Thomas Muster was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Albert Costa won in the final 7–6 (9–7), 6–3 against
Félix Mantilla.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
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Albert Costa (champion)
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Félix Mantilla ''(final)''
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Andrea Gaudenzi ''(second round)''
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Hernán Gumy ''(second round)''
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Jiří Novák ''(first round)''
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Gilbert Schaller ''(quarterfinals)''
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Karim Alami
Karim Alami ( ar, كريم علمي) (born 24 May 1973) is a retired tennis player from Morocco, who turned professional in 1990.
The right-hander won two career titles in singles, both in 1996 ( Atlanta and Palermo), and reached a career-hi ...
''(first round)''
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Ctislav Doseděl ''(quarterfinals)''
Draw
References
1996 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino Draw
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San Marino CEPU Open
1996 ATP Tour