1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion Andre Agassi
Runner-up Michael Chang
Score7–6(7–4), 6–4
Draw56 (5WC/7Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

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][2]

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 M Chang 6 4 6
WC M Damm 4 63     A Medvedev 2 6 3
  A Medvedev 6 77   3 M Chang 77 6  
  S Edberg 6 6   Q C Caratti 63 2  
  S Pescosolido 2 1     S Edberg 6 4 5
Q C Caratti 2 6 6 Q C Caratti 3 6 7
13/WC M Rosset 6 3 3 3 M Chang 6 7  
12 T Martin 6 6   5 G Ivanišević 3 5  
  M Joyce 0 4   12 T Martin 4 6 4
  B Karbacher 6 6     B Karbacher 6 4 6
WC J Eltingh 2 4     B Karbacher 6 3 3
  J Björkman 6 77   5 G Ivanišević 3 6 6
  R Furlan 3 63     J Björkman 0 4  
5 G Ivanišević 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 J Courier 63 6 6
  K Carlsen 64 4     G Rusedski 77 3 4
  G Rusedski 77 6   8 J Courier 69 77 2
  D Vacek 6 6   9 W Ferreira 711 64 6
  À Corretja 4 4     D Vacek 2 6 1
  F Dewulf 2 3   9 W Ferreira 6 3 6
9 W Ferreira 6 6   9 W Ferreira 64 614  
16 J Stoltenberg 6 77   2 T Muster 77 716  
Q J Grabb 4 62   16 J Stoltenberg 77 6  
Q S Draper 1 r   Q S Hiršzon 62 3  
Q S Hiršzon 6     16 J Stoltenberg 2 2  
Q W Kowalski 3 7 6 2 T Muster 6 6  
  N Kulti 6 5 3 Q W Kowalski 1 1  
2 T Muster 6 6  

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

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

  1. Ján Krošlák (qualifying competition)
  2. Scott Draper (qualified)
  3. Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
  4. Grant Stafford (second round)
  5. Michael Tebbutt (second round)
  6. Mark Knowles (first round)
  7. Jonathan Stark (qualifying competition)
  8. Sébastien Lareau (second round)
  9. Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
  10. Jim Grabb (qualified)
  11. Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
  12. Wojciech Kowalski (qualified)
  13. Sule Ladipo (qualifying competition)
  14. Michael Sell (second round)

Qualifiers

  1. Wojciech Kowalski
  2. Scott Draper
  3. Wade McGuire
  4. Alex O'Brien
  5. Jim Grabb
  6. Saša Hiršzon
  7. Cristiano Caratti

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Ján Krošlák 6 7
Chad Clark 2 6
Chad Clark 4 6 7
Niko Karagiannis 6 0 6
1 Ján Krošlák 4 2
12 Wojciech Kowalski 6 6
Marcus Fluitt 6 3 7
WC Matthew Pledger 3 6 5
Marcus Fluitt 6 1
12 Wojciech Kowalski 7 6
Nebojša Đorđević 7 3 6
12 Wojciech Kowalski 6 6 7

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

Fifth qualifier

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

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Mark Knowles 6 1 2
Robbie Koenig 3 6 6
Robbie Koenig 6 6
Ryan Clark 1 2
Marq Foster 5 3
Ryan Clark 7 6
Robbie Koenig 2 4
Saša Hiršzon 6 6
Saša Hiršzon 6 6
Peter Nyborg 2 1
Saša Hiršzon 6 6
8 Sébastien Lareau 3 4
Mitch Sprengelmeyer 7 2 1
8 Sébastien Lareau 5 6 6

Seventh qualifier

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

References

  1. ^ "Agassi gana el torneo de Cincinnati" [Agassi wins the Cincinnati tournament]. El País (in Spanish). August 13, 1996. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 142–143. ISBN 9780002187145.
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