1996 US Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1996 US Open
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Michael Chang
Final score	6–1, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title, defeating Michael Chang 6–1, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3) in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open.

The 1996 US Open men's singles draw had a highly controversial seeding dispute. There were accusations of American favouritism as world number 3, Michael Chang, and world number 8, Andre Agassi, were seeded above their world ranking at numbers 2 and 6 respectively. Other players seeded above their world ranking included world number 6, Goran Ivanišević, being seeded at number 4, Richard Krajicek, the world number 7, being seeded at number 5, and another American Jim Courier, the world number 9, being seeded at number 8.

Some other players were seeded below their world ranking, including world number 2, Thomas Muster, who was seeded at number 3, Boris Becker, the world number 5, seeded at number 6, and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the world number 4, seeded at number 7. Becker pulled out of the tournament with an injury and Kafelnikov was so angry at his seeding demotion that he withdrew from the tournament in protest and flew home to Russia.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pete Sampras is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Pete Sampras (champion)
Michael Chang (finalist)
Thomas Muster (quarterfinalist)
Goran Ivanišević (semifinalist)
Richard Krajicek (first round)
Andre Agassi (semifinalist)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (withdrew)
Jim Courier (withdrew)
Wayne Ferreira (first round)

Marcelo Ríos (second round)
MaliVai Washington (second round)
Todd Martin (third round)
Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
Albert Costa (first round)
Marc Rosset (first round)
Cédric Pioline (third round)
Félix Mantilla (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

1	Pete Sampras	7⁷	5	5	6	7⁹
	Àlex Corretja	6⁵	7	7	4	6⁷
							1	Pete Sampras	6	6	6⁹	6

							4	Goran Ivanišević	3	4	7¹¹	3
4	Goran Ivanišević	6	6	7¹¹

	Stefan Edberg	3	4	6⁹
													1	Pete Sampras	6	6	7⁷
													2	Michael Chang	1	4	6³
6	Andre Agassi	6	7	4	6
3	Thomas Muster	2	5	6	2
							6	Andre Agassi	3	2	2

							2	Michael Chang	6	6	6
	Javier Sánchez	5	3	7⁷	3

2	Michael Chang	7	6	6²	6

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

1	Sampras	6	6	6
LL	Szymanski	2	2	1			1	Sampras	6	1	6	4	6
	Novák	6	6	6				Novák	3	6	3	6	4
Q	Ellwood	2	4	3										1	Sampras	6	6	6
	Larsson	7⁷	4	2	r										Volkov	3	4	2
	Volkov	6⁵	6	5				Volkov	1	6	6	4	7¹⁰
	Tillström	1	7⁹	6	3	6		Tillström	6	4	1	6	6⁸
Q	El Sawy	6	6⁷	1	6	4													1	Sampras	6	6	6
Q	Cash	4	3	2																Philippoussis	3	3	4
	Olhovskiy	6	6	6				Olhovskiy	3	4	2
	Woodforde	7⁸	3	3	3			Philippoussis	6	6	6
	Philippoussis	6⁶	6	6	6										Philippoussis	6	6	6
	Carretero	6	4	6	1									16	Pioline	3	2	4
	Burillo	3	6	0	0	r		Carretero	6	2	2	1
	Clavet	4	6³	4			16	Pioline	4	6	6	6
16	Pioline	6	7⁷	6

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

9	Ferreira	4	4	6	5
Q	Nainkin	6	6	2	7		Q	Nainkin	4	1	1
	Kučera	2	7	6³	5			Björkman	6	6	6
	Björkman	6	5	7⁷	7									Björkman	2	6	6	4	3
Q	Veglio	1	6	6	6									Corretja	6	4	4	6	6
	Ruud	6	2	4	4		Q	Veglio	7⁷	4	4	0
	Corretja	7⁸	3	6	6			Corretja	6⁴	6	6	6
	Black	6⁶	6	2	2																Corretja	6	6	7⁷
	Rikl	6	7	6																	Forget	4	3	6⁵
	Arazi	4	5	2				Rikl	2	4	4
	Schalken	6	6	6⁶	6			Schalken	6	6	6
	Schaller	3	4	7⁸	3									Schalken	2	5	6	6	0
	Stafford	6	6	4	6²	3								Forget	6	7	4	4	6
	Forget	3	2	6	7⁷	6		Forget	6	7	6
	Meligeni	1	7⁷	6⁵	3		17	Mantilla	4	5	3
17	Mantilla	6	6²	7⁷	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

4	Ivanišević	1	6	6	6
	Chesnokov	6	2	4	4		4	Ivanišević	6¹	6	6	6
	Draper	6	7	6				Draper	7⁷	3	4	4
	Blanco	3	5	3									4	Ivanišević	6	6	7¹³
	Furlan	6	6	5	1	5								Dreekmann	3	2	6¹¹
	Johansson	4	2	7	6	7		Johansson	6¹	2	6	1
	Dreekmann	6	6	6				Dreekmann	7⁷	6	4	6
	Rusedski	2	4	2														4	Ivanišević	6	3	6	7⁷
	Medvedev	6	6	6															Medvedev	4	6	3	6²
	Fleurian	2	0	1				Medvedev	6	6	6
	Krošlák	2	6	3	6	7		Krošlák	4	3	2
	Woodruff	6	4	6	2	6								Medvedev	6	6	6
Q	Caldwell	3	6	3	5									Korda	2	4	3
	Korda	6	3	6	7			Korda	6	6⁷	6
	Ulihrach	2	6	7⁷	3	6		Ulihrach	0	2⁵	3
14	A Costa	6	4	6²	6	1

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

12	Martin	6	6	4	6
	El Aynaoui	3	2	6	4		12	Martin	6	6	6
	Gaudenzi	7⁷	6	6				Gaudenzi	3	2	2
	Matsuoka	6⁴	2	3										12	Martin	2	6⁴	4
WC	Flach	7	7⁷	2	7⁸										Henman	6	7⁷	6
Q	Pozzi	5	6⁵	6	6⁶		WC	Flach	3	4	2
LL	Jabali	2	3	4				Henman	6	6	6
	Henman	6	6	6																Henman	7⁷	6²	4	4
	Haarhuis	6⁵	7⁸	1	6	6														Edberg	6²	7⁷	6	6
	Joyce	7⁷	6⁶	6	2	2		Haarhuis	1	6	6	6
	Tebbutt	3	6	3	7	6		Tebbutt	6	2	2	3
	Reneberg	6	1	6	5	3									Haarhuis	4	6⁴	1
	Stark	5	3	7	5										Edberg	6	7⁷	6
	Karbacher	7	6	5	7			Karbacher	6	3	3	0	r
	Edberg	6	6	6				Edberg	3	6	6	1
5	Krajicek	3	3	3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

6	Agassi	6	6	6
	Hadad	3	3	2			6	Agassi	3	6	6	6
	Ondruska	6³	2	5			LL	Paes	6	4	1	0
LL	Paes	7⁷	6	7										6	Agassi	6	6	7⁹
	Moyà	6	6⁴	6¹	6	6									Siemerink	4	2	6⁷
WC	Humphries	1	7⁷	7⁷	0	4		Moyà	6²	4	4
	Siemerink	4	6	7⁷	6			Siemerink	7⁷	6	6
	Steeb	6	1	6⁴	4															6	Agassi	4	6	6	6
Q	Vitoux	6	6	7⁷																WC	Wheaton	6	2	3	4
Q	Delgado	4	4	6³			Q	Vitoux	4	4	6	6⁴
WC	Wheaton	6	6	6			WC	Wheaton	6	6	4	7⁷
WC	Kim	3	2	3										WC	Wheaton	1	7	6	6
	Lapentti	4	6	4	3									WC	O'Brien	6	5	1	2
WC	O'Brien	6	1	6	6		WC	O'Brien	6	6	5	3	6
	Alami	2	6	6⁵	1		11	Washington	3	4	7	6	3
11	Washington	6	2	7⁷	6

Section 6

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

13	T Enqvist	6	6	6
	S Simian	3	1	4			13	T Enqvist	6	6	6
	G Raoux	7⁷	3	1	6	7		G Raoux	3	2	3
	F Dewulf	6⁵	6	6	3	5								13	T Enqvist	6	6	6
	M Knowles	6	7	6										Q	P Campana	4	4	2
	M Filippini	3	5	1				M Knowles	6³	6	3	7⁷	3
	T Woodbridge	2	6	2	4		Q	P Campana	7⁷	3	6	6³	6
Q	P Campana	6	4	6	6														13	T Enqvist	6⁴	2	6	1
	K Goossens	2	0	6¹															3	T Muster	7⁷	6	4	6
	S Bruguera	6	6	7⁷				S Bruguera	6	6	6
Q	T Haas	3	6	1	5			M Stich	3	2	4
	M Stich	6	1	6	7										S Bruguera	2	4	3
Q	D Dier	6	2	6	6									3	T Muster	6	6	6
	C Adams	4	6	4	4		Q	D Dier	3	2	4
	J Frana	1	6²	2			3	T Muster	6	6	6
3	T Muster	6	7⁷	6

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

LL	D Škoch	2	6⁰	3
	J Sánchez	6	7⁷	6				J Sánchez	6	7⁷	2	6
WC	J Grabb	6	7	7⁷			WC	J Grabb	2	6³	6	3
	S Stolle	3	5	6⁴										J Sánchez	6	3	4	6	7⁸
	P Rafter	6⁷	3	6⁶										J Stoltenberg	4	6	6	2	6⁶
	K Carlsen	7⁹	6	7⁸				K Carlsen	3	6¹	3
	J Stoltenberg	7	6	6				J Stoltenberg	6	7⁷	6
	S Pescosolido	5	4	1																	J Sánchez	6	7⁷	7⁷
	A Boetsch	7⁷	6	7																	A Boetsch	4	6⁵	6³
	N Pereira	6⁴	4	5				A Boetsch	7⁸	6	6
	C Costa	5	6	6⁴	3			M Gustafsson	6⁶	3	1
	M Gustafsson	7	4	7⁷	6									A Boetsch	6	6	7⁸
	J Tarango	6⁵	6	6	3									J Tarango	4	2	6⁶
	A Rădulescu	7⁷	4	1	1	r		J Tarango	6	4	7⁷	6
Q	A Pavel	6	1	4	2		10	M Ríos	4	6	6⁵	2
10	M Ríos	4	6	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

15	M Rosset	7⁹	4	4	3
WC	J Palmer	6⁷	6	6	6		WC	J Palmer	7⁷	3	6⁴	6	6¹
	M Damm	5	4	5				H Gumy	6⁵	6	7⁷	0	7⁷
	H Gumy	7	6	7											H Gumy	5	1	2
	N Kulti	3	4	6	4										J Hlasek	7	6	6
	J Hlasek	6	6	4	6			J Hlasek	7⁷	7⁹	6
WC	C Mamiit	1	4	0				A Berasategui	6⁵	6⁷	0
	A Berasategui	6	6	6																		J Hlasek	3	4	2
	V Spadea	6	3	6	6																2	M Chang	6	6	6
	D Vacek	2	6	3	2			V Spadea	6	1	6	6
	D Prinosil	6	6	3	6⁵	6		D Prinosil	2	6	2	4
Q	P Tramacchi	3	2	6	7⁷	1									V Spadea	4	7	6	5	3
Q	N Godwin	6	6	3	6									2	M Chang	6	5	2	7	6
	T Carbonell	4	2	6	1		Q	N Godwin	1	3	1
Q	J Oncins	6	1	0	6⁶		2	M Chang	6	6	6
2	M Chang	3	6	6	7⁸

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1996 US Open Men's Singles draw

US Open men's singles drawsheets

Pre Open Era	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.