1996 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Boris Becker won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–3) against Stefan Edberg.

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


 * 1) 🇦🇹 Thomas Muster (semifinals)
 * 2) 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (champion)
 * 3)  Goran Ivanišević (third round)
 * 4)  Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇩🇪 Michael Stich (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Todd Martin (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Andrea Gaudenzi (second round)
 * 9) 🇫🇷 Guy Forget (second round)
 * 10) 🇨🇿 Petr Korda (third round)
 * 11) 🇨🇿 Daniel Vacek (first round)
 * 12) 🇦🇺 Jason Stoltenberg (first round)
 * 13) 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge (third round)
 * 14) 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (final)
 * 15)  Adrian Voinea (first round)
 * 16) 🇦🇷 Javier Frana (first round)