1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
1995 champion   Jim Courier
Champion   Pete Sampras
Runner-up   Richey Reneberg
Final score   6–4, 7–5
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
  3. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  4. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
  5. Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
  6. Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  7. Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
  8. Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  1. Byron Black (First Round)
  2. Guy Forget (Quarterfinals)
  3. David Prinosil (Third Round)
  4. Jakob Hlasek (Second Round)
  5. Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  6. Bernd Karbacher (First Round)
  7. Tim Henman (First Round)
  8. Kenneth Carlsen (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Pete Sampras 77 6    
5   Mark Woodforde 65 4    
  1   Pete Sampras 6 7  
      Richey Reneberg 4 5  
    Hendrik Dreekmann 6 4 64
      Richey Reneberg 3 6 77  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   P Sampras 6 6    
Q   A O'Brien 5 7 3         L Roux 3 2    
    L Roux 7 5 6       1   P Sampras 5 6 6  
    O Ogorodov 6 3 4       Q   M Norman 7 4 1  
Q   M Norman 2 6 6     Q   M Norman 6 6  
WC   Y Yamamoto 7 4 2     16   K Carlsen 3 2    
16   K Carlsen 5 6 6       1   P Sampras 3 6 6
10   G Forget 6 7         10   G Forget 6 3 4
    J Cunha e Silva 2 5       10   G Forget 6 6    
    J Golmard 4 6 65     WC   K Miyachi 0 3    
WC   K Miyachi 6 1 77       10   G Forget 6 6  
    N Kulti 3 1         8   T Woodbridge 4 4    
WC   T Suzuki 6 6       WC   T Suzuki 2 1  
    8   T Woodbridge 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   T Enqvist 6 6    
    J van Herck 7 6           J van Herck 2 1    
    A Järryd 5 2         3   T Enqvist 77 6    
    S Matsuoka 6 77         13   G Rusedski 64 1    
    C Caratti 1 63           S Matsuoka 77 5 4
    C-U Steeb 2 1       13   G Rusedski 64 7 6  
13   G Rusedski 6 6 6       3   T Enqvist 4 5  
12   J Hlasek 77 3 6       5   M Woodforde 6 7  
Q   L Rehmann 64 6 0     12   J Hlasek 3 77 4  
    M Damm 65 66           F Fetterlein 6 63 6  
    F Fetterlein 77 78             F Fetterlein 3 2  
    A Olhovskiy 63 2         5   M Woodforde 6 6    
Q   W Black 77 6       Q   W Black 4 2  
    5   M Woodforde 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6   R Krajicek 6 6    
    A Volkov 4 4           J-P Fleurian 3 3    
    J-P Fleurian 6 6         6   R Krajicek 7 6    
WC   H Kaneko 2 5         11   D Prinosil 5 0    
    J Krošlák 6 7           J Krošlák 7 3 4
    S Stolle 1 4       11   D Prinosil 5 6 6  
11   D Prinosil 6 6         6   R Krajicek 65 67  
14   B Karbacher 2 4             H Dreekmann 77 79  
    H Dreekmann 6 6           H Dreekmann 6 6    
    D Norman 2 6 2     Q   J Renzenbrink 1 3    
Q   J Renzenbrink 6 3 6           H Dreekmann 6 6  
    G Pozzi 0 6 1       4   W Ferreira 4 3    
    T Johansson 6 4 6         T Johansson 7 3 3
    4   W Ferreira 5 6 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   J Siemerink 77 2 1  
    M Knowles 1 2           S Lareau 64 6 6  
    S Lareau 6 6             S Lareau 2 4    
Q   S Campbell 4 7 6           R Reneberg 6 6    
Q   D Nestor 6 5 3     Q   S Campbell 1 4  
    R Reneberg 6 6           R Reneberg 6 6    
9   B Black 3 0             R Reneberg 6 77  
15   T Henman 1 4         2   M Chang 4 63  
    J Tarango 6 6           J Tarango 6 6    
    M Ondruska 1 1           C Wilkinson 4 3    
    C Wilkinson 6 6             J Tarango 7 3 4
    A Rădulescu 77 6         2   M Chang 5 6 6  
WC   G Motomura 65 0           A Rădulescu 2 6 1
    2   M Chang 6 3 6  
 

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