Hernández | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Hernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Hernández | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Black | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | N Lapentti | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | W McGuire | 4 | 5 | | | W Black | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Rikl | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | N Lapentti | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Hadad | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | D Nainkin | 4 | 2 | | 7 | M Hadad | $6^4$ | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Musa | 6 | 6 | | | D Musa | $7^7$ | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Moggio | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | M Hadad | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Etlis | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | S Schalken | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Drada | 5 | 6 | 4 | | G Etlis | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Albano | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | S Schalken | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | S Schalken | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  