1996 Italian Indoor – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Marc Rosset.

Goran Ivanišević won in the final 6–3, 7–6(7–3) against Rosset.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (first round)
 * 2) 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (first round)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
 * 4)  Goran Ivanišević (champion)
 * 5) 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera (first round)
 * 6)  Richard Krajicek (second round)
 * 7) 🇩🇪 Michael Stich (second round)
 * 8)  Marc Rosset (final)