1996 Italian Open – Men's Singles

1996 Italian Open
1995 champion   Thomas Muster
Champion   Thomas Muster
Runner-up   Richard Krajicek
Final score   6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Richard Krajicek.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Thomas Muster (Champion)
  2. Goran Ivanišević (Third Round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Third Round)
  4. Thomas Enqvist (Third Round)
  5. Jim Courier (Second Round)
  6. Wayne Ferreira (Semifinals)
  7. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
  8. Sergi Bruguera (First Round)
  1. Arnaud Boetsch (First Round)
  2. Marc Rosset (Third Round)
  3. Albert Costa (Semifinals)
  4. MaliVai Washington (Second Round)
  5. Michael Stich (Second Round)
  6. Andriy Medvedev (Quarterfinals)
  7. Todd Martin (Third Round)
  8. 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

it:Internazionali d'Italia 1996 - Singolare maschile