1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

1996 ATP Tour World Championships
1995 champion   Boris Becker
Champion   Pete Sampras
Runner-up   Boris Becker
Final score   3–6, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–4), 6–7 (11–13), 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the final 3–6, 7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (7–4), 6–7 (11–13), 6–4 against Pete Sampras.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. Michael Chang (Round Robin)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Round Robin)
  4. Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals)
  1. Thomas Muster (Round Robin)
  2. Boris Becker (Final)
  3. Andre Agassi (Round Robin)
  4. Richard Krajicek (Semifinals)
  5. Thomas Enqvist (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1   Pete Sampras 66 77 7  
4   Goran Ivanišević 78 64 5  
  1   Pete Sampras 3 77 77 611 6
  6   Boris Becker 6 65 64 713 4
6   Boris Becker 64 77 6
  8   Richard Krajicek 77 63 3  

Red Group

  Sampras Kafelnikov Becker Agassi
Enqvist
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–4 6–7 (10–12), 6–7 (4–7) 6–2, 6–1
(w/ Agassi)
2–1 4–2 36–25 2
3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4–6, 4–6 4–6, 5–7 6–3, 7–6 (7–5)
(w/ Enqvist)
1–2 2–4 30–34 3
6 Boris Becker 7–6 (12–10), 7–6 (7–4) 6–4, 7–5 3–6, 6–7 (1–7)
(w/ Enqvist)
2–1 4–2 36–34 1
7
9
Andre Agassi
Thomas Enqvist
2–6, 1–6
(w/ Agassi)
3–6, 6–7 (5–7)
(w/ Enqvist)
6–3, 7–6 (7–1)
(w/ Enqvist)
0–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
3–12
22–22
5
4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

White Group

  Chang Ivanišević Muster Krajicek RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2 Michael Chang 6–7 (8–10), 7–6 (7–5), 6–1 4–6, 3–6 4–6, 4–6 1–2 2–5 34–38 4
4 Goran Ivanišević 7–6 (10–8), 6–7 (5–7), 1–6 6–4, 6–4 6–4, 6–7 (4–7), 7–6 (7–1) 2–1 5–3 45–44 1
5 Thomas Muster 6–4, 6–3 4–6, 4–6 6–7 (4–7), 7–6 (7–5), 3–6 1–2 3–4 36–38 3
8 Richard Krajicek 6–4, 6–4 4–6, 7–6 (7–4), 6–7 (1–7) 7–6 (7–4), 6–7 (5–7), 6–3 2–1 5–3 48–43 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also

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