title: 1996 du Maurier Open – Men's singles
text: # 1996 du Maurier Open – Men's singles
  
  Wayne Ferreira defeated Todd Woodbridge in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open.
  
  Andre Agassi was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Thomas Muster (second round)
  * Goran Ivanišević (second round)
  * Wayne Ferreira (champion)
  * Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
  * Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  * MaliVai Washington (third round)
  * Todd Martin (semifinals)
  * Marc Rosset (second round)
  * Cédric Pioline (third round)
  * Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
  * Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  * Francisco Clavet (second round)
  * Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
  * Paul Haarhuis (first round)
  * Mark Woodforde (first round)
  * Magnus Gustafsson (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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Todd Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 0 | 3 | | | Todd Woodbridge | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
  | 7 | Todd Martin | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M-K Goellner | $6^4$ | 4 | | WC | D Nestor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Nestor | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | D Nestor | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | | |
  | WC | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | |
  | WC | J Robichaud | 1 | 4 | | WC | S Lareau | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 7 | | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | M Woodforde | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | 7 | 6 |
  | 10 | A Boetsch | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 5 | 4 |
  | | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | B Ulihrach | 7 | 7 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | H Gumy | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Carlsen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Burillo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Karbacher | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | D Vacek | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | D Vacek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Vacek | 5 | $7^7$ | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Carbonell | 1 | 0 | | 13 | J Stoltenberg | 7 | $6^1$ | $6^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 0 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 11 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | $6^4$ | 1 |
  | | F Dewulf | 4 | 0 | | 11 | A Berasategui | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Rafter | $7^8$ | 6 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Costa | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | G Forget | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Washington | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | À Corretja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | À Corretja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Sánchez | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | J Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Draper | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Korda | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Korda | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | N Godwin | 6 | 0 | 4 | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Hadad | 4 | 4 | | 12 | F Clavet | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 5 | 2 |
  | 14 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 |
  | | T Henman | 6 | 2 | $7^9$ | | T Henman | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Leblanc | 4 | 3 | | | C Woodruff | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | J Björkman | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Novák | 6 | 5 | 6 | | J Novák | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | T Martin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Ruud | 1 | 3 | | | R Furlan | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Furlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Martin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | G Carraz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C Pioline | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | M Knowles | 4 | 0 | | Q | G Carraz | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Kulti | 4 | 2 | | 9 | C Pioline | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Martin | 6 | 6 |
  | 16 | M Gustafsson | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | SE | A O'Brien | 4 | 4 |
  | SE | A O'Brien | 6 | $7^7$ | | SE | A O'Brien | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Black | $7^7$ | 3 | | | B Black | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hlasek | $6^4$ | $1^r$ | | | | | | | SE | A O'Brien | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Tillström | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | M Tillström | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | LL | J Renzenbrink | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Tillström | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  