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.
Boris Becker (first round) n/a Carlos Moyá (final) Alberto Berasategui (champion) Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals) n/a Gilbert Schaller (second round) Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
Draw
References
External links 1996 Open Romania draw