The 1996 Croatia Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag in Croatia and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 12 August through 18 August 1996.

Fourth-seeded Carlos Moyá won the singles title.

[3] Carlos Moyá defeated Félix Mantilla 6–0, 7–6(7–4) Pablo Albano / Luis Lobo defeated Ģirts Dzelde / Udo Plamberger 6–4, 6–1