1996 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Dubai Tennis Championships
1995 Champion	Wayne Ferreira
Champion	Goran Ivanišević
Runner-up	Albert Costa
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Goran Ivanišević.

Ivanišević won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Albert Costa.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	T Muster	1	6	60
LL	S Stolle	6	3	77			LL	S Stolle	6	1	6
Q	A Cherkasov	5	6	6			Q	A Cherkasov	3	6	4
Q	L Jonsson	7	3	4										LL	S Stolle	6	5	4
	J Novák	3	61												J Sánchez	2	7	6
	J Sánchez	6	77					J Sánchez	6	4	77
WC	F Santoro	6	6				WC	F Santoro	3	6	65
8	G Schaller	3	1																			J Sánchez	6	3	1
3	J Courier	5	65																			A Costa	3	6	6
	A Berasategui	7	77					A Berasategui	4	4
	S Pescosolido	1	65				Q	H J Davids	6	6
Q	H J Davids	6	77											Q	H J Davids	3	6	2
	B Karbacher	6	6												A Costa	6	2	6
Q	D Pescariu	4	4					B Karbacher	4	2
	A Costa	1	6	6				A Costa	6	6
6	M Rosset	6	3	4																									Albert Costa	4	3
5	W Ferreira	6																										4	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
WC	Y El Aynaoui	1	r				5	W Ferreira	78	64	6
	A Gaudenzi	77	77					A Gaudenzi	66	77	4
	P McEnroe	63	62											5	W Ferreira	2	1
	A Volkov	2	4											4	G Ivanišević	6	6
WC	K Nováček	6	6				WC	K Nováček	3	5
	J Burillo	3	4				4	G Ivanišević	6	7
4	G Ivanišević	6	6																		4	G Ivanišević	6	78
7	A Medvedev	6	6																			D Prinosil	2	66
	B Black	4	1				7	A Medvedev	1	65
	S Edberg	7	65	4				D Prinosil	6	77
	D Prinosil	5	77	6											D Prinosil	6	6
	M Larsson	6	6											2	T Enqvist	2	3
	R Furlan	2	4					M Larsson	3	2
	M Gustafsson	1	4				2	T Enqvist	6	6
2	T Enqvist	6	6

References

• 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships Draw