1996 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1996 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Score	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.^[1]

Seeds

Thomas Muster (champion)
Goran Ivanišević (third round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Thomas Enqvist (third round)
Jim Courier (second round)
Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
Sergi Bruguera (first round)
Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
Marc Rosset (third round)
Albert Costa (semifinals)
MaliVai Washington (second round)
Michael Stich (second round)
Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals)
Todd Martin (third round)
Cédric Pioline (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Thomas Muster	6	3	6

11	Albert Costa	3	6	4
					1	Thomas Muster	6	6	3	6

						Richard Krajicek	2	4	6	3
6	Wayne Ferreira	3	3

	Richard Krajicek	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	T Muster	6	6
Q	H Wiltschnig	3	0		1	T Muster	6	6
	P Korda	3	6	6		P Korda	2	3
	J Sánchez	6	3	4						1	T Muster	1	6	6
Q	V Santopadre	6³	2							15	T Martin	6	4	2
	A Berasategui	7⁷	6			A Berasategui	6	3	4
	K Kučera	1	3		15	T Martin	4	6	6
15	T Martin	6	6												1	T Muster	6	6
10	M Rosset	6	7⁷												7	M Ríos	3	2
Q	M Zabaleta	3	6²		10	M Rosset	6	3
	B Karbacher	7⁸	6			B Karbacher	1	0^r
Q	T Larkham	6⁶	0							10	M Rosset	6⁵	4
	D Vacek	6	2	6						7	M Ríos	7⁷	6
WC	O Camporese	4	6	1		D Vacek	3	3
	À Corretja	6⁵	6	2	7	M Ríos	6	6
7	M Ríos	7⁷	3	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	T Enqvist	6	6
	B Black	2	1		4	T Enqvist	6	7⁷
WC	D Nargiso	1	4			P Haarhuis	4	6⁴
	P Haarhuis	6	6							4	T Enqvist	2	6⁷
	J Hlasek	5	1								A Gaudenzi	6	7⁹
	A Gaudenzi	7	6			A Gaudenzi	6	3	6
WC	E Sánchez	6⁵	1		13	M Stich	4	6	4
13	M Stich	7⁷	6												A Gaudenzi	2	1
11	A Costa	6	6³	6										11	A Costa	6	6
	K Carlsen	1	7⁷	4	11	A Costa	6	6
	S Schalken	6	3	6		S Schalken	1	4
WC	C Caratti	4	6	4						11	A Costa	6	6
Q	T El-Sawy	2	5								H Gumy	4	2
	H Gumy	6	7			H Gumy	6	6
	R Furlan	3	3		5	J Courier	4	4
5	J Courier	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	W Ferreira	7⁷	6
	G Forget	6⁵	2		6	W Ferreira	6	6²	6
	R Reneberg	6⁶	6	6		R Reneberg	3	7⁷	4
	Y El Aynaoui	7⁸	3	1						6	W Ferreira	2	6	6
	J Arrese	2	6	4							C Moyá	6	3	3
	C Moyá	6	4	6		C Moyá	7¹¹	7
WC	G Pozzi	4	3		12	M Washington	6⁹	5
12	M Washington	6	6												6	W Ferreira	6	6
14	A Medvedev	6	2	6											14	A Medvedev	4	4
	C Ruud	3	6	3	14	A Medvedev	6	3	6
	G Schaller	6	4	1	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	6	1
Q	E Benfele Álvarez	1	6	6						14	A Medvedev	3	6	6
	C Costa	6	6							3	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	0
Q	T Guardiola	2	1			C Costa	1	2
Q	C Borroni	6	3	4	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	S Bruguera	4	4
	R Krajicek	6	6			R Krajicek	6	6
	T Carbonell	6³	3			F Clavet	4	4
	F Clavet	7⁷	6								R Krajicek	6	6
	M Philippoussis	6	4	7⁷							M Philippoussis	4	4
	R Carretero	3	6	6³		M Philippoussis	7⁷	6
	A Voinea	3	6	7⁷		A Voinea	6⁴	1
9	A Boetsch	6	4	6⁴											R Krajicek	6	6
16	C Pioline	6	6												S Edberg	3	3
	S Pescosolido	3	2		16	C Pioline	3	6¹²
	J Siemerink	3	4			S Edberg	6	7¹⁴
	S Edberg	6	6								S Edberg	6	6
	S Matsuoka	4	2							2	G Ivanišević	4	2
	B Ulihrach	6	6			B Ulihrach	6	4	1
	G Rusedski	6³	3		2	G Ivanišević	1	6	6
2	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6

References

^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

[wot1997-1] John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141. ISBN 9780002187145.

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