title: 1996 Qatar Open – Singles
text: # 1996 Qatar Open – Singles
  
  Stefan Edberg was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Boris Becker.
  
  Petr Korda won in the final $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 2–6, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ against Younes El Aynaoui.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Thomas Muster (semifinals)
  * Boris Becker (second round)
  * Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  * Michael Stich (second round)
  * Magnus Larsson (quarterfinals)
  * Paul Haarhuis (first round)
  * Gilbert Schaller (first round)
  * Jan Siemerink (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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Thomas Muster | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Younes El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Younes El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | WC | Younes El Aynaoui | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | | Petr Korda | $7^7$ | 2 | $7^7$ |
  | | Petr Korda | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | Petr Korda | $7^7$ | 2 | $7^7$ |
  | | David Prinosil | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | T Muster | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Sánchez | 2 | $6^6$ | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 2 | 4 | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Fetterlein | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | A Voinea | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | N Kulti | 6 | 6 | Q | N Kulti | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Voinea | 6 | 6 | | A Voinea | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | J Siemerink | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 4 | 4 |
  | 3 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | H Arazi | 2 | 4 | 3 | T Enqvist | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | WC | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Carbonell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | WC | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M-K Goellner | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | G Raoux | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | G Raoux | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Volkov | 7 | $7^7$ | | A Volkov | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC/6 | P Haarhuis | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | M Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Khalfan | 0 | 1 | | 3 | M Larsson | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Ulihrach | $6^4$ | 3 | | | J Tarango | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Tarango | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Larsson | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Korda | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | F Dewulf | 3 | 2 | | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ruud | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | M Stich | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Stich | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | P Korda | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | G Schaller | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 |
  | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Alami | 6 | 2 | 7 | | K Alami | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Olhovskiy | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | D Prinosil | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Apell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | N Pereira | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Pereira | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Edberg | 2 | 5 | | 2 | B Becker | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Becker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  