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1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upUnited States Richey Reneberg
Score6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. United States Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
  3. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  4. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
  5. Australia Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
  6. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  7. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
  8. Australia Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  9. Zimbabwe Byron Black (First Round)
  10. France Guy Forget (Quarterfinals)
  11. Germany David Prinosil (Third Round)
  12. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (Second Round)
  13. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  14. Germany Bernd Karbacher (First Round)
  15. United Kingdom Tim Henman (First Round)
  16. Denmark Kenneth Carlsen (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Pete Sampras 77 6  
5 Australia Mark Woodforde 65 4  
1 United States Pete Sampras 6 7  
  United States Richey Reneberg 4 5  
  Germany Hendrik Dreekmann 6 4 64
  United States Richey Reneberg 3 6 77

Top Half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 United States P Sampras 6 6  
Q United States A O'Brien 5 7 3   France L Roux 3 2  
  France L Roux 7 5 6 1 United States P Sampras 5 6 6
  Uzbekistan O Ogorodov 6 3 4 Q Sweden M Norman 7 4 1
Q Sweden M Norman 2 6 6 Q Sweden M Norman 6 6  
WC Japan Y Yamamoto 7 4 2 16 Denmark K Carlsen 3 2  
16 Denmark K Carlsen 5 6 6 1 United States P Sampras 3 6 6
10 France G Forget 6 7   10 France G Forget 6 3 4
  Portugal J Cunha e Silva 2 5   10 France G Forget 6 6  
  France J Golmard 4 6 65 WC Japan K Miyachi 0 3  
WC Japan K Miyachi 6 1 77 10 France G Forget 6 6  
  Sweden N Kulti 3 1   8 Australia T Woodbridge 4 4  
WC Japan T Suzuki 6 6   WC Japan T Suzuki 2 1  
8 Australia T Woodbridge 6 6  

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6  
  Belgium J van Herck 7 6     Belgium J van Herck 2 1  
  Sweden A Järryd 5 2   3 Sweden T Enqvist 77 6  
  Japan S Matsuoka 6 77   13 United Kingdom G Rusedski 64 1  
  Italy C Caratti 1 63     Japan S Matsuoka 77 5 4
  Germany C-U Steeb 2 1   13 United Kingdom G Rusedski 64 7 6
13 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 6 3 Sweden T Enqvist 4 5  
12 Switzerland J Hlasek 77 3 6 5 Australia M Woodforde 6 7  
Q Germany L Rehmann 64 6 0 12 Switzerland J Hlasek 3 77 4
  Czech Republic M Damm 65 66     Denmark F Fetterlein 6 63 6
  Denmark F Fetterlein 77 78     Denmark F Fetterlein 3 2  
  Russia A Olhovskiy 63 2   5 Australia M Woodforde 6 6  
Q Zimbabwe W Black 77 6   Q Zimbabwe W Black 4 2  
5 Australia M Woodforde 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6  
  Russia A Volkov 4 4     France J-P Fleurian 3 3  
  France J-P Fleurian 6 6   6 Netherlands R Krajicek 7 6  
WC Japan H Kaneko 2 5   11 Germany D Prinosil 5 0  
  Slovakia J Krošlák 6 7     Slovakia J Krošlák 7 3 4
  Australia S Stolle 1 4   11 Germany D Prinosil 5 6 6
11 Germany D Prinosil 6 6   6 Netherlands R Krajicek 65 67  
14 Germany B Karbacher 2 4     Germany H Dreekmann 77 79  
  Germany H Dreekmann 6 6     Germany H Dreekmann 6 6  
  Belgium D Norman 2 6 2 Q Germany J Renzenbrink 1 3  
Q Germany J Renzenbrink 6 3 6   Germany H Dreekmann 6 6  
  Italy G Pozzi 0 6 1 4 South Africa W Ferreira 4 3  
  Sweden T Johansson 6 4 6   Sweden T Johansson 7 3 3
4 South Africa W Ferreira 5 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 Netherlands J Siemerink 77 2 1
  The Bahamas M Knowles 1 2     Canada S Lareau 64 6 6
  Canada S Lareau 6 6     Canada S Lareau 2 4  
Q United States S Campbell 4 7 6   United States R Reneberg 6 6  
Q Canada D Nestor 6 5 3 Q United States S Campbell 1 4  
  United States R Reneberg 6 6     United States R Reneberg 6 6  
9 Zimbabwe B Black 3 0     United States R Reneberg 6 77  
15 United Kingdom T Henman 1 4   2 United States M Chang 4 63  
  United States J Tarango 6 6     United States J Tarango 6 6  
  South Africa M Ondruska 1 1     United Kingdom C Wilkinson 4 3  
  United Kingdom C Wilkinson 6 6     United States J Tarango 7 3 4
  Germany A Rădulescu 77 6   2 United States M Chang 5 6 6
WC Japan G Motomura 65 0     Germany A Rădulescu 2 6 1
2 United States M Chang 6 3 6

References