The 1996 Swedish Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad in Sweden and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

It was the 49th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 July until 14 July 1996.

Fourth-seeded Magnus Gustafsson won the singles title.

[3] Magnus Gustafsson defeated Andriy Medvedev 6–1, 6–3 David Ekerot / Jeff Tarango defeated Joshua Eagle / Peter Nyborg 6–4, 6–1