| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 Franklin Templeton Classic | |
| Champion |  Wayne Ferreira |
| Runner-up |  Marcelo Ríos |
| Score | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Wayne Ferreira won in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 against Marcelo Ríos. [1]
Wayne Ferreira (champion)
Todd Martin (second round) MaliVai Washington (first round)
Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
Gilbert Schaller (first round) Marcelo Ríos (final)
Magnus Larsson (second round) Jonas Björkman (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alberto Berasategui | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wayne Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Marcelo Ríos | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Q |  Sandon Stolle | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Schalken | 5 | 1 | 1 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Steven | 6 | 4 | 6 | B Steven | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 B Karbacher | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | W Ferreira | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | WC | J Gimelstob | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 K Kučera | 4 | 2 | WC | J Gimelstob | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 H Gumy | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | J Björkman | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | J Björkman | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC/3 | MV Washington | 4 | 5 | A Berasategui | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Berasategui | 6 | 7 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Matsuoka | 6 | 6 | S Matsuoka | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Washington | 2 | 2 | A Berasategui | 6 | 3 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | R Reneberg | 4 | 6 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Waite | 3 | 1 | R Reneberg | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P McEnroe | 6 | 77 | P McEnroe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | G Schaller | 1 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Chesnokov | 1 | 4 | 6 | M Ríos | 78 | 4 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  D Nestor | 6 | 6 | Q | D Nestor | 66 | 6 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Jensen | 3 | 4 | 6 | M Ríos | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Burillo | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Costa | 66 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| À Corretja | 6 | 3 | 4 | J Burillo | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Costa | 5 | 4 | 4 | A Costa | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Costa | 7 | 6 | 6 | M Ríos | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Larsson | 77 | 6 | Q | S Stolle | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | M Ondruska | 64 | 1 | 7 | M Larsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Stolle | 77 | 6 | Q | S Stolle | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Y El Aynaoui | 65 | 4 | Q | S Stolle | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Edberg | 7 | 6 | S Edberg | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Pescosolido | 5 | 3 | S Edberg | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Draper | 4 | 3 | 2 | T Martin | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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