1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

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Singles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi
Runner-upUnited States Michael Chang
Score7–6(7–4), 6–4
Details
Draw56 (5WC/7Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Michael Chang in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Cincinnati Masters.[1]

Seeds[edit]

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
  2. Austria Thomas Muster (semifinals)
  3. United States Michael Chang (final)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  5. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Andre Agassi (champion)
  7. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (third round)
  8. United States Jim Courier (third round)
  9. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  10. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
  11. United States MaliVai Washington (second round)
  12. United States Todd Martin (second round)
  13. Switzerland Marc Rosset (first round)
  14. France Cédric Pioline (second round)
  15. United States Richey Reneberg (first round)
  16. Australia Jason Stoltenberg (third round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
10 Sweden Thomas Enqvist 1 6 2
3 United States Michael Chang 6 2 6
3 United States Michael Chang 64 4  
6 United States Andre Agassi 77 6  
6 United States Andre Agassi 6 6  
2 Austria Thomas Muster 4 1  

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States P Sampras 6 6  
  Switzerland J Hlasek 6 3 6   Switzerland J Hlasek 3 4  
Q United States W McGuire 3 6 3 1 United States P Sampras 65 7 77
  Australia T Woodbridge 3 0     Australia M Woodforde 77 5 64
  Czech Republic P Korda 6 6     Czech Republic P Korda 6 2 2
  Australia M Woodforde 6 6     Australia M Woodforde 4 6 6
15 United States R Reneberg 3 3   1 United States P Sampras 3 3  
10 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6   10 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6  
  Zimbabwe B Black 1 2   10 Sweden T Enqvist 6 77  
  Australia P Rafter 6 6     Australia P Rafter 3 64  
  Spain S Bruguera 1 4   10 Sweden T Enqvist 79 6  
WC Morocco H Arazi 3 1   7 Netherlands R Krajicek 67 2  
  United States V Spadea 6 6     United States V Spadea 68 5  
7 Netherlands R Krajicek 710 7  

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States M Chang 6 4 6
WC Czech Republic M Damm 4 63     Ukraine A Medvedev 2 6 3
  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 77   3 United States M Chang 77 6  
  Sweden S Edberg 6 6   Q Italy C Caratti 63 2  
  Italy S Pescosolido 2 1     Sweden S Edberg 6 4 5
Q Italy C Caratti 2 6 6 Q Italy C Caratti 3 6 7
13/WC Switzerland M Rosset 6 3 3 3 United States M Chang 6 7  
12 United States T Martin 6 6   5 Croatia G Ivanišević 3 5  
  United States M Joyce 0 4   12 United States T Martin 4 6 4
  Germany B Karbacher 6 6     Germany B Karbacher 6 4 6
WC Netherlands J Eltingh 2 4     Germany B Karbacher 6 3 3
  Sweden J Björkman 6 77   5 Croatia G Ivanišević 3 6 6
  Italy R Furlan 3 63     Sweden J Björkman 0 4  
5 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6  

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 United States A Agassi 6 2 6
  Japan S Matsuoka 6 64 2   Sweden M Larsson 3 6 4
  Sweden M Larsson 3 77 6 6 United States A Agassi 65 6 6
  Australia M Philippoussis 4 4   Q United States A O'Brien 77 3 0
Q United States A O'Brien 6 6   Q United States A O'Brien w/o    
  France G Raoux 4 5   11 United States M Washington      
11 United States M Washington 6 7   6 United States A Agassi 77 3 6
14 France C Pioline 2 6 6 4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 61 6 3
  Australia S Stolle 6 3 4 14 France C Pioline 62 5  
  United States C Woodruff 4 77 6   United States C Woodruff 77 7  
WC Russia A Chesnokov 6 60 1   United States C Woodruff 77 4 5
  United Kingdom T Henman 6 6   4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 65 6 7
  Netherlands J Siemerink 3 2     United Kingdom T Henman 4 4  
4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6  

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 United States J Courier 63 6 6
  Denmark K Carlsen 64 4     United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 3 4
  United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 6   8 United States J Courier 69 77 2
  Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6   9 South Africa W Ferreira 711 64 6
  Spain À Corretja 4 4     Czech Republic D Vacek 2 6 1
  Belgium F Dewulf 2 3   9 South Africa W Ferreira 6 3 6
9 South Africa W Ferreira 6 6   9 South Africa W Ferreira 64 614  
16 Australia J Stoltenberg 6 77   2 Austria T Muster 77 716  
Q United States J Grabb 4 62   16 Australia J Stoltenberg 77 6  
Q Australia S Draper 1 r   Q Croatia S Hiršzon 62 3  
Q Croatia S Hiršzon 6     16 Australia J Stoltenberg 2 2  
Q Poland W Kowalski 3 7 6 2 Austria T Muster 6 6  
  Sweden N Kulti 6 5 3 Q Poland W Kowalski 1 1  
2 Austria T Muster 6 6  

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying seeds[edit]

The top five seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Slovakia Ján Krošlák (qualifying competition)
  2. Australia Scott Draper (qualified)
  3. Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
  4. South Africa Grant Stafford (second round)
  5. Australia Michael Tebbutt (second round)
  6. The Bahamas Mark Knowles (first round)
  7. United States Jonathan Stark (qualifying competition)
  8. Canada Sébastien Lareau (second round)
  9. Italy Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
  10. United States Jim Grabb (qualified)
  11. United States Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
  12. Poland Wojciech Kowalski (qualified)
  13. Nigeria Sule Ladipo (qualifying competition)
  14. United States Michael Sell (second round)

Qualifiers[edit]

Qualifying draw[edit]

First qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Slovakia Ján Krošlák 6 7
United States Chad Clark 2 6
United States Chad Clark 4 6 7
Greece Niko Karagiannis 6 0 6
1 Slovakia Ján Krošlák 4 2
12 Poland Wojciech Kowalski 6 6
United States Marcus Fluitt 6 3 7
WC United States Matthew Pledger 3 6 5
United States Marcus Fluitt 6 1
12 Poland Wojciech Kowalski 7 6
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Đorđević 7 3 6
12 Poland Wojciech Kowalski 6 6 7

Second qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Australia Scott Draper 6 6
United States Keith Evans 3 4
WC United States Greg Van Emburgh 3 2
United States Keith Evans 6 6
2 Australia Scott Draper 6 7
Germany Tommy Haas 2 6
Germany Tommy Haas 6 6
Belarus Max Mirnyi 4 4
Germany Tommy Haas 6 6
14 United States Michael Sell 4 3
United States Chris Tontz 4 7 3
14 United States Michael Sell 6 6 6

Third qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Russia Andrei Olhovskiy 7 5 1
United States Wade McGuire 6 7 6
United States Wade McGuire 6 6
United States David Ortiz 2 2
United States Wade McGuire 6 6
13 Nigeria Sule Ladipo 3 4
United States Graham Gilles 4 6
United States Jim Thomas 6 7
United States Jim Thomas 6 6 3
13 Nigeria Sule Ladipo 4 7 6
Sweden Ludwig Sundin 1 1
13 Nigeria Sule Ladipo 6 6

Fourth qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 South Africa Grant Stafford 6 1
United States Alex O'Brien 7 6
United States Geoff Grant 4 6
United States Alex O'Brien 6 7
United States Alex O'Brien 6 6
11 United States Alex Reichel 2 4
Ghana Frank Ofori 6 6
WC United States Michael Griesser 2 2
Ghana Frank Ofori 3 5
11 United States Alex Reichel 6 7
United States Frank Salazar 1 2
11 United States Alex Reichel 6 6

Fifth qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Australia Michael Tebbutt 6 1
Sweden Mikael Stadling 7 6
Sweden Mikael Stadling 7 6
Australia David Macpherson 6 2
Sweden Mikael Stadling 0 3
10 United States Jim Grabb 6 6
United States Dan Kronauge 4 1
United States Mashiska Washington 6 6
United States Mashiska Washington 1 2
10 United States Jim Grabb 6 6
WC United States Randy Baldemor 3 2
10 United States Jim Grabb 6 6

Sixth qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 The Bahamas Mark Knowles 6 1 2
South Africa Robbie Koenig 3 6 6
South Africa Robbie Koenig 6 6
Canada Ryan Clark 1 2
United States Marq Foster 5 3
Canada Ryan Clark 7 6
South Africa Robbie Koenig 2 4
Croatia Saša Hiršzon 6 6
Croatia Saša Hiršzon 6 6
Sweden Peter Nyborg 2 1
Croatia Saša Hiršzon 6 6
8 Canada Sébastien Lareau 3 4
United States Mitch Sprengelmeyer 7 2 1
8 Canada Sébastien Lareau 5 6 6

Seventh qualifier[edit]

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 United States Jonathan Stark 6 6
United States Brian Eagle 3 2
7 United States Jonathan Stark 6 6
WC United States Curt Josselyn 4 3
United States Ford Lankford 2 3
WC United States Curt Josselyn 6 6
7 United States Jonathan Stark 4 2
9 Italy Cristiano Caratti 6 6
United States David DiLucia 4 6
United States Chuck Adams 6 7
United States Chuck Adams 6 5 4
9 Italy Cristiano Caratti 1 7 6
France Cedric Kauffmann 3 1
9 Italy Cristiano Caratti 6 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Agassi gana el torneo de Cincinnati" [Agassi wins the Cincinnati tournament]. El País (in Spanish). 13 August 1996. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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