Runner-up Carlos Moyá | Final score 6–1, 7–6 (7–5) | |
Thomas Muster was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Alberto Berasategui won in the final 6–1, 7–6 (7–5) against Carlos Moyá.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
References
1996 Romanian Open – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA