This article displays the qualifying draw for men's singles at the 1996 Australian Open.

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Nicolás Pereira	6	4	8
		Louis Gloria	4	6	6
								1	Nicolás Pereira	3	2
									Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
		Patrik Fredriksson	6	67	6
		Lee Hyung-taik	4	79	2
																Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
															32	Wayne Black	1	4
		Grégory Carraz	77	78
		Luis Herrera	64	66
									Grégory Carraz	6	5	4
								32	Wayne Black	3	7	6
		Kip Brady	4	4
	32	Wayne Black	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Steve Campbell	6	6
		Andrew Richardson	2	3
								2	Steve Campbell	2	1
									Heath Denman	6	6
		Heath Denman	6	6
	WC	Wojtek Stasiak	4	1
																Heath Denman	77	77
																Grant Stafford	61	64
		Grant Stafford	6	6
		Tamer El-Sawy	4	2
									Grant Stafford	6	6
								31	Patrik Kühnen	3	4
		Udo Plamberger	2	1
	31	Patrik Kühnen	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tommy Ho	6	6
		Mårten Renström	2	3
								3	Tommy Ho	77	2	5
									Yoon Yong-il	60	6	7
		Andrei Pavel	6	0r
		Yoon Yong-il	4	2
																Yoon Yong-il	1	65
															29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	77
		Sébastien Leblanc	4	0
		Orlin Stanoytchev	6	6
									Orlin Stanoytchev	2	3
								29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6
		Michael De Jongh	0	2
	29	Andrey Cherkasov	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Patrick Baur	77	4	6
		Roger Smith	63	6	4
								4	Patrick Baur	6	2	4
									Neville Godwin	0	6	6
		Brent Larkham	6	2	6
		Neville Godwin	4	6	8
																Neville Godwin	4	5
																David Adams	6	7
		Mark Draper	4	7	10
		David Adams	6	5	12
									David Adams	6	6
								30	Oscar Ortiz	4	1
		Sulieman Ladipo	65r
	30	Oscar Ortiz	77

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Gastón Etlis	6	6
		Christian Vinck	2	4
								5	Gastón Etlis	6	1	6
								WC	Sebastien Swierk	4	6	3
	WC	Sebastien Swierk	6	7
	WC	Sergio Gaoni	1	5
															5	Gastón Etlis	6	7
																Alejandro Hernandez	3	5
		Alejandro Hernandez	6	6
	WC	Dejan Petrović	2	2
									Alejandro Hernandez	6	712
								27	Daniel Courcol	2	610
		Răzvan Sabău	5	1
	27	Daniel Courcol	7	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sébastien Lareau	7	6
		Horst Skoff	5	1
								6	Sébastien Lareau	5	6	6
								WC	Andrew Kratzmann	7	2	3
		James Holmes	7	3	4
	WC	Andrew Kratzmann	5	6	6
															6	Sébastien Lareau	77	6
															28	Diego Nargiso	64	1
		Jocelyn Robichaud	3	63
	WC	Jaymon Crabb	6	77
								WC	Jaymon Crabb	1	64
								28	Diego Nargiso	6	77
		Danny Sapsford	3	4
	28	Diego Nargiso	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Hicham Arazi	4	6	3
		Steven Downs	6	3	6
									Steven Downs	3	1
									Steve Bryan	6	6
		Steve Bryan	6	6
		Igor Šarić	2	1
																Steve Bryan	6	6
															26	Lars Jonsson	3	3
		Kotaro Miyachi	4	4
		Björn Jacob	6	6
									Björn Jacob	2	6	3
								26	Lars Jonsson	6	2	6
		Stephen Herdoiza	0	6	4
	26	Lars Jonsson	6	4	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Cristiano Caratti	6	6
		Leonardo Lavalle	3	3
								8	Cristiano Caratti	68	6	1
									Jan-Michael Gambill	710	1	6
		Jan-Michael Gambill	7	6
	WC	Andrew Florent	5	1
																Jan-Michael Gambill	7	5	1
															25	Daniel Nestor	5	7	6
		Fernon Wibier	66	7	6
		Pan Bing	78	5	1
									Fernon Wibier	4	3
								25	Daniel Nestor	6	6
		Leigh Holland	1	6	1
	25	Daniel Nestor	6	3	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Mark Knowles	64	4
		Yasufumi Yamamoto	77	6
									Yasufumi Yamamoto	4	77	6
									Mahyar Goodarz	6	63	1
		Mahyar Goodarz	6	79
		Alistair Hunt	2	67
																Yasufumi Yamamoto	2	66
															23	David Nainkin	6	78
		Stephen Noteboom	6	2	7
		Lars-Anders Wahlgren	3	6	5
									Stephen Noteboom	6	4	1
								23	David Nainkin	2	6	6
		Donald Johnson	6	1	4
	23	David Nainkin	3	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Rodolphe Gilbert	7	6
		Song Hyeong-keun	5	2
								10	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	77
									T. J. Middleton	4	62
		Aleksandar Kitinov	6	64	4
		T. J. Middleton	3	77	6
															10	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
																Martijn Bok	1	4
		Martijn Bok	6	6
		Chris Haggard	4	3
									Martijn Bok	4	77	9
								24	Lars Rehmann	6	61	7
		Lin Bing-chao	7	4	4
	24	Lars Rehmann	5	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Carsten Arriens	6	6
		Ashley Naumann	4	2
								11	Carsten Arriens	7	1	0
									James Sekulov	5	6	6
		James Sekulov	6	6
		Jiri Vanek	3	2
																James Sekulov	4	6	3
															22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	3	6
		Ola Kristiansson	1	6	6
		Nebojša Đorđević	6	4	3
									Ola Kristiansson	3	6	3
								22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	1	6
		Andrew Painter	2	4
	22	Nicolas Kiefer	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Jörn Renzenbrink	63	62
		Noam Behr	77	77
									Noam Behr	77	65	6
									Maxime Huard	63	77	4
		Brett Dickinson	4	64
		Maxime Huard	6	77
																Noam Behr	0	2
															21	Magnus Norman	6	6
		Jim Grabb	6	4	6
		Hideki Kaneko	3	6	2
									Jim Grabb	2	3
								21	Magnus Norman	6	6
		Kenny Thorne	4	1
	21	Magnus Norman	6	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
		Ivan Baron	0	3
								13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
									Takao Suzuki	1	1
		Takao Suzuki	77	6
		Nick Baglin	64	3
															13	Nicklas Kulti	6	6
																Rainer Schüttler	1	2
	WC	Jurek Stasiak	77	3	4
		Francisco Montana	64	6	6
									Francisco Montana	1	6	5
									Rainer Schüttler	6	3	7
		Rainer Schüttler	6	6
	20	Joost Winnink	3	1

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Bryan Shelton	6	5	8
		Neil Borwick	3	7	10
									Neil Borwick	4	63
								WC	Wayne Arthurs	6	77
	WC	Wayne Arthurs	610	6	8
		Michael Hill	712	4	6
															WC	Wayne Arthurs	5	4
																Brian MacPhie	7	6
		Brian MacPhie	77	6
		Joshua Eagle	62	3
									Brian MacPhie	6	6
								19	Lars Burgsmüller	3	2
		Christopher Pressley	6	3	3
	19	Lars Burgsmüller	3	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Thierry Guardiola	6	2	6
		Steven Randjelovic	1	6	3
								15	Thierry Guardiola	7	6
									Niclas Kroon	5	2
		James Greenhalgh	61	4
		Niclas Kroon	77	6
															15	Thierry Guardiola	6	64	6
															17	Eyal Ran	3	77	3
		Lionel Barthez	6	67	4
		Satoshi Iwabuchi	4	79	6
									Satoshi Iwabuchi	3	6	6
								17	Eyal Ran	6	3	8
		Clemens Trimmel	2	2
	17	Eyal Ran	6	6

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	6
		Alberto Martín	2	1
								16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	5	6	6
									Gouichi Motomura	7	4	1
		Teo Susnjak	0	4
		Gouichi Motomura	6	6
															16	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	5	6	8
																Tom Kempers	7	4	6
		Tom Kempers	6	6
		Scott Clark	3	1
									Tom Kempers	77	6
								18	Albert Chang	64	2
		Vince Mellino	5	3
	18	Albert Chang	7	6

External links

• 1996 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation