1996 US Open – Men's Singles

Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Michael Chang 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open.

Men's Singles
1996 US Open
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Michael Chang
Final score6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Main article: 1996 US Open (tennis)

Sampras' run was highlighted by a memorable quarterfinal match against unseeded Àlex Corretja. Sampras had a stomach bug and actually threw up in the fifth set, prompting a warning from the referees for delaying the match. Corretja nearly pulled the upset, but Sampras won 7–6(9–7) in the fifth set tiebreak.

In the draw for the tournament, there were accusations of American favouritism as world number 3, Michael Chang, and world number 8, Andre Agassi, were seeded above their world ranking at numbers 2 and 6 respectively. Other players seeded above their world ranking included world number 6, Goran Ivanišević, being seeded at number 4, Richard Krajicek, the world number 7, being seeded at number 5, and another American Jim Courier, the world number 9, being seeded at number 8.

Some other players were seeded below their world ranking, including world number 2, Thomas Muster, who was seeded at number 3, Boris Becker, the world number 5, seeded at number 6, and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the world number 4, seeded at number 7. Becker pulled out of the tournament with an injury and Kafelnikov was so angry at his seeding demotion that he withdrew from the tournament in protest.

This was the last Grand Slam that Stefan Edberg competed in. He lost to Ivanišević in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pete Sampras is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

01.   Pete Sampras (Champion)
02.   Michael Chang (Final)
03.   Thomas Muster (Quarterfinals)
04.   Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals)
05.   Richard Krajicek (First round)
06.   Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
07.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Withdrew)
08.   Jim Courier (Withdrew)
09.   Wayne Ferreira (First round)
10.   Marcelo Ríos (Second round)
11.   MaliVai Washington (Second round)
12.   Todd Martin (Third round)
13.   Thomas Enqvist (Fourth round)
14.   Albert Costa (First round)
15.   Marc Rosset (First round)
16.   Cédric Pioline (Third round)
17.   Félix Mantilla (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1996 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Pete Sampras 77 5 5 6 79
Àlex Corretja 65 7 7 4 67
1 Pete Sampras 6 6 69 6
4 Goran Ivanišević 3 4 711 3
4 Goran Ivanišević 6 6 711
Stefan Edberg 3 4 69
1 Pete Sampras 6 6 77
2 Michael Chang 1 4 63
6 Andre Agassi 6 7 4 6
3 Thomas Muster 2 5 6 2
6 Andre Agassi 3 2 2
2 Michael Chang 6 6 6
Javier Sánchez 5 3 77 3
2 Michael Chang 7 6 62 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 P Sampras 6 6 6
LL J Szymanski 2 2 1 1 P Sampras 6 1 6 4 6
J Novák 6 6 6 J Novák 3 6 3 6 4
Q B Ellwood 2 4 3 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
M Larsson 77 4 2r A Volkov 3 4 2
A Volkov 65 6 5 A Volkov 1 6 6 4 710
M Tillström 1 79 6 3 6 M Tillström 6 4 1 6 68
Q T El-Sawy 6 67 1 6 4 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
Q P Cash 4 3 2 M Philippoussis 3 3 4
A Olhovskiy 6 6 6 A Olhovskiy 3 4 2
M Woodforde 78 3 3 3 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
M Philippoussis 66 6 6 6 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
R Carretero 6 4 6 1 16 C Pioline 3 2 4
J Burillo 3 6 0 0r R Carretero 6 2 2 1
F Clavet 4 63 4 16 C Pioline 4 6 6 6
16 C Pioline 6 77 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 W Ferreira 4 4 6 5
Q D Nainkin 6 6 2 7 Q D Nainkin 4 1 1
K Kučera 2 7 63 5 J Björkman 6 6 6
J Björkman 6 5 77 7 J Björkman 2 6 6 4 3
Q F Veglio 1 6 6 6 A Corretja 6 4 4 6 6
C Ruud 6 2 4 4 Q F Veglio 77 4 4 0
A Corretja 78 3 6 6 A Corretja 64 6 6 6
B Black 66 6 2 2 A Corretja 6 6 77
D Rikl 6 7 6 G Forget 4 3 65
H Arazi 4 5 2 D Rikl 2 4 4
S Schalken 6 6 66 6 S Schalken 6 6 6
G Schaller 3 4 78 3 S Schalken 2 5 6 6 0
G Stafford 6 6 4 62 3 G Forget 6 7 4 4 6
G Forget 3 2 6 77 6 G Forget 6 7 6
F Meligeni 1 77 65 3 17 F Mantilla 4 5 3
17 F Mantilla 6 62 77 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 G Ivanišević 1 6 6 6
A Chesnokov 6 2 4 4 4 G Ivanišević 61 6 6 6
S Draper 6 7 6 S Draper 77 3 4 4
G Blanco 3 5 3 4 G Ivanišević 6 6 713
R Furlan 6 6 5 1 5 H Dreekmann 3 2 611
T Johansson 4 2 7 6 7 T Johansson 61 2 6 1
H Dreekmann 6 6 6 H Dreekmann 77 6 4 6
G Rusedski 2 4 2 4 G Ivanišević 6 3 6 77
A Medvedev 6 6 6 A Medvedev 4 6 3 62
J-P Fleurian 2 0 1 A Medvedev 6 6 6
J Krošlák 2 6 3 6 7 J Krošlák 4 3 2
C Woodruff 6 4 6 2 6 A Medvedev 6 6 6
Q D Caldwell 3 6 3 5 P Korda 2 4 3
P Korda 6 3 6 7 P Korda 6 77 6
B Ulihrach 2 6 77 3 6 B Ulihrach 0 65 3
14 A Costa 6 4 62 6 1

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 T Martin 6 6 4 6
Y El Aynaoui 3 2 6 4 12 T Martin 6 6 6
A Gaudenzi 77 6 6 A Gaudenzi 3 2 2
S Matsuoka 64 2 3 12 T Martin 2 64 4
WC D Flach 7 77 2 78 T Henman 6 77 6
Q G Pozzi 5 65 6 66 WC D Flach 3 4 2
LL R Jabali 2 3 4 T Henman 6 6 6
T Henman 6 6 6 T Henman 77 62 4 4
P Haarhuis 65 78 1 6 6 S Edberg 62 77 6 6
M Joyce 77 66 6 2 2 P Haarhuis 1 6 6 6
M Tebbutt 3 6 3 7 6 M Tebbutt 6 2 2 3
R Reneberg 6 1 6 5 3 P Haarhuis 4 64 1
J Stark 5 3 7 5 S Edberg 6 77 6
B Karbacher 7 6 5 7 B Karbacher 6 3 3 0 r
S Edberg 6 6 6 S Edberg 3 6 6 1
5 R Krajicek 3 3 3

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Agassi 6 6 6
M Hadad 3 3 2 6 A Agassi 3 6 6 6
M Ondruska 63 2 5 LL L Paes 6 4 1 0
LL L Paes 77 6 7 6 A Agassi 6 6 79
C Moyá 6 64 61 6 6 J Siemerink 4 2 67
WC S Humphries 1 77 77 0 4 C Moyá 62 4 4
J Siemerink 4 6 77 6 J Siemerink 77 6 6
C-U Steeb 6 1 64 4 6 A Agassi 4 6 6 6
Q F Vitoux 6 6 77 WC D Wheaton 6 2 3 4
Q R Delgado 4 4 63 Q F Vitoux 4 4 6 64
WC D Wheaton 6 6 6 WC D Wheaton 6 6 4 77
WC K Kim 3 2 3 WC D Wheaton 1 7 6 6
N Lapentti 4 6 4 3 WC A O'Brien 6 5 1 2
WC A O'Brien 6 1 6 6 WC A O'Brien 6 6 5 3 6
K Alami 2 6 65 1 11 M Washington 3 4 7 6 3
11 M Washington 6 2 77 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 T Enqvist 6 6 6
S Simian 3 1 4 13 T Enqvist 6 6 6
G Raoux 77 3 1 6 7 G Raoux 3 2 3
F Dewulf 65 6 6 3 5 13 T Enqvist 6 6 6
M Knowles 6 7 6 Q P Campana 4 4 2
M Filippini 3 5 1 M Knowles 63 6 3 77 3
T Woodbridge 2 6 2 4 Q P Campana 77 3 6 63 6
Q P Campana 6 4 6 6 13 T Enqvist 64 2 6 1
K Goossens 2 0 61 3 T Muster 77 6 4 6
S Bruguera 6 6 77 S Bruguera 6 6 6
Q T Haas 3 6 1 5 M Stich 3 2 4
M Stich 6 1 6 7 S Bruguera 2 4 3
Q D Dier 6 2 6 6 3 T Muster 6 6 6
C Adams 4 6 4 4 Q D Dier 3 2 4
J Frana 1 62 2 3 T Muster 6 6 6
3 T Muster 6 77 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL D Škoch 2 60 3
J Sánchez 6 77 6 J Sánchez 6 77 2 6
WC J Grabb 6 7 77 WC J Grabb 2 63 6 3
S Stolle 3 5 64 J Sánchez 6 3 4 6 78
P Rafter 67 3 66 J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 2 66
K Carlsen 79 6 78 K Carlsen 3 61 3
J Stoltenberg 7 6 6 J Stoltenberg 6 77 6
S Pescosolido 5 4 1 J Sánchez 6 77 77
A Boetsch 77 6 7 A Boetsch 4 65 63
N Pereira 64 4 5 A Boetsch 78 6 6
C Costa 5 6 64 3 M Gustafsson 66 3 1
M Gustafsson 7 4 77 6 A Boetsch 6 6 78
J Tarango 65 6 6 3 J Tarango 4 2 66
A Rădulescu 77 4 1 1r J Tarango 6 4 77 6
Q A Pavel 6 1 4 2 10 M Ríos 4 6 65 2
10 M Ríos 4 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 M Rosset 79 4 4 3
WC J Palmer 67 6 6 6 WC J Palmer 77 3 64 6 61
M Damm 5 4 5 H Gumy 65 6 77 0 77
H Gumy 7 6 7 H Gumy 5 1 2
N Kulti 3 4 6 4 J Hlasek 7 6 6
J Hlasek 6 6 4 6 J Hlasek 77 79 6
WC C Mamiit 1 4 0 A Berasategui 65 67 0
A Berasategui 6 6 6 J Hlasek 3 4 2
V Spadea 6 3 6 6 2 M Chang 6 6 6
D Vacek 2 6 3 2 V Spadea 6 1 6 6
D Prinosil 6 6 3 65 6 D Prinosil 2 6 2 4
Q P Tramacchi 3 2 6 77 1 V Spadea 4 7 6 5 3
Q N Godwin 6 6 3 6 2 M Chang 6 5 2 7 6
T Carbonell 4 2 6 1 Q N Godwin 1 3 1
Q J Oncins 6 1 0 66 2 M Chang 6 6 6
2 M Chang 3 6 6 78
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