1996 Eurocard Open – Singles

{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1996|Eurocard Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras

| score = 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

| draw = 48

| seeds = 16

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

}}

{{main|1996 Eurocard Open}}

Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Eurocard Open.

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.{{cite book|title=International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997|year=1997|publisher=CollinsWillow|location=London|isbn=9780002187145|editor=John Barrett|pages=131, 144–145}}

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 into the second round.

{{colbegin}}

  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras (final)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|AUT}} Thomas Muster (second round)
  4. {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  5. {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker (champion)
  7. {{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|NED}} Richard Krajicek (third round)
  9. {{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
  10. {{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  11. {{flagicon|USA}} Todd Martin (third round)
  12. {{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist (third round)
  13. {{flagicon|USA}} MaliVai Washington (second round)
  14. {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Costa (second round)
  15. {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Courier (third round)
  16. {{flagicon|ESP}} Félix Mantilla (third round)

{{colend}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket

| sets = 3/3/5

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3= 

| RD1-seed2=9

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=1

| RD1-score2-3= 

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|NED}} Jan Siemerink

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=77

| RD1-score3-3= 

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=64

| RD1-score4-3= 

| RD1-seed5=6

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| RD1-score5-1=6

| RD1-score5-2=6

| RD1-score5-3=

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Gustafsson

| RD1-score6-1=2

| RD1-score6-2=2

| RD1-score6-3=

| RD1-seed7=10

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos

| RD1-score7-1=4

| RD1-score7-2=3

| RD1-score7-3=

| RD1-seed8=2

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang

| RD1-score8-1=6

| RD1-score8-2=6

| RD1-score8-3=

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3= 

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|NED}} Jan Siemerink

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=4

| RD2-score2-3= 

| RD2-seed3=6

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| RD2-score3-1=6

| RD2-score3-2=6

| RD2-score3-3= 

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Michael Chang

| RD2-score4-1=4

| RD2-score4-2=3

| RD2-score4-3= 

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Pete Sampras

| RD3-score1-1=6

| RD3-score1-2=3

| RD3-score1-3=6

| RD3-score1-4=3

| RD3-score1-5=4

| RD3-seed2=6

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GER}} Boris Becker

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=6

| RD3-score2-3=3

| RD3-score2-4=6

| RD3-score2-5=6

}}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ARM}} S Sargsian

| RD1-score03-1=7

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} M Philippoussis

| RD1-score04-1=5

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05=Q

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} A O'Brien

| RD1-score05-1=65

| RD1-score05-2=3

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SUI}} M Rosset

| RD1-score06-1=77

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11=WC

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GER}} C-U Steeb

| RD1-score11-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=5

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ESP}} A Berasategui

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=7

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ESP}} F Clavet

| RD1-score13-1=1

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Sampras

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ARM}} S Sargsian

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|SUI}} M Rosset

| RD2-score03-1=63

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=5

| RD2-seed04=16

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ESP}} F Mantilla

| RD2-score04-1=77

| RD2-score04-2=3

| RD2-score04-3=7

| RD2-seed05=9

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} A Agassi

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=77

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ESP}} A Berasategui

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score06-2=65

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=7

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RSA}} W Ferreira

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=5

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Sampras

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=16

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} F Mantilla

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=9

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} A Agassi

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} R Reneberg

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=4

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} P Sampras

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=9

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Agassi

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=WC

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GER}} H Dreekmann

| RD1-score03-1=1

| RD1-score03-2=5

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=7

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ITA}} R Furlan

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=LL

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|BEL}} F Dewulf

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GER}} M Stich

| RD1-score11-1=7

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis

| RD1-score12-1=5

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} S Edberg

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} T Henman

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=2

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=3

| RD2-score01-3=65

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=77

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} R Furlan

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=13

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} M Washington

| RD2-score04-1=4

| RD2-score04-2=5

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} T Martin

| RD2-score05-1=77

| RD2-score05-2=7

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GER}} M Stich

| RD2-score06-1=65

| RD2-score06-2=5

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} S Edberg

| RD2-score07-1=67

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=5

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CRO}} G Ivanišević

| RD2-score08-1=79

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01= 

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} R Furlan

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=4

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=11

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Martin

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=4

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CRO}} G Ivanišević

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01= 

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=77

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CRO}} G Ivanišević

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=64

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ESP}} C Moyá

| RD1-score03-1=3

| RD1-score03-2=4

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} G Rusedski

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} H Gumy

| RD1-score05-1=3

| RD1-score05-2=0

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GER}} N Kiefer

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|SWE}} M Gustafsson

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} J Stoltenberg

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GER}} M-K Goellner

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=1

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=6

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GER}} B Becker

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} G Rusedski

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER}} N Kiefer

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=12

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} T Enqvist

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=14

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ESP}} A Costa

| RD2-score05-1=65

| RD2-score05-2=61

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|SWE}} M Gustafsson

| RD2-score06-1=77

| RD2-score06-2=77

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD2-score07-1=3

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUT}} T Muster

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=1

| RD2-score08-3=0/r

| RD3-seed01=6

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GER}} B Becker

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=12

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} T Enqvist

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=5

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|SWE}} M Gustafsson

| RD3-score03-1=63

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=77

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} M Woodforde

| RD3-score04-1=77

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=64

| RD4-seed01=6

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GER}} B Becker

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} M Gustafsson

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed03=WC

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GER}} A Rădulescu

| RD1-score03-1=77

| RD1-score03-2=63

| RD1-score03-3=4

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} A Boetsch

| RD1-score04-1=61

| RD1-score04-2=77

| RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05=Q

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} S Lareau

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06=WC

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ESP}} S Bruguera

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score06-2=0

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ESP}} À Corretja

| RD1-score11-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=1

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CZE}} B Ulihrach

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge

| RD1-score13-1=4

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=4

| RD1-score14-3=1

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NED}} R Krajicek

| RD2-score01-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} A Boetsch

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3=2

| RD2-seed03=Q

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} S Lareau

| RD2-score03-1=77

| RD2-score03-2=64

| RD2-score03-3=4

| RD2-seed04=10

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CHI}} M Ríos

| RD2-score04-1=64

| RD2-score04-2=77

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=15

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} J Courier

| RD2-score05-1=77

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|CZE}} B Ulihrach

| RD2-score06-1=65

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} T Woodbridge

| RD2-score07-1=3

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} R Krajicek

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=4

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=10

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CHI}} M Ríos

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=15

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J Courier

| RD3-score03-1=5

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang

| RD3-score04-1=7

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=10

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CHI}} M Ríos

| RD4-score01-1=4

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} M Chang

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

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