1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles

1996 Mercedes Cup
1995 champion   Thomas Muster
Champion   Thomas Muster[1]
Runner-up   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Final score   6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 1996 Mercedes Cup

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.[1]

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. Thomas Muster (Champion)
  2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Final)
  3. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  4. Stefan Edberg (Third Round)
  5. Carlos Moyá (Third Round)
  6. Alberto Berasategui (Semifinals)
  7. Félix Mantilla (Quarterfinals)
  8. Francisco Clavet (Quarterfinals)
  1. Bernd Karbacher (Second Round)
  2. Magnus Gustafsson (Third Round)
  3. Bohdan Ulihrach (Third Round)
  4. Àlex Corretja (Semifinals)
  5. Andriy Medvedev (Second Round)
  6. Hernán Gumy (Second Round)
  7. Jiří Novák (Second Round)
  8. Mikael Tillström (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1   Thomas Muster 6 6    
6   Alberto Berasategui 3 3    
  1   Thomas Muster 6 6 6    
  2   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 2 4    
12   Àlex Corretja 3 64  
  2   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 77    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   T Muster 77 77    
Q   O Delaître 4 4       Q   M A Gorriz 65 62    
Q   M A Gorriz 6 6         1   T Muster 6 6    
    Y El Aynaoui 4 77 4           G Blanco 3 0    
    G Blanco 6 60 6         G Blanco 6 5 6
    15   J Novák 3 7 4  
      1   T Muster 6 6  
      8   F Clavet 2 4  
    10   M Gustafsson 6 6    
WC   K Braasch 4 6 4         F Dewulf 1 3    
    F Dewulf 6 4 6       10   M Gustafsson 3 1  
    T Carbonell 3 4         8   F Clavet 6 6    
Q   J Krocsko 6 6       Q   J Krocsko 4 4  
    8   F Clavet 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   M Ríos 0 65    
    M-K Goellner 6 78           M-K Goellner 6 77    
WC   A Cherkasov 3 66             M-K Goellner 6 6    
Q   G Lopez 77 2 2           D Rikl 0 3    
    D Rikl 64 6 6         D Rikl 7 6  
    14   H Gumy 5 1    
          M-K Goellner 4 2  
      6   A Berasategui 6 6  
    11   B Ulihrach 6 5 78  
    C Doseděl 7 65 6         C Doseděl 2 7 66  
Q   F Squillari 5 77 3       11   B Ulihrach 77 1 1
    C-U Steeb 65 4         6   A Berasategui 65 6 6  
    S Bruguera 77 6           S Bruguera 66 6 3
    6   A Berasategui 78 4 6  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   C Moyá 6 6    
    J Burillo 5 3           S Schalken 3 2    
    S Schalken 7 6         5   C Moyá 4 3    
    J Golmard 3 2         12   À Corretja 6 6    
    H Dreekmann 6 6           H Dreekmann 7 2 4
    12   À Corretja 5 6 6  
      12   À Corretja 6 6  
          A Volkov 4 3  
    13   A Medvedev 3 78 4  
    A Volkov 77 6           A Volkov 6 66 6  
WC   J Knippschild 65 4             A Volkov 2 6 6
WC   N Kiefer 3 1         4   S Edberg 6 4 3  
    C Ruud 6 6           C Ruud 4 3  
    4   S Edberg 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   F Mantilla 6 0 6  
    J Sánchez 4 4           M Filippini 3 6 4  
    M Filippini 6 6         7   F Mantilla 5 6 7  
    A Voinea 4 6 2           M Larsson 7 4 5  
    M Larsson 6 3 6         M Larsson 6 77  
    9   B Karbacher 2 65    
      7   F Mantilla 6 0 2
      2   Y Kafelnikov 2 6 6
    16   M Tillström 6 6    
    A Chesnokov 6 68 6         A Chesnokov 3 3    
    F Meligeni 3 710 3       16   M Tillström 3 65  
Q   G Kuerten 77 3 6       2   Y Kafelnikov 6 77    
    L Burgsmüller 62 6 3     Q   G Kuerten 1 4  
    2   Y Kafelnikov 6 6    
 

References

  1. ^ a b "1996 Mercedes Cup - Singles". ATPWorldTour.com. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=321&y=1996. Retrieved 2010-11-17.