1996 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

1996 Monte Carlo Open
1995 champion   Thomas Muster
Champion   Thomas Muster
Runner-up   Albert Costa
Final score   6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles   Doubles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Albert Costa.

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. Thomas Muster (Champion)
  2. Andre Agassi (Third Round)
  3. Michael Chang (Second Round)
  4. Boris Becker (Third Round)
  5. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  7. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
  8. Jim Courier (Second Round)
  1. Sergi Bruguera (Second Round)
  2. Marc Rosset (First Round)
  3. Arnaud Boetsch (Second Round)
  4. Andriy Medvedev (Third Round)
  5. Marcelo Ríos (Semifinals)
  6. Todd Martin (First Round)
  7. Renzo Furlan (Second Round)
  8. Albert Costa (Finalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1   Thomas Muster 6 6    
    Cédric Pioline 3 3    
  1   Thomas Muster 6 5 4 6 6
  16   Albert Costa 3 7 6 3 2
13   Marcelo Ríos 3 6 3
  16   Albert Costa 6 4 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   T Muster 7 6    
    T Carbonell 6 3 6         T Carbonell 5 4    
    F Dewulf 0 6 1       1   T Muster 6 77    
Q   O Camporese 6 3 2           C Moyá 2 63    
    C Moyá 2 6 6         C Moyá w/o    
    D Vacek 4 63       15   R Furlan        
15   R Furlan 6 77         1   T Muster 5 6 6
10   M Rosset 5 2             S Schalken 7 1 4
    R Krajicek 7 6           R Krajicek 0 6 6  
    S Edberg 78 6           S Edberg 6 4 2  
    À Corretja 66 3             R Krajicek 5 77 4
Q   P Fredriksson 3 5             S Schalken 7 65 6  
    S Schalken 6 7           S Schalken 3 6 6
    7   T Enqvist 6 3 3  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   M Chang 710 2 4  
Q   A Cherkasov 2 1           C Costa 68 6 6  
    C Costa 6 6             C Costa 6 6    
    M Larsson 4 2             P Korda 4 1    
    B Ulihrach 6 6           B Ulihrach 1 2  
    P Korda 6 6           P Korda 6 6    
14   T Martin 4 3             C Costa 2 3  
12   A Medvedev 6 6             C Pioline 6 6  
    A Berasategui 4 4       12   A Medvedev 6 6    
    M Philippoussis 2 77 77         M Philippoussis 0 2    
    G Schaller 6 65 62       12   A Medvedev 6 0 2
    H Dreekmann 3 3             C Pioline 4 6 6  
    C Pioline 6 6           C Pioline 6 6  
    6   Y Kafelnikov 4 3    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   G Ivanišević 2 2    
Q   O Martinez 4 2       WC   M Gustafsson 6 6    
WC   M Gustafsson 6 6         WC   M Gustafsson 77 6    
WC   E Sánchez 62 3         WC   F Santoro 63 1    
WC   F Santoro 77 6       WC   F Santoro 7 1 77
Q   M-K Goellner 2 4       11   A Boetsch 5 6 63  
11   A Boetsch 6 6         WC   M Gustafsson 3 4  
13   M Ríos 6 5 6       13   M Ríos 6 6  
    F Clavet 4 7 4     13   M Ríos 6 2 6  
    J Björkman 6 5 3         J Novák 3 6 2  
    J Novák 2 7 6       13   M Ríos 6 6  
Q   D Rikl 6 66 6       4   B Becker 4 3    
WC   H Leconte 2 78 1     Q   D Rikl 4 6 3
    4   B Becker 6 4 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   J Courier 3 3    
    J Sánchez 6 6           J Sánchez 6 6    
    P Haarhuis 2 3             J Sánchez 6 68 4  
WC   D Nargiso 6 0 2       Q   F Mantilla 3 710 6  
Q   F Mantilla 3 6 6     Q   F Mantilla 7 6  
    A Gaudenzi 2 63       9   S Bruguera 5 2    
9   S Bruguera 6 77         Q   F Mantilla 3 3  
16   A Costa 6 6         16   A Costa 6 6  
    J Arrese 2 0       16   A Costa 63 6 6  
    H Gumy 6 6           H Gumy 77 1 4  
    J Burillo 3 3         16   A Costa 6 6  
    B Karbacher 3 2         2   A Agassi 2 1    
    J Siemerink 6 6           J Siemerink 2 3  
    2   A Agassi 6 6    
 

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