1996 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

Fifth-seeded Todd Martin was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–2) against first-seeded Pete Sampras.

Seeds
All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (second round)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (final)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
 * 7)  Paul Haarhuis (third round)
 * 8)  Marcelo Ríos (third round)
 * 9) 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
 * 10) 🇦🇺 Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)
 * 11) 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge (third round)
 * 12)  Byron Black (third round)
 * 13) 🇳🇿 Brett Steven (third round)
 * 14) 🇪🇸 Carlos Costa (third round)
 * 15) 🇨🇿 Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
 * 16) 🇬🇧 Greg Rusedski (third round)