1996 EA Generali Open – Singles

Albert Costa was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1996 EA Generali Open
Champion Alberto Berasategui
Runner-up Àlex Corretja
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Draw48
Seeds16

Alberto Berasategui won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 against Àlex Corretja.[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
  2. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  3. Félix Mantilla (third round)
  4. Carlos Moyá (second round)
  5. Alberto Berasategui (champion)
  6. Bohdan Ulihrach (third round)
  7. Francisco Clavet (second round)
  8. Bernd Karbacher (second round)
  9. Andriy Medvedev (third round)
  10. Gilbert Schaller (second round)
  11. Àlex Corretja (final)
  12. Ctislav Doseděl (third round)
  13. Filip Dewulf (quarterfinals)
  14. Sjeng Schalken (third round)
  15. Jordi Burillo (second round)
  16. Javier Sánchez (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
            
LL Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 1 3
5 Alberto Berasategui 4 6 6
5 Alberto Berasategui 6 6 6    
11 Àlex Corretja 2 4 4    
11 Àlex Corretja 77 6  
Q Juan Albert Viloca 64 1  

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 T Muster 6 6  
  E Sánchez 6 6     E Sánchez 3 3  
Q T Schiessling 3 4   1 T Muster 6 6  
  J Tarango 6 1 1   M Zabaleta 1 2  
  M Zabaleta 1 6 6   M Zabaleta 3 6 78
15 J Burillo 6 2 66
1 T Muster 1 5  
LL E Benfele Álvarez 6 7  
9 A Medvedev 6 710  
  A Volkov 6 1     A Volkov 4 68  
  M Meneschincheri 3 0 r 9 A Medvedev 6 64 1
LL E Benfele Álvarez 6 6   LL E Benfele Álvarez 2 77 6
  F Santoro 3 4   LL E Benfele Álvarez 6 6  
7 F Clavet 3 3  

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  C Moyá 3 4  
  G Kuerten 1 2   Q F Squillari 6 6  
Q F Squillari 6 6   Q F Squillari 6 78  
Q W Kowalski 6 77   14 S Schalken 3 66  
  J Cunha e Silva 3 64   Q W Kowalski 65 3  
14 S Schalken 77 6  
Q F Squillari 3 6 2
5 A Berasategui 6 1 6
12 C Doseděl 64 6 6
  O Delaître 4 1   Q D Balducci 77 4 2
Q D Balducci 6 6   12 C Doseděl 6 3 4
  O Camporese 6 6   5 A Berasategui 3 6 6
  Y El Aynaoui 4 4     O Camporese 1 4  
5 A Berasategui 6 6  

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 B Ulihrach 78 6  
  A Portas 3 61     F Messori 66 3  
  F Messori 6 77   6 B Ulihrach 3 2  
  A Cherkasov 7 5 3 11 À Corretja 6 6  
  G Blanco 5 7 6   G Blanco 77 3 4
11 À Corretja 63 6 6
11 À Corretja 6 6  
13 F Dewulf 4 1  
13 F Dewulf 5 6 6
  R Fromberg 1 3     D Rikl 7 2 4
  D Rikl 6 6   13 F Dewulf 6 6  
  L Burgsmüller 6 6   3 F Mantilla 3 2  
Q M Charpentier 3 2     L Burgsmüller 4 5  
3 F Mantilla 6 7  

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 B Karbacher 2 3  
WC N Kiefer 6 6   WC N Kiefer 6 6  
  L Tieleman 2 3   WC N Kiefer 6 6  
  N Marques 6 5 77   N Marques 3 0  
  A Voinea 2 7 63   N Marques 77 6  
10 G Schaller 63 3  
WC N Kiefer 5 4  
Q J A Viloca 7 6  
16 J Sánchez 65 2  
Q J A Viloca 6 6   Q J A Viloca 77 6  
WC H Wiltschnig 3 3   Q J A Viloca 6 77  
WC M Hipfl 6 6   WC/2 M Ríos 1 64  
WC S Koubek 2 3   WC M Hipfl 5 77 1
WC/2 M Ríos 7 65 6

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.
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