Singles
1996 Eurocard Open
Final
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Eurocard Open.

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.

Seeds

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 into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	6	6
		Jan Siemerink	3	4
								1	Pete Sampras	6	3	6	3	4
								6	Boris Becker	3	6	3	6	6
	6	Boris Becker	6	6
	2	Michael Chang	4	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
	Q	S Sargsian	7	6				Q	S Sargsian	3	4
		M Philippoussis	5	3											1	P Sampras	6	6
	Q	A O'Brien	65	3											16	F Mantilla	1	4
		M Rosset	77	6					M Rosset	63	6	5
								16	F Mantilla	77	3	7
																						1	P Sampras	6	6
																						9	A Agassi	4	1
								9	A Agassi	6	77
	WC	C-U Steeb	5	5					A Berasategui	1	65
		A Berasategui	7	7											9	A Agassi	6	6
		F Clavet	1	4												R Reneberg	2	4
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	7
								7	W Ferreira	3	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	65
	WC	H Dreekmann	1	5					J Siemerink	3	6	77
		J Siemerink	6	7												J Siemerink	6	6
		R Furlan	6	6												R Furlan	4	4
	LL	F Dewulf	4	1					R Furlan	6	7
								13	M Washington	4	5
																							J Siemerink	6	77
																						5	G Ivani?evi?	3	64
								11	T Martin	77	7
		M Stich	7	6					M Stich	65	5
		P Haarhuis	5	1											11	T Martin	2	4
		S Edberg	6	6											5	G Ivani?evi?	6	6
		T Henman	4	2					S Edberg	67	3
								5	G Ivani?evi?	79	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Becker	6	6
		C Moyá	3	4				Q	G Rusedski	4	4
	Q	G Rusedski	6	6											6	B Becker	6	7
		H Gumy	3	0											12	T Enqvist	4	5
	Q	N Kiefer	6	6				Q	N Kiefer	4	4
								12	T Enqvist	6	6
																						6	B Becker	6	6
																							M Gustafsson	2	2
								14	A Costa	65	61
		M Gustafsson	6	6					M Gustafsson	77	77
		J Stoltenberg	4	4												M Gustafsson	63	6	77
	Q	M-K Goellner	4	1												M Woodforde	77	2	64
		M Woodforde	6	6					M Woodforde	3	6	3
								3	T Muster	6	1	0/r

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	R Krajicek	4	6	6
	WC	A R?dulescu	77	63	4				A Boetsch	6	3	2
		A Boetsch	61	77	6										8	R Krajicek	4	4
	Q	S Lareau	7	6											10	M Ríos	6	6
	WC	S Bruguera	5	0				Q	S Lareau	77	64	4
								10	M Ríos	64	77	6
																						10	M Ríos	4	3
																						2	M Chang	6	6
								15	J Courier	77	6
		À Corretja	3	1					B Ulihrach	65	4
		B Ulihrach	6	6											15	J Courier	5	2
		T Woodbridge	4	6	6										2	M Chang	7	6
		D Vacek	6	4	1				T Woodbridge	3	2
								2	M Chang	6	6

References

• 1996 Eurocard Open Draw