1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jaime Yzaga.

Singles
1996 BellSouth Open
Champion	Jiří Novák
Runner-up	Brett Steven
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Jiří Novák won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brett Steven.

Seeds

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

1. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
2. MaliVai Washington (Quarterfinals)
3. Jonas Björkman (First Round)
4. Jakob Hlasek (First Round)
5. Brett Steven (Final)
6. Àlex Corretja (Second Round)
7. Francisco Clavet (Second Round)
8. Jiří Novák (Champion)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	T Enqvist	6	1	6
		R Reneberg	3	6	0			1	T Enqvist	5	4
		N Marques	4	3				Q	J Yzaga	7	6
	Q	J Yzaga	6	6											Q	J Yzaga	2	1
		S Pescosolido	6	6											8	J Novák	6	6
		V Spadea	2	4					S Pescosolido	2	3
		A Voinea	3	6^3				8	J Novák	6	6
	8	J Novák	6	7^7																		8	J Novák	3	6	7
	3	J Björkman	5	1																			J Frana	6	4	5
		S Matsuoka	7	6					S Matsuoka
		A Krickstein	6	6^1	4				J Frana	w/o
		J Frana	3	7^7	6											J Frana	6	7^7
		C-U Steeb	6	5	6^5											H Gumy	3	6^2
		H Gumy	4	7	7^7				H Gumy	6	6
	WC	J Greenhalgh	5	2				6	À Corretja	3	2
	6	À Corretja	7	6																									8	Jiří Novák	6	6
	5	B Steven	6	6																									5	Brett Steven	4	4
	Q	M Ondruska	2	4				5	B Steven	6	6
	WC	A Hunt	6	3	1				C Ruud	3	4
		C Ruud	3	6	6										5	B Steven	6	7
		C Moyá	2	4												D Rikl	4	5
	Q	C Adams	6	6				Q	C Adams	2	6	3
		D Rikl	7^7	6					D Rikl	6	3	6
	4	J Hlasek	6^2	2																		5	B Steven	6^5	6	6
	7	F Clavet	6	6																			G Forget	7^7	4	3
	WC	S Downs	4	3				7	F Clavet	3	4
		G Forget	6	6					G Forget	6	6
		F Meligeni	0	2												G Forget	7^7	6
	Q	P Fredriksson	7	4	2										2	M Washington	6^2	2
		M Damm	5	6	6				M Damm	3	4
		K Carlsen	3	3				2	M Washington	6	6
	2	M Washington	6	6

References

• 1996 BellSouth Open Draw