1996 Italian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (champion)
 * 2)  Goran Ivanišević (third round)
 * 3) 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (third round)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (second round)
 * 6)  Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
 * 7)  Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 Sergi Bruguera (first round)
 * 9) 🇫🇷 Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
 * 10)  Marc Rosset (third round)
 * 11) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (semifinals)
 * 12) 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (second round)
 * 13) 🇩🇪 Michael Stich (second round)
 * 14) 🇺🇦 Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals)
 * 15) 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (third round)
 * 16) 🇫🇷 Cédric Pioline (second round)