1996 Sybase Open – Singles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Pete Sampras.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (final)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (champion)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Michael Chang (semifinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 MaliVai Washington (first round)
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Mark Philippoussis (second round)
 * 6) 🇳🇿 Brett Steven (first round)
 * 7) 🇬🇧 Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇦🇷 Hernán Gumy (first round)