1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6(7–3), 6–2 against Jiří Novák.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (champion)
 * 2) 🇮🇹 Andrea Gaudenzi (quarterfinals)
 * 3) 🇨🇿 Jiří Novák (final)
 * 4) 🇦🇷 Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Francisco Clavet (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇧🇷 Fernando Meligeni (semifinals)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla (second round)