The 1996 Bournemouth International (also known as the 1996 Samsung Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth in England and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 9 September until 15 September 1996.

First-seeded Albert Costa won the singles title.

[3] Albert Costa defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 Marc-Kevin Goellner / Greg Rusedski defeated Rodolphe Gilbert / Nuno Marques 6–3, 7–6