1996 Marseille Open – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1996 Marseille Open
Champion	Guy Forget
Runner-up	Cédric Pioline
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Unseeded Guy Forget won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Cédric Pioline.

Seeds

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
2. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
3. Daniel Vacek (second round)
4. Jonas Björkman (first round)
5. Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
6. Jakob Hlasek (second round)
7. Cédric Pioline (final)
8. Sjeng Schalken (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
		Tomás Carbonell	3	66
		Guy Forget	6	78
									Guy Forget	7	6
								7	Cédric Pioline	5	4
		Hendrik Dreekmann	3	6	2
	7	Cédric Pioline	6	3	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Y Kafelnikov	4	4
		C Doseděl	6	6					C Doseděl	1	7	66
		T Carbonell	6	6					T Carbonell	6	5	78
		C-U Steeb	3	1												T Carbonell	6	7
		C Ruud	5	6	4										Q	S Simian	2	5
	Q	S Simian	7	3	6			Q	S Simian	4	79	6
	WC	H Leconte	4	3				8	S Schalken	6	67	4
	8	S Schalken	6	6																			T Carbonell	3	66
	3	D Vacek	3	7	6																		G Forget	6	78
	Q	O Delaître	6	5	2			3	D Vacek	77	3	4
		A Voinea	4	7	77				A Voinea	63	6	6
	Q	G Carraz	6	5	65											A Voinea	3	6	5
		G Forget	4	6	6											G Forget	6	4	7
	WC	Y Noah	6	3	3				G Forget	6	77
		A Chesnokov	4	2				6	J Hlasek	3	64
	6	J Hlasek	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	B Ulihrach	4	77	78
	Q	R Agénor	6	62	66			5	B Ulihrach	2	63
		H Dreekmann	6	6					H Dreekmann	6	77
		M Sinner	3	4												H Dreekmann	77	4	77
		F Mantilla	4	2												F Dewulf	64	6	65
		F Dewulf	6	6					F Dewulf	6	5	6
		C Moyá	6	77					C Moyá	4	7	2
	4	J Björkman	3	65																			H Dreekmann	3	6	2
	7	C Pioline	6	6																		7	C Pioline	6	3	6
		K Kučera	4	4				7	C Pioline	6	6
		M Damm	4	7	6				M Damm	1	2
		J Apell	6	5	0										7	C Pioline	4	6	6
		T Henman	77	6											2	S Bruguera	6	3	2
	WC	J-P Fleurian	64	3					T Henman	1	6	4
		G Raoux	77	3	63			2	S Bruguera	6	3	6
	2	S Bruguera	64	6	77

External links

• ATP main draw