1996 RCA Championships – Singles

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Todd Martin.

Pete Sampras won in the final 7–6(7–3), 7–5 against Goran Ivanišević.

In a second round match, Andre Agassi was defaulted after swearing at the chair umpire.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (champion)
 * 2)  Goran Ivanišević (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (second round, defaulted)
 * 4) 🇸🇪 Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (semifinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Richey Reneberg (third round)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Renzo Furlan (second round)
 * 9) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (third round)
 * 10) 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (third round)
 * 11) 🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja (quarterfinals)
 * 12) 🇬🇧 Tim Henman (first round)
 * 13) 🇨🇿 Bohdan Ulihrach (semifinals)
 * 14) 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge (second round)
 * 15) 🇧🇪 Filip Dewulf (first round)
 * 16) 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (third round)