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.

1. Thomas Muster (First Round)
2. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
3. Jim Courier (First Round)
4. Goran Ivanišević (Champion)
5. Wayne Ferreira (Quarterfinals)
6. Marc Rosset (First Round)
7. Andriy Medvedev (Second Round)
8. Gilbert Schaller (First Round)

Draw

Key

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

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	T Muster	1	6	6^0
LL	S Stolle	6	3	7^7			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	6^1												J Sánchez	2	7	6
	J Sánchez	6	7^7					J Sánchez	6	4	7^7
WC	F Santoro	6	6				WC	F Santoro	3	6	6^5
8	G Schaller	3	1																			J Sánchez	6	3	1
3	J Courier	5	6^5																			A Costa	3	6	6
	A Berasategui	7	7^7					A Berasategui	4	4
	S Pescosolido	1	6^5				Q	H J Davids	6	6
Q	H J Davids	6	7^7											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	7^8	6^4	6
	A Gaudenzi	7^7	7^7					A Gaudenzi	6^6	7^7	4
	P McEnroe	6^3	6^2											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	7^8
7	A Medvedev	6	6																			D Prinosil	2	6^6
	B Black	4	1				7	A Medvedev	1	6^5
	S Edberg	7	6^5	4				D Prinosil	6	7^7
	D Prinosil	5	7^7	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