1996 Estoril Open – Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–4 against Andrea Gaudenzi.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (champion)
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
 * 3) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (first round)
 * 4) 🇦🇹 Gilbert Schaller (first round)
 * 5)  Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇪🇸 Carlos Costa (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇪🇸 Alberto Berasategui (second round)
 * 8) 🇨🇿 Bohdan Ulihrach (first round)