1996 Nottingham Open – Singles

Javier Frana was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marc-Kevin Goellner.

Jan Siemerink won in the final 6–3, 7–6(7–0) against Sandon Stolle.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇫🇷 Cédric Pioline (first round)
 * 2) 🇪🇸 Albert Costa (first round)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (first round)
 * 4) 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (first round)
 * 5)  Jan Siemerink (champion)
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja (second round)