1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Younes El Aynaoui.

Singles
1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Arnaud Boetsch
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Yevgeny Kafelnikov won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Arnaud Boetsch.

Seeds

1. Thomas Muster (first round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
3. Wayne Ferreira (first round)
4. Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
5. Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
6. Cédric Pioline (first round)
7. n/a
8. Michael Stich (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Arnaud Boetsch	4	6	6
	5	Thomas Enqvist	6	4	0
									Arnaud Boetsch	5	3
								2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	6
		Tim Henman	1	3
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Muster	3	3
		C Woodruff	6	6					C Woodruff	6	65	5
		A Gaudenzi	6	4	0			Q	L Roux	3	77	7
	Q	L Roux	3	6	6										Q	L Roux	3	1
		A Boetsch	6	6												A Boetsch	6	6
		A Medvedev	2	4					A Boetsch	65	5
		R Furlan	2	1				Q	A Chesnokov	77	4r
	Q	A Chesnokov	6	6																			A Boetsch	4	6	6
	4	M Ríos	4	6	77																	5	T Enqvist	6	4	0
	LL	A Rădulescu	6	4	65			4	M Ríos	6	6
		M Tillström	6	63	77				M Tillström	3	1
		F Dewulf	4	77	63										4	M Ríos	3	6	5
		J Novák	4	2											5	T Enqvist	6	2	7
	Q	G Pozzi	6	6				Q	G Pozzi	3	3
		J Stoltenberg	7	66	1			5	T Enqvist	6	6
	5	T Enqvist	5	78	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	C Pioline	64	5
		J Siemerink	77	7					J Siemerink	77	63	65
		T Henman	6	6					T Henman	64	77	77
	WC	G Forget	4	2												T Henman	78	6
	Q	K Kučera	6	1	6										Q	K Kučera	66	2
		J Björkman	3	6	1			Q	K Kučera	7	6
		Y El Aynaoui	5	6	6				Y El Aynaoui	5	2
	3	W Ferreira	7	4	4																		T Henman	1	3
	WC/8	M Stich	77	6																		2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		J Hlasek	64	3				WC/8	M Stich	3	711	2
		M Gustafsson	7	6					M Gustafsson	6	69	6
		R Reneberg	5	2												M Gustafsson	7	5	3
		M Rosset	6	63	3										2	Y Kafelnikov	5	7	6
		P Korda	4	77	6				P Korda	4	3
		D Vacek	62	77	4			2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	77	65	6

External links

• 1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Main draw