1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Michael Chang defeated Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.

Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Haarhuis.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)

• # 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (champion)

• # Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Jim Courier (third round)

• # 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (second round)

• # Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)

• # Marc Rosset (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Andriy Medvedev (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Arnaud Boetsch (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (first round)

• # 🇦🇹 Gilbert Schaller (first round)