Singles
1996 Dubai Tennis Championships
1995 Champion	Wayne Ferreira
Champion	Goran Ivanišević
Runner-up	Albert Costa
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion and lost in the quarterfinals to Goran Ivanišević.

Ivanišević won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Albert Costa.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

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

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	T Muster	1	6	60
	LL	S Stolle	6	3	77			LL	S Stolle	6	1	6
	Q	A Cherkasov	5	6	6			Q	A Cherkasov	3	6	4
	Q	L Jonsson	7	3	4										LL	S Stolle	6	5	4
		J Novák	3	61												J Sánchez	2	7	6
		J Sánchez	6	77					J Sánchez	6	4	77
	WC	F Santoro	6	6				WC	F Santoro	3	6	65
	8	G Schaller	3	1																			J Sánchez	6	3	1
	3	J Courier	5	65																			A Costa	3	6	6
		A Berasategui	7	77					A Berasategui	4	4
		S Pescosolido	1	65				Q	H J Davids	6	6
	Q	H J Davids	6	77											Q	H J Davids	3	6	2
		B Karbacher	6	6												A Costa	6	2	6
	Q	D Pescariu	4	4					B Karbacher	4	2
		A Costa	1	6	6				A Costa	6	6
	6	M Rosset	6	3	4																									Albert Costa	4	3
	5	W Ferreira	6																										4	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
	WC	Y El Aynaoui	1	r				5	W Ferreira	78	64	6
		A Gaudenzi	77	77					A Gaudenzi	66	77	4
		P McEnroe	63	62											5	W Ferreira	2	1
		A Volkov	2	4											4	G Ivanišević	6	6
	WC	K Nováček	6	6				WC	K Nováček	3	5
		J Burillo	3	4				4	G Ivanišević	6	7
	4	G Ivanišević	6	6																		4	G Ivanišević	6	78
	7	A Medvedev	6	6																			D Prinosil	2	66
		B Black	4	1				7	A Medvedev	1	65
		S Edberg	7	65	4				D Prinosil	6	77
		D Prinosil	5	77	6											D Prinosil	6	6
		M Larsson	6	6											2	T Enqvist	2	3
		R Furlan	2	4					M Larsson	3	2
		M Gustafsson	1	4				2	T Enqvist	6	6
	2	T Enqvist	6	6

References

• 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships Draw