1996 Eurocard Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1996 Eurocard Open
Final
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Eurocard Open.

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

Pete Sampras (final)
Michael Chang (semifinals)
Thomas Muster (second round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
Boris Becker (champion)
Wayne Ferreira (second round)
Richard Krajicek (third round)
Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
Todd Martin (third round)
Thomas Enqvist (third round)
MaliVai Washington (second round)
Albert Costa (second round)
Jim Courier (third round)
Félix Mantilla (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Pete Sampras	6	6

9	Andre Agassi	4	1
				1	Pete Sampras	6	6

					Jan Siemerink	3	4
	Jan Siemerink	6	7⁷

5	Goran Ivanišević	3	6⁴
								1	Pete Sampras	6	3	6	3	4

								6	Boris Becker	3	6	3	6	6
6	Boris Becker	6	6

	Magnus Gustafsson	2	2
				6	Boris Becker	6	6

				2	Michael Chang	4	3
10	Marcelo Ríos	4	3

2	Michael Chang	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				1	P Sampras	6	6
Q	S Sargsian	7	6	Q	S Sargsian	3	4
	M Philippoussis	5	3						1	P Sampras	6	6
Q	A O'Brien	6⁵	3						16	F Mantilla	1	4
	M Rosset	7⁷	6		M Rosset	6³	6	5
				16	F Mantilla	7⁷	3	7
													1	P Sampras	6	6
													9	A Agassi	4	1
				9	A Agassi	6	7⁷
WC	C-U Steeb	5	5		A Berasategui	1	6⁵
	A Berasategui	7	7						9	A Agassi	6	6
	F Clavet	1	4							R Reneberg	2	4
	R Reneberg	6	6		R Reneberg	6	7
				7	W Ferreira	3	5

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				4	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	6⁵
WC	H Dreekmann	1	5		J Siemerink	3	6	7⁷
	J Siemerink	6	7							J Siemerink	6	6
	R Furlan	6	6							R Furlan	4	4
LL	F Dewulf	4	1		R Furlan	6	7
				13	M Washington	4	5
														J Siemerink	6	7⁷
													5	G Ivanišević	3	6⁴
				11	T Martin	7⁷	7
	M Stich	7	6		M Stich	6⁵	5
	P Haarhuis	5	1						11	T Martin	2	4
	S Edberg	6	6						5	G Ivanišević	6	6
	T Henman	4	2		S Edberg	6⁷	3
				5	G Ivanišević	7⁹	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

				6	B Becker	6	6
	C Moyá	3	4	Q	G Rusedski	4	4
Q	G Rusedski	6	6						6	B Becker	6	7
	H Gumy	3	0						12	T Enqvist	4	5
Q	N Kiefer	6	6	Q	N Kiefer	4	4
				12	T Enqvist	6	6
														6	B Becker	6	6
															M Gustafsson	2	2
				14	A Costa	6⁵	6¹
	M Gustafsson	6	6		M Gustafsson	7⁷	7⁷
	J Stoltenberg	4	4							M Gustafsson	6³	6	7⁷
Q	M-K Goellner	4	1							M Woodforde	7⁷	2	6⁴
	M Woodforde	6	6		M Woodforde	3	6	3
				3	T Muster	6	1	0/r

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					8	R Krajicek	4	6	6
WC	A Rădulescu	7⁷	6³	4		A Boetsch	6	3	2
	A Boetsch	6¹	7⁷	6						8	R Krajicek	4	4
Q	S Lareau	7	6							10	M Ríos	6	6
WC	S Bruguera	5	0		Q	S Lareau	7⁷	6⁴	4
					10	M Ríos	6⁴	7⁷	6
														10	M Ríos	4	3
														2	M Chang	6	6
					15	J Courier	7⁷	6
	À Corretja	3	1			B Ulihrach	6⁵	4
	B Ulihrach	6	6							15	J Courier	5	2
	T Woodbridge	4	6	6						2	M Chang	7	6
	D Vacek	6	4	1		T Woodbridge	3	2
					2	M Chang	6	6

References

^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 144–145. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

1996 Eurocard Open draw

[wot1997-1] John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 144–145. ISBN 9780002187145.

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