1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Final
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Michael Chang
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Details
Draw	56 (5WC/7Q)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

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.

Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
Thomas Muster (semifinals)
Michael Chang (final)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
Andre Agassi (champion)
Richard Krajicek (third round)
Jim Courier (third round)
Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
MaliVai Washington (second round)
Todd Martin (second round)
Marc Rosset (first round)
Cédric Pioline (second round)
Richey Reneberg (first round)
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.

Ján Krošlák (qualifying competition)
Scott Draper (qualified)
Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
Grant Stafford (second round)
Michael Tebbutt (second round)
Mark Knowles (first round)
Jonathan Stark (qualifying competition)
Sébastien Lareau (second round)
Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
Jim Grabb (qualified)
Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
Wojciech Kowalski (qualified)
Sule Ladipo (qualifying competition)
Michael Sell (second round)

Qualifiers

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

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

External links

[1] "Agassi gana el torneo de Cincinnati" [Agassi wins the Cincinnati tournament]. El País (in Spanish). 13 August 1996. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[wot1997-2] John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 142–143. ISBN 9780002187145.

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