1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles

Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors
1995 Champion	Jim Courier
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Hendrik Dreekmann
Score	7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Pete Sampras won in the final 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 against Hendrik Dreekmann.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (champion)
2. Goran Ivanišević (first round)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
4. Boris Becker (second round)
5. Thomas Enqvist (first round)
6. Stefan Edberg (second round)
7. Mark Philippoussis (first round)
8. Michael Stich (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

• NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

	Final
	1	Pete Sampras	7	6	6
		Hendrik Dreekmann	5	0	2

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Sampras	5	6	7
	Q	A Rădulescu	7	3	5			1	P Sampras	6	2	6
		J Hlasek	64	3				WC	T Haas	4	6	3
	WC	T Haas	77	6											1	P Sampras	6	6
		M Tillström	77	7												M Tillström	3	4
		F Dewulf	62	5					M Tillström	3	6	6
		J Björkman	6	4	7				J Björkman	6	3	3
	7	M Philippoussis	1	6	5																	1	P Sampras	77	6
	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	66	6																	3	Y Kafelnikov	64	3
		M Rosset	3	78	3			3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6
		C Woodruff	3	6	5			Q	L Roux	6	3	4
	Q	L Roux	6	4	7										3	Y Kafelnikov	5	6	6
	LL	M-K Goellner	64	6	6										LL	M-K Goellner	7	4	2
		G Forget	77	4	4			LL	M-K Goellner	79	6
		J Siemerink	3	7	3			6	S Edberg	67	2
	6	S Edberg	6	5	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	T Enqvist	1	62
	Q	O Delaître	6	77				Q	O Delaître	1	6	6
		D Vacek	77	3	2				R Furlan	6	1	2
		R Furlan	64	6	6										Q	O Delaître	6	5	2
		J Novák	6	2	6											J Novák	4	7	6
	WC	F Veglio	4	6	2				J Novák	6	77
		B Ulihrach	1	7	3			4	B Becker	3	64
	4	B Becker	6	5	6																		J Novák	5	4
	8	M Stich	77	4	1																		H Dreekmann	7	6
		H Dreekmann	64	6	6				H Dreekmann	77	6
		M Larsson	6	3	6				M Larsson	65	3
		Y El Aynaoui	3	6	4											H Dreekmann	78	6
		R Reneberg	5	4												P Korda	66	4
		P Korda	7	6					P Korda	6	6
	Q	D Prinosil	77	6				Q	D Prinosil	4	2
	2	G Ivanišević	63	4