Singles
1996 Shanghai Open
Final
Champion	Andrei Olhovskiy
Runner-up	Mark Knowles
Score	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
Shanghai Open · 1997 →

Andrei Olhovskiy won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 against Mark Knowles.

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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	J Tarango	6	77
		J Bates	4	63				1	J Tarango	5	6	6
		T Nydahl	1	64				Q	D Sapsford	7	0	3
	Q	D Sapsford	6	77											1	J Tarango	7	5	2
	Q	W Black	2	2												M Knowles	5	7	6
		M Knowles	6	6					M Knowles	77	65	6
		D Dier	64	1				8	T Ho	65	77	4
	8	T Ho	77	6																			M Knowles	3	6	6
	4	M Tebbutt	6	6																		4	M Tebbutt	6	1	4
		D Nainkin	4	2				4	M Tebbutt	7	6
		R Agénor	64	68					A Cherkasov	5	1
		A Cherkasov	77	710											4	M Tebbutt	6	78
	Q	A Richardson	6	3	4										5	M Ondruska	4	66
		L Jonsson	1	6	6				L Jonsson	3	1
		E Ran	3	3				5	M Ondruska	6	6
	5	M Ondruska	6	6																										Mark Knowles	65	2
	6	A Olhovskiy	4	6	6																								6	Andrei Olhovskiy	77	6
	Q	N Behr	6	3	4			6	A Olhovskiy	4	77	7
		L Paes	4	65					H Arazi	6	64	5
		H Arazi	6	77											6	A Olhovskiy	6	6
	WC	J Xia	4	2												C Caratti	3	4
		C Caratti	6	6					C Caratti	6	6
		D Pescariu	77	2	2			3	O Ogorodov	2	3
	3	O Ogorodov	64	6	6																	6	A Olhovskiy	4	6	6
	7	S Campbell	4	4																		2	T Henman	6	4	4
		M Petchey	6	6					M Petchey	6	6
		P Baur	6	6					P Baur	4	4
		B Shelton	3	4												M Petchey	1	64
	WC	B Pan	2	3											2	T Henman	6	77
	WC	J Grabb	6	6				WC	J Grabb	4	62
		J-P Fleurian	77	2	5			2	T Henman	6	77
	2	T Henman	64	6	7

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