title: 1996 Estoril Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Estoril Open – Singles
  
  Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 against Andrea Gaudenzi.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Thomas Muster (champion)
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  * Albert Costa (first round)
  * Gilbert Schaller (first round)
  * Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
  * Carlos Costa (quarterfinals)
  * Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  * Bohdan Ulihrach (first 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thomas Muster | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Àlex Corretja | $7^8$ | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | | Àlex Corretja | $7^8$ | 4 | 0 | 1 | Thomas Muster | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Andrea Gaudenzi | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | 5 | Paul Haarhuis | 2 | 1 | | | Andrea Gaudenzi | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | | Andrea Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Rikl | 1 | 5 | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Moyá | 6 | 6 | | | C Moyá | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Pescosolido | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Clavet | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | N Marques | 3 | 4 | | | S Pescosolido | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Clavet | 6 | 7 | | | F Clavet | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B Ulihrach | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | A Costa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | À Corretja | $7^8$ | 4 | 0 |
  | | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | À Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | J Novák | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kučera | 6 | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | À Corretja | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | A Voinea | $7^9$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | 6 | C Costa | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
  | WC | B Mota | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | WC | B Mota | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Noszály | 2 | 5 | | 6 | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | C Costa | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Cunha e Silva | 3 | 3 | | 5 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Doseděl | 3 | 2 | | | F Dewulf | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Arrese | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Fromberg | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | J Burillo | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | G Schaller | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 1 |
  | 7 | A Berasategui | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 |
  | | J Sánchez | 5 | 2 | | 7 | A Berasategui | $6^6$ | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Goossens | 4 | 2 | | | T Carbonell | $7^8$ | 1 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Carbonell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Carbonell | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | M-K Goellner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | R Carretero | 6 | 6 | | Q | R Carretero | 6 | $6^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | A Gaudenzi | 4 | $7^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  