1996 Paris Open – Singles

1996 Paris Open
1995 champion   Pete Sampras
Champion   Thomas Enqvist
Runner-up   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Final score   6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Events
Singles   Doubles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Marc Rosset.

Thomas Enqvist won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

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 into the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Second Round)
  2. Michael Chang (Third Round)
  3. Thomas Muster (Second Round)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Final)
  5. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
  6. Boris Becker (Second Round)
  7. Richard Krajicek (Second Round)
  8. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
  1. Andre Agassi (Second Round)
  2. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  3. Todd Martin (Third Round)
  4. Thomas Enqvist (Champion)
  5. MaliVai Washington (Third Round)
  6. Albert Costa (Second Round)
  7. Jim Courier (Second Round)
  8. Félix Mantilla (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
      Magnus Gustafsson 3 2    
12   Thomas Enqvist 6 6    
  12   Thomas Enqvist 6 6 7    
  4   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 4 5    
4   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 6 6
  Q   Petr Korda 6 4 2  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   P Sampras 4 4    
    M Rosset 6 6           M Rosset 6 6    
    À Corretja 2 4             M Rosset 7 3 77  
Q   B Black 77 4 6       16   F Mantilla 5 6 62  
    J Stoltenberg 63 6 1     Q   B Black 1 7 2
    16   F Mantilla 6 5 6  
          M Rosset 2 6 2
          M Gustafsson 6 3 6
    9   A Agassi 4 6 3  
    M Gustafsson 6 4 6         M Gustafsson 6 3 6  
Q   C Caratti 3 6 0           M Gustafsson 6 6  
    J Sánchez 3 63         8   W Ferreira 2 4    
    D Vacek 6 77           D Vacek 64 4  
    8   W Ferreira 77 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   T Muster 2 r    
    S Edberg 6 6           S Edberg 6      
    M Stich 2 4             S Edberg 4 6 6  
    F Clavet 77 4 3       Q   F Wibier 6 4 2  
Q   F Wibier 63 6 6     Q   F Wibier 3 6 6
    14   A Costa 6 4 4  
          S Edberg 4 66  
      12   T Enqvist 6 78  
    12   T Enqvist 6 7    
    R Reneberg 3 6 7         R Reneberg 4 5    
WC   G Forget 6 4 5       12   T Enqvist 6 77  
    T Henman 6 3 4           C Moyá 2 64    
    C Moyá 4 6 6         C Moyá 6 5 6
    6   B Becker 3 7 4  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   G Ivanišević 3 2    
    J Siemerink 6 66 4         P Haarhuis 6 6    
    P Haarhuis 3 78 6           P Haarhuis 6 3 77  
Q   M Larsson 6 6         11   T Martin 4 6 64  
    B Ulihrach 4 1       Q   M Larsson 3 6 3
    11   T Martin 6 3 6  
          P Haarhuis 67 1  
      4   Y Kafelnikov 79 6  
    13   M Washington 6 6    
Q   M Damm 79 6       Q   M Damm 4 2    
WC   G Raoux 67 2         13   M Washington 4 3  
WC   S Bruguera 4 3         4   Y Kafelnikov 6 6    
    C Pioline 6 6           C Pioline 4 6 4
    4   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   R Krajicek 6 1 5  
    A Berasategui 6 6           A Berasategui 3 6 7  
    R Furlan 2 2             A Berasategui 1 4    
Q   P Korda 6 5 6       Q   P Korda 6 6    
    M Woodforde 4 7 2     Q   P Korda 6 6  
    10   M Ríos 3 4    
      Q   P Korda 77 78  
          A Boetsch 62 66  
    15   J Courier 4 5    
    A Boetsch 7 77           A Boetsch 6 7    
    T Woodbridge 5 63             A Boetsch 6 6  
    M Philippoussis 6 6         2   M Chang 1 3    
WC   L Roux 4 4           M Philippoussis 5 6 67
    2   M Chang 7 3 79  
 

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