Singles
1996 Estoril Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Andrea Gaudenzi
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 against Andrea Gaudenzi.^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Thomas Muster	66	6	6
		Àlex Corretja	78	4	0
								1	Thomas Muster	77	6
									Andrea Gaudenzi	64	4
	5	Paul Haarhuis	2	1
		Andrea Gaudenzi	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Muster	6	7
	Q	D Rikl	1	5				1	T Muster	6	6
		C Moyá	6	6					C Moyá	4	2
		S Schalken	3	4											1	T Muster	6	6
		S Pescosolido	6	6												F Clavet	4	2
	WC	N Marques	3	4					S Pescosolido	62	1
		F Clavet	6	7					F Clavet	77	6
	8	B Ulihrach	3	5																		1	T Muster	66	6	6
	3	A Costa	2	2																			À Corretja	78	4	0
		À Corretja	6	6					À Corretja	6	6
		J Novák	1	77	6				J Novák	4	2
		K Kučera	6	63	2											À Corretja	7	7
		A Voinea	79	1	1										6	C Costa	5	5
	WC	B Mota	67	6	6			WC	B Mota	2	5
	Q	S Noszály	2	5				6	C Costa	6	7
	6	C Costa	6	7

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Haarhuis	6	6
	WC	J Cunha e Silva	3	3				5	P Haarhuis	6	6
		C Doseděl	3	2					F Dewulf	3	2
		F Dewulf	6	6											5	P Haarhuis	2	6	6
		J Arrese	2	2											Q	R Fromberg	6	4	4
	Q	R Fromberg	6	6				Q	R Fromberg	3	77	6
		J Burillo	6	5	6				J Burillo	6	63	1
	4	G Schaller	3	7	0																	5	P Haarhuis	2	1
	7	A Berasategui	7	6																			A Gaudenzi	6	6
		J Sánchez	5	2				7	A Berasategui	66	6	67
		K Goossens	4	2					T Carbonell	78	1	79
		T Carbonell	6	6												T Carbonell	3	1
		M-K Goellner	4	2												A Gaudenzi	6	6
	Q	R Carretero	6	6				Q	R Carretero	6	67	5
		A Gaudenzi	1	6	6				A Gaudenzi	4	79	7
	2	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	0

• Main draw