1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1996 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champion |  Pete Sampras |
| Runner-up |  Boris Becker |
| Score | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4 |
Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the final 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4 against Pete Sampras.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Pete Sampras (Champion)- Michael Chang (Round Robin)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Round Robin)
Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals)
Thomas Muster (Round Robin)
Boris Becker (Final)- Andre Agassi (Round Robin)
Richard Krajicek (Semifinals)
Thomas Enqvist (Round Robin)
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
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Boris Becker
| 64 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  Richard Krajicek
| 77 | 63 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Boris Becker
| 6 | 65 | 64 | 713 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 3 | 77 | 77 | 611 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Goran Ivanišević
| 78 | 64 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
| 66 | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||
Red Group
| Sampras
|
 Kafelnikov
|
Becker
|
Agassi  Enqvist
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Pete Sampras
|
6–4, 6–4 | 6–7(10–12), 6–7(4–7) | 6–2, 6–1 (w/ Agassi) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 36–25 | 2 | |
| 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|
4–6, 4–6 | 4–6, 5–7 | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) (w/ Enqvist) |
1–2 | 2–4 | 30–34 | 3 | |
| 6 | Boris Becker
|
7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4) | 6–4, 7–5 | 3–6, 6–7(1–7) (w/ Enqvist) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 36–34 | 1 | |
| 7 9 |
Andre Agassi Thomas Enqvist
|
2–6, 1–6 (w/ Agassi) |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/ Enqvist) |
6–3, 7–6(7–1) (w/ Enqvist) |
0–1 1–1 |
0–2 2–2 |
3–12 22–22 |
5 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
White Group
| Chang
|
Ivanišević
|
 Muster
|
Krajicek
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Michael Chang
|
6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | 4–6, 3–6 | 4–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 34–38 | 4 | |
| 4 | Goran Ivanišević
|
7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1) | 2–1 | 5–3 | 45–44 | 1 | |
| 5 | Thomas Muster
|
6–4, 6–3 | 4–6, 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 36–38 | 3 | |
| 8 | Richard Krajicek
|
6–4, 6–4 | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7) | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 48–43 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.