title: 1996 Pilot Pen International – Singles
text: # 1996 Pilot Pen International – Singles
  
  Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  
  Alex O'Brien won in the final $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–4 against Jan Siemerink.
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  * Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  * Jim Courier (third round)
  * Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
  * Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  * Marc Rosset (quarterfinals)
  * Cédric Pioline (second round)
  * Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
  * Paul Haarhuis (first round)
  * Jan Siemerink (final)
  * Byron Black (second round)
  * Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  * Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  * Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)
  * Andrea Gaudenzi (third round)
  * Younes El Aynaoui (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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WC | Alex O'Brien | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 14 | Mark Philippoussis | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | 14 | Mark Philippoussis | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 | WC | Alex O'Brien | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 10 | Jan Siemerink | $6^6$ | 4 |
  | 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | Jan Siemerink | $6^6$ | 4 |
  | 10 | Jan Siemerink | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | $6^0$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Grant | 4 | 2 | | | A Olhovskiy | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Barthez | 4 | 4 | | | J Krošlák | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kučera | 2 | $6^3$ | | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 4 |
  | 9 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 |
  | | S Matsuoka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Matsuoka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Adams | 6 | 6 | | | C Adams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Campbell | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Adams | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Sargsian | 2 | 6 | 4 | WC | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | A Boetsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | J Courier | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Schalken | 3 | 1 | | | M Tillström | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | J Courier | $6^5$ | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | M Philippoussis | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | N Kulti | 3 | 2 | | | J Björkman | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Carlsen | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | 14 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | M Philippoussis | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | B Black | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 2 | 3 |
  | WC | P Cash | $6^5$ | 4 | | 11 | B Black | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Szymanski | $6^7$ | 7 | 0 | Q | L Burgsmüller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Burgsmüller | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Q | L Burgsmüller | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | M Larsson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | G Rusedski | 7 | 6 | | | G Rusedski | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | M Rosset | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Smith | 3 | 4 | | | L Paes | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Ríos | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Manta | $7^7$ | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | 12 | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Cherkasov | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | A Cherkasov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Spadea | $6^5$ | 3 | | 12 | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | D Vacek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | D Vacek | 2 | $7^8$ | 3 |
  | 13 | A Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 |
  | | S Simian | 1 | 4 | | 13 | A Medvedev | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Mamiit | 6 | $6^8$ | 2 | | A Chesnokov | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Chesnokov | 1 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Chesnokov | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | M Joyce | 1 | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | P Norval | 6 | 4 | $6^7$ | | M Joyce | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 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 | C Pioline | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Eltingh | 3 | 1 | | | S Bruguera | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Bruguera | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | N Pereira | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 10 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Stolle | 4 | 6 | 7 | | S Stolle | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Gloria | 1 | 2 | | 10 | J Siemerink | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | J Siemerink | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 16 | Y El Aynaoui | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Krajicek | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | | M-K Goellner | 6 | 6 | | | M-K Goellner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Wilander | 3 | 4 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  | | L Tieleman | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | R Krajicek | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | L Jensen | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | L Jensen | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | R Krajicek | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  