1996 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 7–6(7–4) against Magnus Gustafsson.

Seeds
• # 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)

• # 🇨🇿 Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)

• # 🇩🇪 David Prinosil (quarterfinals)

• # 🇧🇪 Filip Dewulf (semifinals)

• # 🇸🇪 Mikael Tillström (quarterfinals)

• # Kenneth Carlsen (second round)

• # 🇸🇪 Magnus Gustafsson (champion)

• # 🇩🇪 Carl-Uwe Steeb (first round)