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
Score	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	48
Seeds	16

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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