1996 Skoda Czech Open – Singles

Singles
1996 Skoda Czech Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Bohdan Ulihrach
Score	7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1996 Skoda Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. Bohdan Ulihrach was the defending champion but lost in the final 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Thomas Enqvist (first round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
3. n/a
4. Marc Rosset (first round)
5. Bohdan Ulihrach (final)
6. Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
7. Filip Dewulf (first round)
8. Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	T Enqvist	65	1
		F Mantilla	77	6					F Mantilla	63	3
		E Sánchez	6	6					E Sánchez	77	6
		J Golmard	1	2												E Sánchez	6	6
	LL	M A Gorriz	6	6											Q	A Martín	0	3
		D Dier	3	4				LL	M A Gorriz	2	2
	Q	A Martín	77	3	6			Q	A Martín	6	6
	7	F Dewulf	64	6	4																		E Sánchez	3	1
	4	M Rosset	63	2																		5	B Ulihrach	6	6
		P Baur	77	6					P Baur	2	1
	WC	M Tabara	3	6	7			WC	M Tabara	6	6
	WC	D Miketa	6	4	5										WC	M Tabara	2	0
		O Ogorodov	3	2											5	B Ulihrach	6	6
	Q	F Montana	6	6				Q	F Montana	62	4
	WC	P Luxa	0	2				5	B Ulihrach	77	6
	5	B Ulihrach	6	6																									5	Bohdan Ulihrach	5	6	3
	6	D Vacek	6	2	6																								2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7	1	6
	LL	F Messori	2	6	1			6	D Vacek	6	6
		J Cunha e Silva	6	5	62				S Noszály	2	2
		S Noszály	2	7	77										6	D Vacek	1	3
		C Ruud	6	6												C Ruud	6	6
		M Damm	2	3					C Ruud	4
		F Santoro	7	6					F Santoro	1	r
	LL	J Sekulov	5	4																			C Ruud	5	7	3
	8	J Sánchez	6	6																		2	Y Kafelnikov	7	5	6
		F Fetterlein	0	4				8	J Sánchez	77	3	78
	Q	G Kuerten	3	7	7			Q	G Kuerten	63	6	66
		A Chesnokov	6	5	5										8	J Sánchez	1	1
		D Rikl	6	64	4										2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		N Marques	2	77	6				N Marques	4	2
	Q	D Škoch	3	3				2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

External links

• 1996 Skoda Czech Open draw