1996 BellSouth Open

The 1996 BellSouth Open was a men's tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 January through 14 January 1996. Eighth-seeded Jiří Novák won the singles title.

Singles
🇨🇿 Jiří Novák defeated 🇳🇿 Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4
 * It was Novák's only singles title of the year and the 1st of his career.

Doubles
Marcos Ondruska / 🇺🇸 Jack Waite defeated 🇸🇪 Jonas Björkman / 🇳🇿 Brett Steven by walkover
 * It was Ondruska's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Waite's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.