1996 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

1996 Kroger St. Jude International
1995 champion   Todd Martin
Champion   Pete Sampras
Runner-up   Todd Martin
Final score   6–4, 7–6 (7–2)
Events
Singles   Doubles

Todd Martin was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 7–6 (7–2) 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. All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. Andre Agassi (Second Round)
  3. Michael Chang (Semifinals)
  4. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  5. Todd Martin (Final)
  6. MaliVai Washington (Quarterfinals)
  7. Paul Haarhuis (Third Round)
  8. Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
  1. Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
  2. Mark Philippoussis (Semifinals)
  3. Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  4. Byron Black (Third Round)
  5. Brett Steven (Third Round)
  6. Carlos Costa (Third Round)
  7. Jiří Novák (Quarterfinals)
  8. Greg Rusedski (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Pete Sampras 6 6    
3   Michael Chang 3 2    
  1   Pete Sampras 6 77  
  5   Todd Martin 4 62  
5   Todd Martin 6 7  
  10   Mark Philippoussis 3 5    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   P Sampras 6 77    
    R Reneberg 6 6           R Reneberg 3 64    
    D Rikl 1 2         1   P Sampras 79 77    
    M Tebbutt 6 6         16   G Rusedski 67 61    
    K Alami 3 3           M Tebbutt 77 64 5
    16   G Rusedski 64 77 7  
      1   P Sampras 6 79  
      9   M Woodforde 4 67  
    9   M Woodforde 6 6    
    R Fromberg 6 6           R Fromberg 3 2    
Q   M Washington 1 4         9   M Woodforde 6 6  
    T Carbonell 3 5         WC/8   M Ríos 2 4    
    J Stoltenberg 6 7           J Stoltenberg 3 3  
    WC/8   M Ríos 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   M Chang 6 5 6  
    S Draper 77 6           S Draper 3 7 2  
    H Gumy 65 2         3   M Chang 6 6    
Q   C Woodruff 3 6 65       14   C Costa 3 4    
    C Moyá 6 3 77         C Moyá 5 2  
    14   C Costa 7 6    
      3   M Chang 7 4 6
      6   MV Washington 5 6 3
    12   B Black 6 6    
    N Marques 6 6           N Marques 3 4    
    E Sánchez 4 4         12   B Black 3 1  
    D Wheaton 4 4         6   MV Washington 6 6    
    J Krošlák 6 6           J Krošlák 64 3  
    6   MV Washington 77 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   T Martin 6 77    
WC   M Tillström 6 3 7     WC   M Tillström 1 63    
    N Pereira 1 6 5       5   T Martin 6 6    
Q   G Stafford 3 6 6       11   T Woodbridge 3 2    
    F Meligeni 6 4 4     Q   G Stafford 4 77 1
    11   T Woodbridge 6 62 6  
      5   T Martin 6 6  
      4   T Enqvist 4 4  
    13   B Steven 6 5 6  
    L Roux 6 65 6         L Roux 3 7 4  
Q   N Lapentti 1 77 4       13   B Steven 5 6 2
Q   K Evans 77 77         4   T Enqvist 7 3 6  
WC   B MacPhie 65 65       Q   K Evans 63 6 610
    4   T Enqvist 77 3 712  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   P Haarhuis 6 5 6  
    J Tarango 6 2           J Tarango 2 7 4  
    C-U Steeb 3 1 r       7   P Haarhuis 3 2    
    C Adams 77 4 6       10   M Philippoussis 6 6    
    V Spadea 64 6 3         C Adams 5 2  
    10   M Philippoussis 7 6    
      10   M Philippoussis 6 6  
      15   J Novák 3 1  
    15   J Novák 77 4 6  
    J Stark 4 6 62     Q   J Grabb 65 6 1  
Q   J Grabb 6 3 77       15   J Novák 6 6  
WC   L Jensen 6 77         WC   L Jensen 4 4    
    S Matsuoka 3 64       WC   L Jensen 6 6  
    2   A Agassi 2 4    
 

References