US Open 1996 / men's singles

US 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
US Open men's singles
1995 ◄ 1996 ► 1997
Grand Slams 1996 men's singles
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Men's singles at the US Open 1996 .

Pete Sampras and Michael Chang contested the final . Sampras won in three sets and thus defended his title. This was his fourth triumph at the US Open (after 1990, 1993 and 1995 ) and his eighth Grand Slam title overall.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Pete Sampras victory 02.  Michael Chang final 03.  Thomas Muster Quarter finals 04th  Goran Ivanišević Semifinals 05.  Richard Krajicek 1 round 06th  Andre Agassi Semifinals 07th  Yevgeny Kafelnikov retreat 08th.  Jim Courier retreat 09.  Wayne Ferreira 1 round

No. player Round reached 10.  Marcelo Ríos 2nd round 11.  MaliVai Washington 2nd round 12.  Todd Martin 3rd round 13.  Thomas Enqvist Round of 16 14th  Albert Costa 1 round 15th  Marc Rosset 1 round 16.  Cédric Pioline 3rd round 17th  Félix Mantilla 2nd 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

7th

5

5

6th

7th

Alex Corretja

6 5

7th

7th

4th

6 7

1

Pete Sampras

6th

6th

6 9

6th

4th

Goran Ivanišević

3

4th

7th

3

4th

Goran Ivanišević

6th

6th

7th

Stefan Edberg

3

4th

6 9

1

Pete Sampras

6th

6th

7th

2

Michael Chang

1

4th

6 3

6th

Andre Agassi

6th

7th

4th

6th

3

Thomas Muster

2

5

6th

2

6th

Andre Agassi

3

2

2

2

Michael Chang

6th

6th

6th

Javier Sánchez

5

3

7th

3

2

Michael Chang

7th

6th

6 2

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6th

LL

J. Szymanski

2

2

1

1

P. Sampras

6th

1

6th

4th

6th

J. Novák

6th

6th

6th

J. Novák

3

6th

3

6th

4th

Q

B. Ellwood

2

4th

3

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6th

M. Larsson

7th

4th

2

r

A. Volkov

3

4th

2

A. Volkov

6 5

6th

5

A. Volkov

1

6th

6th

4th

7th

M. Tillström

1

7th

6th

3

6th

M. Tillström

6th

4th

1

6th

6 8

Q

T. El Sawy

6th

6 7

1

6th

4th

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6th

Q

P. Cash

4th

3

2

M. Philippoussis

3

3

4th

A. Olchowski

6th

6th

6th

A. Olchowski

3

4th

2

M. Woodforde

7th

3

3

3

M. Philippoussis

6th

6th

6th

M. Philippoussis

6 6

6th

6th

6th

M. Philippoussis

6th

6th

6th

R. Carretero

6th

4th

6th

1

16

C. Pioline

3

2

4th

J. Burillo

3

6th

0

0

r

R. Carretero

6th

2

2

1

F. Clavet

4th

6 3

4th

16

C. Pioline

4th

6th

6th

6th

16

C. Pioline

6th

7th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

W. Ferreira

4th

4th

6th

5

Q

D. Nainkin

6th

6th

2

7th

Q

D. Nainkin

4th

1

1

K. Kučera

2

7th

6 3

5

J. Bjorkman

6th

6th

6th

J. Bjorkman

6th

5

7th

7th

J. Bjorkman

2

6th

6th

4th

3

Q

F. Veglio

1

6th

6th

6th

À. Corretja

6th

4th

4th

6th

6th

C. Ruud

6th

2

4th

4th

Q

F. Veglio

7th

4th

4th

0

À. Corretja

7th

3

6th

6th

À. Corretja

6 4

6th

6th

6th

B. Black

6 6

6th

2

2

À. Corretja

6th

6th

7th

D. Rikl

6th

7th

6th

G. Forget

4th

3

6 5

H. Arazi

4th

5

2

D. Rikl

2

4th

4th

S. Schalken

6th

6th

6 6

6th

S. Schalken

6th

6th

6th

G. Schaller

3

4th

7th

3

S. Schalken

2

5

6th

6th

0

G. Stafford

6th

6th

4th

6 2

3

G. Forget

6th

7th

4th

4th

6th

G. Forget

3

2

6th

7th

6th

G. Forget

6th

7th

6th

F. Meligeni

1

7th

6 5

3

17th

F. Mantilla

4th

5

3

17th

F. Mantilla

6th

6 2

7th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

G. Ivanišević

1

6th

6th

6th

A. Chesnokov

6th

2

4th

4th

4th

G. Ivanišević

6 1

6th

6th

6th

S. Draper

6th

7th

6th

S. Draper

7th

3

4th

4th

G. Blanco

3

5

3

4th

G. Ivanišević

6th

6th

7th

R. Furlan

6th

6th

5

1

5

H. Dreekmann

3

2

6 11

T. Johansson

4th

2

7th

6th

7th

T. Johansson

6 1

2

6th

1

H. Dreekmann

6th

6th

6th

H. Dreekmann

7th

6th

4th

6th

G. Rusedski

2

4th

2

4th

G. Ivanišević

6th

3

6th

7th

A. Medvedev

6th

6th

6th

A. Medvedev

4th

6th

3

6 2

J.-P. Fleurian

2

0

1

A. Medvedev

6th

6th

6th

J. Krošlák

2

6th

3

6th

7th

J. Krošlák

4th

3

2

C. Woodruff

6th

4th

6th

2

6 0

A. Medvedev

6th

6th

6th

Q

D. Caldwell

3

6th

3

5

P. Korda

2

4th

3

P. Korda

6th

3

6th

7th

P. Korda

6th

7th

6th

B. Ulihrach

2

6th

7th

3

6th

B. Ulihrach

0

6 5

2

14th

A. Costa

6th

4th

6 2

6th

1

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

T. Martin

6th

6th

4th

6th

Y. El Aynaoui

3

2

6th

4th

12

T. Martin

6th

6th

6th

A. Gaudenzi

7th

6th

6th

A. Gaudenzi

3

2

2

S. Matsuoka

6 4

2

3

12

T. Martin

2

6 4

4th

WC

D. Flat

7th

7th

2

7th

T. Henman

6th

7th

6th

Q

G. Pozzi

5

6 5

6th

6 6

WC

D. Flat

3

4th

2

LL

R. Jabali

2

3

4th

T. Henman

6th

6th

6th

T. Henman

6th

6th

6th

T. Henman

7th

6 2

4th

4th

P. Haarhuis

6 5

7th

1

6th

6th

S. Edberg

6 2

7th

6th

6th

M. Joyce

7th

6 6

6th

2

2

P. Haarhuis

1

6th

6th

6th

M. Tebbutt

3

6th

3

7th

6th

M. Tebbutt

6th

2

2

3

R. Reneberg

6th

1

6th

5

3

P. Haarhuis

4th

6 4

1

J. Stark

5

3

7th

5

S. Edberg

6th

7th

6th

B. Karbacher

7th

6th

5

7th

B. Karbacher

6th

3

3

0

r

S. Edberg

6th

6th

6th

S. Edberg

3

6th

6th

1

5

R. Krajicek

3

3

3

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

A. Agassi

6th

6th

6th

M. Hadad

3

3

2

6th

A. Agassi

3

6th

6th

6th

M. Ondruska

6 3

2

5

LL

L. Paes

6th

4th

1

0

LL

L. Paes

7th

6th

7th

6th

A. Agassi

6th

6th

7th

C. Moyá

6th

6 4

6 1

6th

6th

J. Siemerink

4th

2

6 7

WC

S. Humphries

1

7th

7th

0

4th

C. Moyá

6 2

4th

4th

J. Siemerink

4th

6th

7th

6th

J. Siemerink

7th

6th

6th

C.-U. Steeb

6th

1

6 4

4th

6th

A. Agassi

4th

6th

6th

6th

Q

F. Vitoux

6th

6th

7th

WC

D. Wheaton

6th

2

3

4th

Q

R. Delgado

4th

4th

6 3

Q

F. Vitoux

4th

4th

6th

6 4

WC

D. Wheaton

6th

6th

6th

WC

D. Wheaton

6th

6th

4th

7th

WC

K. Kim

3

2

3

WC

D. Wheaton

1

7th

6th

6th

N. Lapentti

4th

6th

4th

3

WC

A. O'Brien

6th

5

1

2

WC

A. O'Brien

6th

1

6th

6th

WC

A. O'Brien

6th

6th

5

3

6th

K. Alami

4th

6th

6 5

1

11

M. Washington

3

4th

7th

6th

3

11

M. Washington

6th

2

7th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

13

T. Enqvist

6th

6th

6th

S. Simian

3

1

4th

13

T. Enqvist

6th

6th

6th

G. Raoux

7th

3

1

6th

7th

G. Raoux

3

2

3

F. Dewulf

6 5

6th

6th

3

5

13

T. Enqvist

6th

6th

6th

M. Knowles

6th

7th

6th

Q

P. Campana

4th

4th

2

M. Filippini

3

5

1

M. Knowles

6 3

6th

3

7th

3

T. Woodbridge

2

6th

2

4th

Q

P. Campana

7th

3

6th

6 3

6th

Q

P. Campana

6th

4th

6th

6th

13

T. Enqvist

6 4

2

6th

1

K. Goossens

2

0

6 1

3

T. pattern

7th

6th

4th

6th

S. Bruguera

6th

6th

7th

S. Bruguera

6th

6th

6th

Q

T. Haas

3

6th

1

5

M. stitch

3

2

4th

M. stitch

6th

1

6th

7th

S. Bruguera

2

4th

3

Q

D. Dier

6th

2

6th

6th

3

T. pattern

6th

6th

6th

C. Adams

4th

6th

4th

4th

Q

D. Dier

3

2

4th

J. Frana

1

6 2

2

3

T. pattern

6th

6th

6th

3

T. pattern

6th

7th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

LL

D. Škoch

2

6 0

3

J. Sanchez

6th

7th

6th

J. Sanchez

6th

7th

2

6th

WC

J. Grabb

6th

7th

7th

WC

J. Grabb

2

6 3

6th

3

S. Stolle

3

5

6 4

J. Sanchez

6th

3

4th

6th

7th

P. Rafter

6 7

3

6 6

J. Stoltenberg

4th

6th

6th

2

6 6

K. Carlsen

7th

6th

7th

K. Carlsen

3

6 1

3

J. Stoltenberg

7th

6th

6th

J. Stoltenberg

6th

7th

6th

S. Pescosolido

5

4th

1

J. Sanchez

6th

7th

7th

A. Boetsch

7th

6th

7th

A. Boetsch

4th

6 5

6 3

N. Pereira

6 4

4th

5

A. Boetsch

7th

6th

6th

C. Costa

5

6th

6 4

3

M. Gustafsson

6 6

3

1

M. Gustafsson

7th

4th

7th

6th

A. Boetsch

6th

6th

7th

J. Tarango

6 5

6th

6th

3

J. Tarango

4th

2

6 6

A. Rădulescu

7th

4th

1

1

r

J. Tarango

6th

4th

7th

6th

Q

A. Pavel

6th

1

4th

2

10

M. Rios

4th

6th

6 5

2

10

M. Rios

4th

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

M. Rosset

7th

4th

4th

3

WC

J. Palmer

6 7

6th

6th

6th

WC

J. Palmer

7th

3

6 4

6th

6 1

M. dam

5

4th

5

H. Gumy

6 5

6th

7th

0

7th

H. Gumy

7th

6th

7th

H. Gumy

5

1

2

N. Kulti

3

4th

6th

4th

J. Hlasek

7th

6th

6th

J. Hlasek

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Hlasek

7th

7th

6th

WC

C. Mamiit

1

4th

0

A. Berasategui

6 5

6 7

0

A. Berasategui

6th

6th

6th

J. Hlasek

3

4th

2

V. Spadea

6th

3

6th

6th

2

M. Chang

6th

6th

6th

D. Vacek

2

6th

3

2

V. Spadea

6th

1

6th

6th

D. Prinosil

6th

6th

3

6 5

6th

D. Prinosil

2

6th

2

4th

Q

P. Tramacchi

3

2

6th

7th

1

V. Spadea

4th

7th

6th

5

3

Q

N. Godwin

6th

6th

3

6th

2

M. Chang

6th

5

2

7th

6th

T. Carbonell

4th

2

6th

1

Q

N. Godwin

1

3

1

Q

J. Oncins

6th

1

0

6 6

2

M. Chang

6th

6th

6th

2

M. Chang

3

6th

6th

7th

Web links

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