Singles
1996 Mercedes Cup
1995 Champion	Thomas Muster
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster[1]
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.^[1][2]

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 to the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Thomas Muster	6	6
	6	Alberto Berasategui	3	3
								1	Thomas Muster	6	6	6
								2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2	2	4
	12	Àlex Corretja	3	64
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	77

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Muster	77	77
	Q	O Delaître	4	4				Q	M A Gorriz	65	62
	Q	M A Górriz	6	6											1	T Muster	6	6
		Y El Aynaoui	4	77	4											G Blanco	3	0
		G Blanco	6	60	6				G Blanco	6	5	6
								15	J Novák	3	7	4
																						1	T Muster	6	6
																						8	F Clavet	2	4
								10	M Gustafsson	6	6
	WC	K Braasch	4	6	4				F Dewulf	1	3
		F Dewulf	6	4	6										10	M Gustafsson	3	1
		T Carbonell	3	4											8	F Clavet	6	6
	Q	J Krocsko	6	6				Q	J Krocsko	4	4
								8	F Clavet	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Ríos	0	65
		M-K Goellner	6	78					M-K Goellner	6	77
	WC	A Cherkasov	3	66												M-K Goellner	6	6
	Q	G López	77	2	2											D Rikl	0	3
		D Rikl	64	6	6				D Rikl	7	6
								14	H Gumy	5	1
																							M-K Goellner	4	2
																						6	A Berasategui	6	6
								11	B Ulihrach	6	5	78
		C Doseděl	7	65	6				C Doseděl	2	7	66
	Q	F Squillari	5	77	3										11	B Ulihrach	77	1	1
		C-U Steeb	65	4											6	A Berasategui	65	6	6
		S Bruguera	77	6					S Bruguera	66	6	3
								6	A Berasategui	78	4	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	C Moyá	6	6
		J Burillo	5	3					S Schalken	3	2
		S Schalken	7	6											5	C Moyá	4	3
		J Golmard	3	2											12	À Corretja	6	6
		H Dreekmann	6	6					H Dreekmann	7	2	4
								12	À Corretja	5	6	6
																						12	À Corretja	6	6
																							A Volkov	4	3
								13	A Medvedev	3	78	4
		A Volkov	77	6					A Volkov	6	66	6
	WC	J Knippschild	65	4												A Volkov	2	6	6
	WC	N Kiefer	3	1											4	S Edberg	6	4	3
		C Ruud	6	6					C Ruud	4	3
								4	S Edberg	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	F Mantilla	6	0	6
		J Sánchez	4	4					M Filippini	3	6	4
		M Filippini	6	6											7	F Mantilla	5	6	7
		A Voinea	4	6	2											M Larsson	7	4	5
		M Larsson	6	3	6				M Larsson	6	77
								9	B Karbacher	2	65
																						7	F Mantilla	6	0	2
																						2	Y Kafelnikov	2	6	6
								16	M Tillström	6	6
		A Chesnokov	6	68	6				A Chesnokov	3	3
		F Meligeni	3	710	3										16	M Tillström	3	65
	Q	G Kuerten	77	3	6										2	Y Kafelnikov	6	77
		L Burgsmüller	62	6	3			Q	G Kuerten	1	4
								2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6