French Open 1996 / men's singles

French Open 1996
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open men's singles
1995 ◄ 1996 ► 1997
Grand Slams 1996 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1996 French Open .

The defending champion was Thomas Muster . The final was played by Evgeni Kafelnikow and Michael Stich , which Kafelnikow won in three sets. This was his first Grand Slam title.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Pete Sampras Semifinals 02.  Thomas Muster Round of 16 03.  Andre Agassi 2nd round 04th  Michael Chang 3rd round 05.  Goran Ivanišević Round of 16 06th  Yevgeny Kafelnikov victory 07th  Jim Courier Quarter finals 08th.  Thomas Enqvist 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Marcelo Ríos Round of 16 10.  Wayne Ferreira Round of 16 11.  Arnaud Boetsch 2nd round 12.  Albert Costa 2nd round 13.  Richard Krajicek Quarter finals 14th  Marc Rosset Semifinals 15th  Michael Stich final 16.  MaliVai Washington 1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Pete Sampras

6 4

4th

6th

6th

6th

7th

Jim Courier

7th

6th

4th

4th

4th

1

Pete Sampras

6 4

0

2

6th

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

7th

6th

6th

13

Richard Krajicek

3

4th

7th

2

6th

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

6th

6th

6 4

6th

6th

Yevgeny Kafelnikov

7th

7th

7th

15th

Michael Stich

6 4

5

6 4

Bernd Karbacher

6th

6th

3

5

0

14th

Marc Rosset

4th

4th

6th

7th

6th

14th

Marc Rosset

3

4th

2

15th

Michael Stich

6th

6th

6th

Cédric Pioline

4th

6th

3

2

15th

Michael Stich

6th

4th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

P. Sampras

6th

7th

7th

M. Gustafsson

1

5

6 5

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6 2

2

6th

J. Sanchez

1

5

4th

S. Bruguera

3

4th

7th

6th

3

S. Bruguera

6th

7th

6th

1

P. Sampras

3

6th

7th

4th

6th

J.-P. Fleurian

5

4th

1

T. Martin

6th

4th

5

6th

2

M. Wilander

7th

6th

6th

M. Wilander

4th

6 5

2

K. Carlsen

1

1

7th

2

T. Martin

6th

7th

6th

T. Martin

6th

6th

6 5

6th

1

P. Sampras

6th

7th

6th

B. Black

5

3

0

S. Draper

4th

5

2

S. Draper

7th

6th

6th

S. Draper

2

6th

6th

6th

G. Schaller

6th

6th

7th

G. Schaller

6th

3

2

4th

WC

S. Simian

3

4th

5

S. Draper

6th

6th

6th

J. Tarango

4th

6th

4th

6th

6th

J. Tarango

1

2

3

M. dam

6th

2

6th

3

4th

J. Tarango

6th

6th

6th

Q

F. Squillari

7th

6th

3

Q

F. Squillari

4th

4th

1

16

M. Washington

6 4

4th

0

r

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

W. Ferreira

6th

7th

7th

Q

G. Kuerten

4th

5

6 4

10

W. Ferreira

4th

7th

6th

7th

Q

G. Etlis

3

2

6 3

C. Doseděl

6th

6 7

1

6 4

C. Doseděl

6th

6th

7th

10

W. Ferreira

6 5

7th

6th

7th

B. Steven

6th

6th

7th

R. Furlan

7th

5

1

5

WC

G. Carraz

2

2

6 3

B. Steven

0

2

4th

J. Golmard

4th

6th

6th

5

4th

R. Furlan

6th

6th

6th

R. Furlan

6th

3

1

7th

6th

10

W. Ferreira

6th

1

3

3

WC

R. Carretero

6th

6 8

6th

2

2

7th

J. Courier

4th

6th

6th

6th

K. Kučera

3

7th

4th

6th

6th

K. Kučera

7th

6th

6 5

4th

6th

M. Hadad

6th

3

2

0

LL

M. Norman

6 5

4th

7th

6th

2

LL

M. Norman

4th

6th

6th

6th

K. Kučera

7th

5

4th

4th

r

S. Matsuoka

6 2

5

7th

1

7th

J. Courier

6 2

7th

6th

5

D. Rikl

7th

7th

6 4

6th

D. Rikl

3

2

2

Q

A. Olchowski

1

6th

6 4

4th

7th

J. Courier

6th

6th

6th

7th

J. Courier

6th

3

7th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

A. Agassi

6th

6 7

6th

6th

Q

J. Díaz

1

7th

4th

4th

3

A. Agassi

6th

4th

7th

3

2

C. Woodruff

6th

6th

3

7th

C. Woodruff

4th

6th

6 7

6th

6th

V. Spadea

2

2

6th

6 4

C. Woodruff

6 5

6th

6th

5

4th

WC

T. Champion

2

6th

7th

4th

7th

J. Bjorkman

7th

2

4th

7th

6th

S. Stolle

6th

4th

6 3

6th

5

WC

T. Champion

7th

1

4th

0

F. Dewulf

4th

4th

3

J. Bjorkman

5

6th

6th

6th

J. Bjorkman

6th

6th

6th

J. Bjorkman

3

2

4th

LL

N. Kulti

6th

2

6th

4th

1

13

R. Krajicek

6th

6th

6th

T. Woodbridge

0

6th

2

6th

6th

T. Woodbridge

3

6th

7th

7th

M. Philippoussis

6th

6th

6th

M. Philippoussis

6th

4th

6 1

6 2

A. Volkov

3

2

2

T. Woodbridge

5

2

2

T. Carbonell

4th

6th

6th

7th

13

R. Krajicek

7th

6th

6th

Q

T. El Sawy

6th

4th

4th

6 5

T. Carbonell

2

6th

6 2

2

S. Noszály

6th

6 2

1

4th

13

R. Krajicek

6th

4th

7th

6th

13

R. Krajicek

4th

7th

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

A. Costa

3

6th

6th

7th

F. Meligeni

6th

4th

3

6 2

12

A. Costa

4th

3

6th

6 6

J. van Herck

6th

5

6 2

3

F. Clavet

6th

6th

4th

7th

F. Clavet

4th

7th

7th

6th

F. Clavet

6th

7th

6th

T. Henman

4th

4th

5

G. Forget

3

5

3

K. Goossens

6th

6th

7th

K. Goossens

4th

4th

6th

6th

3

A. Chesnokov

6 5

6 4

6th

6th

4th

G. Forget

6th

6th

3

3

6th

G. Forget

7th

7th

2

3

6th

F. Clavet

4th

3

3

Q

D. Dier

4th

2

7th

4th

6th

J. Kafelnikow

6th

6th

6th

F. Mantilla

6th

6th

5

6th

F. Mantilla

7th

6th

6th

M. Woodforde

3

4th

6th

4th

À. Corretja

6 2

2

4th

À. Corretja

6th

6th

0

6th

F. Mantilla

4th

2

2

WC

H. Leconte

1

1

4th

6th

J. Kafelnikow

6th

6th

6th

T. Johansson

6th

6th

6th

T. Johansson

2

5

3

Q

G. Blanco

1

3

3

6th

J. Kafelnikow

6th

7th

6th

6th

J. Kafelnikow

6th

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

G. Ivanišević

6th

6th

6th

J. Arrese

4th

4th

1

5

G. Ivanišević

7th

6th

6th

D. Wheaton

6 3

6th

6th

6th

D. Wheaton

5

2

4th

G. Raoux

7th

0

4th

4th

5

G. Ivanišević

6th

6th

6th

B. Ulihrach

6th

6th

6th

B. Ulihrach

4th

2

2

Q

F. Montana

2

4th

2

B. Ulihrach

6th

6 10

6th

6th

N. Lapentti

2

2

3

A. Medvedev

3

7th

1

4th

A. Medvedev

6th

6th

6th

5

G. Ivanišević

3

1

2

A. Gaudenzi

6th

6th

6th

B. Karbacher

6th

6th

6th

Q

K. Tiilikainen

3

1

1

A. Gaudenzi

3

4th

4th

B. Karbacher

6th

6th

6th

B. Karbacher

6th

6th

6th

G. Pérez Roldan

2

4th

4th

B. Karbacher

4th

6th

6th

6th

Y. El Aynaoui

5

6 6

0

r

P. Haarhuis

6th

4th

2

3

P. Haarhuis

7th

7th

3

P. Haarhuis

7th

2

6th

6th

Q

J. Palmer

3

4th

3

11

A. Boetsch

5

6th

2

4th

11

A. Boetsch

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

M. Rosset

6th

6th

6th

C.-U. Steeb

4th

4th

0

14th

M. Rosset

6th

6th

6th

J. Novák

2

4th

6th

6th

6th

J. Novák

2

4th

3

N. Pereira

6th

6th

2

1

1

14th

M. Rosset

6th

6th

6th

J. Hlasek

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Hlasek

4th

4th

1

M. Larsson

1

4th

6th

3

J. Hlasek

6th

1

6th

7th

J. Siemerink

7th

6th

6th

J. Siemerink

2

6th

3

6 3

H. Gumy

6 4

3

1

14th

M. Rosset

7th

6th

6th

K. Alami

4th

2

4th

S. Edberg

6 4

3

3

S. Edberg

6th

6th

6th

S. Edberg

6th

6th

6th

C. Moyá

6th

7th

6th

C. Moyá

2

2

1

P. Rafter

4th

6 1

2

S. Edberg

4th

7th

6th

7th

R. Fromberg

6th

6th

6th

4th

M. Chang

6th

5

0

6 1

WC

O. Delaître

3

1

3

R. Fromberg

4th

6th

6 5

4th

D. Prinosil

1

1

2

4th

M. Chang

6th

3

7th

6th

4th

M. Chang

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

T. Enqvist

2

6th

6th

4th

4th

R. Reneberg

6th

3

3

6th

6th

R. Reneberg

5

2

3

C. Pioline

6th

6th

6th

C. Pioline

7th

6th

6th

J. Frana

1

3

2

C. Pioline

4th

6th

6th

6th

A. Berasategui

6th

6th

3

6th

A. Berasategui

6th

1

4th

0

M. Tebbutt

4th

4th

6th

3

A. Berasategui

6th

6th

6th

H. Dreekmann

6th

6th

6th

H. Dreekmann

2

2

3

C. Ruud

4th

3

0

C. Pioline

6th

6th

6th

Q

F. Fontang

6th

4th

0

1

9

M. Rios

4th

1

2

WC

L. Roux

3

6th

6th

6th

WC

L. Roux

5

4th

4th

S. Pescosolido

6th

4th

6th

2

4th

P. Korda

7th

6th

6th

P. Korda

4th

6th

2

6th

6th

P. Korda

3

3

2

Q

J. Krošlák

1

2

1

9

M. Rios

6th

6th

6th

J. Stoltenberg

6th

6th

6th

J. Stoltenberg

4th

3

3

M. Joyce

6 4

1

4th

9

M. Rios

6th

6th

6th

9

M. Rios

7th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

M. stitch

6th

7th

6th

Q

P. Fredriksson

4th

5

4th

15th

M. stitch

6th

7th

6th

Q

G. Doyle

2

6th

5

6th

5

G. Rusedski

3

5

3

G. Rusedski

6th

1

7th

2

7th

15th

M. stitch

4th

6th

6th

7th

Q

D. Norman

7th

3

6th

3

4th

M. Tillström

6th

0

4th

6 3

M. Knowles

5

6th

4th

6th

6th

M. Knowles

7th

3

6th

4th

3

M. Tillström

4th

2

6th

7th

6th

M. Tillström

5

6th

1

6th

6th

C. Costa

6th

6th

1

5

1

15th

M. stitch

4th

6th

6th

7th

A. Voinea

3

6th

7th

5

6th

2

T. pattern

6th

4th

1

6 1

M.-K. Goellner

6th

3

6 5

7th

2

A. Voinea

5

6th

6th

6th

S. Schalken

6th

6th

1

6th

S. Schalken

7th

3

4th

2

D. Vacek

3

3

6th

3

A. Voinea

2

2

r

M. Ondruska

3

4th

6th

7th

7th

2

T. pattern

6th

5

WC

G. Solves

6th

6th

3

6 4

9

WC

G. Solves

1

3

0

F. Fetterlein

4th

2

4th

2

T. pattern

6th

6th

6th

2

T. pattern

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw on ATPWorldTour.com (English)
• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)