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1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

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Singles
1996 BellSouth Open
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Jiří Novák
Runner-upNew Zealand Brett Steven
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jaime Yzaga.

Jiří Novák won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brett Steven.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  2. United States MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
  3. Sweden Jonas Björkman (first round)
  4. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (first round)
  5. New Zealand Brett Steven (final)
  6. Spain Àlex Corretja (second round)
  7. Spain Francisco Clavet (second round)
  8. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (champion)

Draw

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Key

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Sweden T Enqvist 6 1 6
  United States R Reneberg 3 6 0 1 Sweden T Enqvist 5 4  
  Portugal N Marques 4 3   Q Peru J Yzaga 7 6  
Q Peru J Yzaga 6 6   Q Peru J Yzaga 2 1  
  Italy S Pescosolido 6 6   8 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6  
  United States V Spadea 2 4     Italy S Pescosolido 2 3  
  Romania A Voinea 3 63   8 Czech Republic J Novák 6 6  
8 Czech Republic J Novák 6 77   8 Czech Republic J Novák 3 6 7
3 Sweden J Björkman 5 1     Argentina J Frana 6 4 5
  Japan S Matsuoka 7 6     Japan S Matsuoka      
  United States A Krickstein 6 61 4   Argentina J Frana w/o    
  Argentina J Frana 3 77 6   Argentina J Frana 6 77  
  Germany C-U Steeb 6 5 65   Argentina H Gumy 3 62  
  Argentina H Gumy 4 7 77   Argentina H Gumy 6 6  
WC New Zealand J Greenhalgh 5 2   6 Spain À Corretja 3 2  
6 Spain À Corretja 7 6   8 Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6 6  
5 New Zealand B Steven 6 6   5 New Zealand Brett Steven 4 4  
Q South Africa M Ondruska 2 4   5 New Zealand B Steven 6 6  
WC New Zealand A Hunt 6 3 1   Norway C Ruud 3 4  
  Norway C Ruud 3 6 6 5 New Zealand B Steven 6 7  
  Spain C Moyá 2 4     Czech Republic D Rikl 4 5  
Q United States C Adams 6 6   Q United States C Adams 2 6 3
  Czech Republic D Rikl 77 6     Czech Republic D Rikl 6 3 6
4 Switzerland J Hlasek 62 2   5 New Zealand B Steven 65 6 6
7 Spain F Clavet 6 6     France G Forget 77 4 3
WC New Zealand S Downs 4 3   7 Spain F Clavet 3 4  
  France G Forget 6 6     France G Forget 6 6  
  Brazil F Meligeni 0 2     France G Forget 77 6  
Q Sweden P Fredriksson 7 4 2 2 United States M Washington 62 2  
  Czech Republic M Damm 5 6 6   Czech Republic M Damm 3 4  
  Denmark K Carlsen 3 3   2 United States M Washington 6 6  
2 United States M Washington 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 146. ISBN 9780002187145.
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