Marc Rosset was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Daniel Vacek.
Nicklas Kulti won in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
External links 1996 Gerry Weber Open draw