1996 Movistar Open - Singles
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Ctislav Doseděl
Ctislav Dosedel
Ctislav Doseděl , aka Sláva Doseděl, is a former tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1989....

 was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Hernán Gumy
Hernan Gumy
Hernán Gumy is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP...

 won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...

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Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  1.   Marcelo Ríos
    Marcelo Ríos
    Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...

     (Final)
  2.   Félix Mantilla
    Félix Mantilla Botella
    Félix Mantilla Botella is a former Spanish professional tennis player, born in Barcelona. In common with many of his fellow countrymen, Mantilla's best surface is clay. While not as successful away from the clay, Mantilla also produced good hardcourt results...

     (Semifinals)
  3.   Alberto Berasategui
    Alberto Berasategui
    Alberto Berasategui is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1994....

     (Semifinals)
  4.   Hernán Gumy
    Hernan Gumy
    Hernán Gumy is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP...

     (Champion)



  1.   Marcelo Filippini
    Marcelo Filippini
    Marcelo Filippini is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.In 1996, Filippini played what was longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 20 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game of a 6–2, 6–3 first round loss...

     (Quarterfinals)
  2.   Galo Blanco
    Galo Blanco
    Galo Blanco is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Blanco is a member of the men's professional tour since 1995.Most of Blanco's early professional tour appearances were earned by qualifying for tournaments...

     (Second Round)
  3.   Fernando Meligeni
    Fernando Meligeni
    Fernando Ariel Meligeni , nicknamed Fininho is a former professional tennis player from Brazil....

     (Quarterfinals)
  4.   Nicolas Pereira
    Nicolas Pereira
    Nicolás Pereira is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open....

     (First Round)


Draw

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