Men's singles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Richey Reneberg
Score	6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw	56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg.

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	77	6
	5	Mark Woodforde	65	4
								1	Pete Sampras	6	7
									Richey Reneberg	4	5
		Hendrik Dreekmann	6	4	64
		Richey Reneberg	3	6	77

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
	Q	A O'Brien	5	7	3				L Roux	3	2
		L Roux	7	5	6										1	P Sampras	5	6	6
		O Ogorodov	6	3	4										Q	M Norman	7	4	1
	Q	M Norman	2	6	6			Q	M Norman	6	6
	WC	Y Yamamoto	7	4	2			16	K Carlsen	3	2
	16	K Carlsen	5	6	6																	1	P Sampras	3	6	6
	10	G Forget	6	7																		10	G Forget	6	3	4
		J Cunha e Silva	2	5				10	G Forget	6	6
		J Golmard	4	6	65			WC	K Miyachi	0	3
	WC	K Miyachi	6	1	77										10	G Forget	6	6
		N Kulti	3	1											8	T Woodbridge	4	4
	WC	T Suzuki	6	6				WC	T Suzuki	2	1
								8	T Woodbridge	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Enqvist	6	6
		J Van Herck	7	6					J Van Herck	2	1
		A Järryd	5	2											3	T Enqvist	77	6
		S Matsuoka	6	77											13	G Rusedski	64	1
		C Caratti	1	63					S Matsuoka	77	5	4
		C-U Steeb	2	1				13	G Rusedski	64	7	6
	13	G Rusedski	6	6	6																	3	T Enqvist	4	5
	12	J Hlasek	77	3	6																	5	M Woodforde	6	7
	Q	L Rehmann	64	6	0			12	J Hlasek	3	77	4
		M Damm	65	66					F Fetterlein	6	63	6
		F Fetterlein	77	78												F Fetterlein	3	2
		A Olhovskiy	63	2											5	M Woodforde	6	6
	Q	W Black	77	6				Q	W Black	4	2
								5	M Woodforde	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Krajicek	6	6
		A Volkov	4	4					J-P Fleurian	3	3
		J-P Fleurian	6	6											6	R Krajicek	7	6
	WC	H Kaneko	2	5											11	D Prinosil	5	0
		J Krošlák	6	7					J Krošlák	7	3	4
		S Stolle	1	4				11	D Prinosil	5	6	6
	11	D Prinosil	6	6																		6	R Krajicek	65	67
	14	B Karbacher	2	4																			H Dreekmann	77	79
		H Dreekmann	6	6					H Dreekmann	6	6
		D Norman	2	6	2			Q	J Renzenbrink	1	3
	Q	J Renzenbrink	6	3	6											H Dreekmann	6	6
		G Pozzi	0	6	1										4	W Ferreira	4	3
		T Johansson	6	4	6				T Johansson	7	3	3
								4	W Ferreira	5	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Siemerink	77	2	1
		M Knowles	1	2					S Lareau	64	6	6
		S Lareau	6	6												S Lareau	2	4
	Q	S Campbell	4	7	6											R Reneberg	6	6
	Q	D Nestor	6	5	3			Q	S Campbell	1	4
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	6
	9	B Black	3	0																			R Reneberg	6	77
	15	T Henman	1	4																		2	M Chang	4	63
		J Tarango	6	6					J Tarango	6	6
		M Ondruska	1	1					C Wilkinson	4	3
		C Wilkinson	6	6												J Tarango	7	3	4
		A Rădulescu	77	6											2	M Chang	5	6	6
	WC	G Motomura	65	0					A Rădulescu	2	6	1
								2	M Chang	6	3	6

• 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships draw