Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.
Seeds
Thomas Muster (champion) Goran Ivanišević (third round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round) Thomas Enqvist (third round) Jim Courier (second round) Wayne Ferreira (semifinals) Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) Sergi Bruguera (first round) Arnaud Boetsch (first round) Marc Rosset (third round) Albert Costa (semifinals) MaliVai Washington (second round) Michael Stich (second round) Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals) Todd Martin (third round) Cédric Pioline (second round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (World Tennis)