1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Singles
1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Arnaud Boetsch
Final score	7–5, 6–3

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

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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	6^5	5
		A Gaudenzi	6	4	0			Q	L Roux	3	7^7	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	6^5	5
		R Furlan	2	1				Q	A Chesnokov	7^7	4^r
	Q	A Chesnokov	6	6																			A Boetsch	4	6	6
	4	M Ríos	4	6	7^7																	5	T Enqvist	6	4	0
	LL	A Rădulescu	6	4	6^5			4	M Ríos	6	6
		M Tillström	6	6^3	7^7				M Tillström	3	1
		F Dewulf	4	7^7	6^3										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	6^6	1			5	T Enqvist	6	6
	5	T Enqvist	5	7^8	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	C Pioline	6^4	5
		J Siemerink	7^7	7					J Siemerink	7^7	6^3	6^5
		T Henman	6	6					T Henman	6^4	7^7	7^7
	WC	G Forget	4	2												T Henman	7^8	6
	Q	K Kučera	6	1	6										Q	K Kučera	6^6	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	7^7	6																		2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		J Hlasek	6^4	3				WC/8	M Stich	3	7^11	2
		M Gustafsson	7	6					M Gustafsson	6	6^9	6
		R Reneberg	5	2												M Gustafsson	7	5	3
		M Rosset	6	6^3	3										2	Y Kafelnikov	5	7	6
		P Korda	4	7^7	6				P Korda	4	3
		D Vacek	6^2	7^7	4			2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	7^7	6^5	6

References

• 1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Draw