Fernando Meligeni was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marcelo Filippini.
Magnus Gustafsson won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Andriy Medvedev.
Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Stefan Edberg (semifinals) Carlos Costa (semifinals) n/a Magnus Gustafsson (champion) Andriy Medvedev (final) Tomás Carbonell (quarterfinals) Filip Dewulf (first round) Christian Ruud (first round)
Draw
References
External links 1996 Swedish Open draw