1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

1996 Panasonic German Open
1995 champion   Andriy Medvedev
Champion   Roberto Carretero
Runner-up   Àlex Corretja
Final score   2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jordi Burillo.

Roberto Carretero won in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 against Àlex Corretja.

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. Boris Becker (Third Round)
  2. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
  4. Wayne Ferreira (Quarterfinals)
  5. Marcelo Ríos (Semifinals)
  6. Sergi Bruguera (Quarterfinals)
  7. Arnaud Boetsch (Third Round)
  8. Marc Rosset (Third Round)
  1. Albert Costa (Second Round)
  2. MaliVai Washington (Second Round)
  3. Andriy Medvedev (Second Round)
  4. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
  5. Jan Siemerink (First Round)
  6. Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
  7. Carlos Costa (First Round)
  8. Gilbert Schaller (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  Q   Roberto Carretero 7 6    
3   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 2    
  Q   Roberto Carretero 2 6 6 6  
      Àlex Corretja 6 4 4 4  
5   Marcelo Ríos 4 4  
      Àlex Corretja 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   B Becker 6 3 6  
Q   E Benfele Álvarez 7 712       Q   E Benfele Álvarez 2 6 3  
WC   N Kiefer 5 610         1   B Becker 2 2    
Q   A Olhovskiy 6 62 79       16   G Schaller 6 6    
    M Knowles 3 77 67     Q   A Olhovskiy 5 6 67
Q   V Sendin 2 0       16   G Schaller 7 3 79  
16   G Schaller 6 6         16   G Schaller 6 4 4
10   M Washington 7 6         Q   R Carretero 4 6 6
    F Clavet 5 2       10   M Washington 1 0    
    J Arrese 3 7 62     Q   R Carretero 6 6    
Q   R Carretero 6 5 77       Q   R Carretero 6 6  
    B Karbacher 6 6         7   A Boetsch 4 1    
    B Ulihrach 4 1           B Karbacher 6 5 64
    7   A Boetsch 4 7 77  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   Y Kafelnikov 6 77    
    S Pescosolido 68 6 77         S Pescosolido 2 62    
WC   G Forget 710 4 60       3   Y Kafelnikov 6 2 6  
    S Schalken 3 4             C Moyá 3 6 4  
    C Moyá 6 6           C Moyá 6 6  
    H Gumy 6 65 6         H Gumy 4 4    
13   J Siemerink 4 77 3       3   Y Kafelnikov 6 77  
11   A Medvedev 6 7         6   S Bruguera 2 65  
    T Carbonell 2 5       11   A Medvedev 3 4    
    J Burillo 3 6 77         J Burillo 6 6    
    P Haarhuis 6 4 64           J Burillo 2 65  
Q   F Roig 6 7         6   S Bruguera 6 77    
    S Matsuoka 1 5       Q   F Roig 2 5  
    6   S Bruguera 6 7    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   M Ríos 6 6    
    A Voinea 6 6           A Voinea 2 1    
    D Prinosil 4 3         5   M Ríos 6 6    
    K Kučera 4 4             C Doseděl 3 4    
    C Doseděl 6 6           C Doseděl 7 6  
    J Sánchez 4 1       12   C Pioline 5 1    
12   C Pioline 6 6         5   M Ríos 3 6 6
14   R Krajicek 77 2 6       4   W Ferreira 6 4 4
Q   M Zillner 64 6 1     14   R Krajicek 63 77 6  
    M-K Goellner 67 6 6         M-K Goellner 77 65 4  
    D Rikl 79 4 0       14   R Krajicek 4 3  
    D Vacek 6 6         4   W Ferreira 6 6    
    H Dreekmann 3 2           D Vacek 2 0  
    4   W Ferreira 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   M Rosset 6 6    
    J Hlasek 3 4       WC   O Gross 2 1    
WC   O Gross 6 6         8   M Rosset 3 2    
    A Volkov 4 5             À Corretja 6 6    
    À Corretja 6 7           À Corretja 6 6  
WC   P Kühnen 3 0       9   A Costa 2 1    
9   A Costa 6 6             À Corretja 6 6  
15   C Costa 3 1 r           M Larsson 2 0  
    A Berasategui 6 4           A Berasategui 65 7 4  
    M Larsson 6 6           M Larsson 77 5 6  
WC   J Renzenbrink 4 2             M Larsson 6 6  
    C-U Steeb 6 6             C-U Steeb 2 0    
Q   K Tiilikainen 4 3           C-U Steeb 6 6  
    2   G Ivanišević 3 4    
 

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