The 1996 Panasonic German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 90th edition of the Hamburg Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany from 6 May through 12 May 1996.
The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 5, 1995 Tour Championships winner, Australian Open and 1991 Hamburg runner-up Boris Becker, Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam and Grand Slam Cup champion Goran Ivanišević and Adelaide winner and Rotterdam and St. Petersburg finalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Indian Wells winner Wayne Ferreira, Monte Carlo and Indian Wells semifinalist Marcelo Ríos, Sergi Bruguera, Arnaud Boetsch and Marc Rosset.[1]
See main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles. 
Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
See main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open – Doubles. Mark Knowles / 
Daniel Nestor defeated 
Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek 6–2, 6–4