Singles
1996 Monte Carlo Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Albert Costa
Score	6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	56 (7Q / 5WC)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Albert Costa in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Monte Carlo Open.^[1]

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Thomas Muster	6	6
		Cédric Pioline	3	3
								1	Thomas Muster	6	5	4	6	6
								16	Albert Costa	3	7	6	3	2
	13	Marcelo Ríos	3	6	3
	16	Albert Costa	6	4	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Muster	7	6
		T Carbonell	6	3	6				T Carbonell	5	4
		F Dewulf	0	6	1										1	T Muster	6	77
	Q	O Camporese	6	3	2											C Moyá	2	63
		C Moyá	2	6	6				C Moyá	w/o
		D Vacek	4	63				15	R Furlan
	15	R Furlan	6	77																		1	T Muster	5	6	6
	10	M Rosset	5	2																			S Schalken	7	1	4
		R Krajicek	7	6					R Krajicek	0	6	6
		S Edberg	78	6					S Edberg	6	4	2
		À Corretja	66	3												R Krajicek	5	77	4
	Q	P Fredriksson	3	5												S Schalken	7	65	6
		S Schalken	6	7					S Schalken	3	6	6
								7	T Enqvist	6	3	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Chang	710	2	4
	Q	A Cherkasov	2	1					C Costa	68	6	6
		C Costa	6	6												C Costa	6	6
		M Larsson	4	2												P Korda	4	1
		B Ulihrach	6	6					B Ulihrach	1	2
		P Korda	6	6					P Korda	6	6
	14	T Martin	4	3																			C Costa	2	3
	12	A Medvedev	6	6																			C Pioline	6	6
		A Berasategui	4	4				12	A Medvedev	6	6
		M Philippoussis	2	77	77				M Philippoussis	0	2
		G Schaller	6	65	62										12	A Medvedev	6	0	2
		H Dreekmann	3	3												C Pioline	4	6	6
		C Pioline	6	6					C Pioline	6	6
								6	Y Kafelnikov	4	3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Ivanišević	2	2
	Q	O Martinez	4	2				WC	M Gustafsson	6	6
	WC	M Gustafsson	6	6											WC	M Gustafsson	77	6
	WC	E Sánchez	62	3											WC	F Santoro	63	1
	WC	F Santoro	77	6				WC	F Santoro	7	1	77
	Q	M-K Goellner	2	4				11	A Boetsch	5	6	63
	11	A Boetsch	6	6																		WC	M Gustafsson	3	4
	13	M Ríos	6	5	6																	13	M Ríos	6	6
		F Clavet	4	7	4			13	M Ríos	6	2	6
		J Björkman	6	5	3				J Novák	3	6	2
		J Novák	2	7	6										13	M Ríos	6	6
	Q	D Rikl	6	66	6										4	B Becker	4	3
	WC	H Leconte	2	78	1			Q	D Rikl	4	6	3
								4	B Becker	6	4	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Courier	3	3
		J Sánchez	6	6					J Sánchez	6	6
		P Haarhuis	2	3												J Sánchez	6	68	4
	WC	D Nargiso	6	0	2										Q	F Mantilla	3	710	6
	Q	F Mantilla	3	6	6			Q	F Mantilla	7	6
		A Gaudenzi	2	63				9	S Bruguera	5	2
	9	S Bruguera	6	77																		Q	F Mantilla	3	3
	16	A Costa	6	6																		16	A Costa	6	6
		J Arrese	2	0				16	A Costa	63	6	6
		H Gumy	6	6					H Gumy	77	1	4
		J Burillo	3	3											16	A Costa	6	6
		B Karbacher	3	2											2	A Agassi	2	1
		J Siemerink	6	6					J Siemerink	2	3
								2	A Agassi	6	6

• 1996 Monte Carlo Open draw