1996 du Maurier Open – Men's singles
# 1996 du Maurier Open – Men's singles

Wayne Ferreira defeated Todd Woodbridge in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Canadian Open.

Andre Agassi was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete that year.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Thomas Muster (second round)
* Goran Ivanišević (second round)
* Wayne Ferreira (champion)
* Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* MaliVai Washington (third round)
* Todd Martin (semifinals)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Cédric Pioline (third round)
* Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Francisco Clavet (second round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (second round)
* Paul Haarhuis (first round)
* Mark Woodforde (first round)
* Magnus Gustafsson (first 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Todd Woodbridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Marcelo Ríos | 0 | 3 | | | Todd Woodbridge | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Todd Martin | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | T Muster | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M-K Goellner | $6^4$ | 4 | | WC | D Nestor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nestor | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | D Nestor | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | | |
| WC | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | |
| WC | J Robichaud | 1 | 4 | | WC | S Lareau | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 6 | 7 | | | T Woodbridge | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Woodforde | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | T Woodbridge | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | A Boetsch | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 5 | 4 |
| | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 7 | 7 | | | B Ulihrach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | B Ulihrach | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | S Schalken | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | M Philippoussis | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | M Rosset | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Carlsen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Burillo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | D Vacek | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Vacek | 5 | $7^7$ | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 1 | 0 | | 13 | J Stoltenberg | 7 | $6^1$ | $6^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Ríos | 0 | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 11 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | $6^4$ | 1 |
| | F Dewulf | 4 | 0 | | 11 | A Berasategui | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | $7^8$ | 6 | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Washington | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 6 | 3 | 6 | | À Corretja | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | M Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | J Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Draper | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Korda | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | P Korda | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Godwin | 6 | 0 | 4 | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Hadad | 4 | 4 | | 12 | F Clavet | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Enqvist | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | P Haarhuis | 2 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 |
| | T Henman | 6 | 2 | $7^9$ | | T Henman | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Leblanc | 4 | 3 | | | C Woodruff | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 6 | 5 | 6 | | J Novák | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | W Ferreira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | T Martin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ruud | 1 | 3 | | | R Furlan | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | T Martin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | G Carraz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C Pioline | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Knowles | 4 | 0 | | Q | G Carraz | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 4 | 2 | | 9 | C Pioline | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Martin | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | M Gustafsson | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | SE | A O'Brien | 4 | 4 |
| SE | A O'Brien | 6 | $7^7$ | | SE | A O'Brien | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black | $7^7$ | 3 | | | B Black | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | $6^4$ | $1^r$ | | | | | | | SE | A O'Brien | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Tillström | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | M Tillström | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | J Renzenbrink | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Tillström | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Ivanišević | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
