1996 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

1996 Stella Artois Championships
1995 champion   Pete Sampras
Champion   Boris Becker
Runner-up   Stefan Edberg
Final score   6–4, 7–6 (7–3)
Events
Singles   Doubles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Boris Becker won in the final 6–4, 7–6 (7–3) against Stefan Edberg.

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 (Semifinals)
  2. Boris Becker (Champion)
  3. Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals)
  4. Wayne Ferreira (Semifinals)
  5. Michael Stich (Quarterfinals)
  6. Todd Martin (Quarterfinals)
  7. Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
  8. Andrea Gaudenzi (Second Round)
  1. Guy Forget (Second Round)
  2. Petr Korda (Third Round)
  3. Daniel Vacek (First Round)
  4. Jason Stoltenberg (First Round)
  5. Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  6. Stefan Edberg (Final)
  7. Adrian Voinea (First Round)
  8. Javier Frana (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Thomas Muster 77 2 3  
14   Stefan Edberg 62 6 6  
  14   Stefan Edberg 4 63  
  2   Boris Becker 6 77  
4   Wayne Ferreira 64 4  
  2   Boris Becker 77 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   T Muster 65 7 77  
    G Raoux 77 6           G Raoux 77 5 62  
    N Pereira 64 1         1   T Muster 6 6    
    A Olhovskiy 77 5 6           A Olhovskiy 2 4    
    A Rădulescu 63 7 4         A Olhovskiy 64 6 6
    T Henman 67 6 6         T Henman 77 4 3  
16   J Frana 79 4 4       1   T Muster 1 7 6
10   P Korda 6 66 6       8   M Woodforde 6 5 3
    J Gimelstob 2 78 2     10   P Korda 6 6    
    T Johansson 6 6           T Johansson 3 4    
    O Ogorodov 1 4         10   P Korda 1 4  
    M Ondruska 3 5         8   M Woodforde 6 6    
Q   B MacPhie 6 7       Q   B MacPhie 2 61  
    8   M Woodforde 6 77    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   G Ivanišević 6 6    
    M Damm 6 3 6         M Damm 2 2    
Q   W Arthurs 4 6 2       3   G Ivanišević 77 2 64  
    S Stolle 6 6         14   S Edberg 63 6 77  
    A Volkov 2 2           S Stolle 63 3  
WC   D Sapsford 4 3       14   S Edberg 77 6    
14   S Edberg 6 6         14   S Edberg 5 6 6
12   J Stoltenberg 2 4         6   T Martin 7 4 2
    S Lareau 6 6           S Lareau 6 6    
    D Norman 77 0 65         M-K Goellner 4 4    
    M-K Goellner 62 6 77           S Lareau 3 710 3
WC   J Bates 1 2         6   T Martin 6 68 6  
    J Palmer 6 6           J Palmer 2 3  
    6   T Martin 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   M Stich 77 65 6  
    D Dier 3 62           M Joyce 64 77 2  
    M Joyce 6 77         5   M Stich 6 7    
    D Wheaton 77 6             D Wheaton 4 5    
    M Tebbutt 64 4           D Wheaton 7 4 6
Q   S Bryan 6 7       Q   S Bryan 5 6 3  
11   D Vacek 1 5         5   M Stich 77 3 64
13   T Woodbridge 6 78         4   W Ferreira 61 6 77
    P Baur 3 66       13   T Woodbridge 6 6    
    G Rusedski 77 6           G Rusedski 1 4    
Q   L Tieleman 64 3         13   T Woodbridge 4 1 r
WC   M Lee 1 4         4   W Ferreira 6 5    
    S Draper 6 6           S Draper 66 4  
    4   W Ferreira 78 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8   A Gaudenzi 6 63 1  
WC   M Petchey 3 6 65         G Pozzi 4 77 6  
    G Pozzi 6 4 77           G Pozzi 2 1    
    S Matsuoka 3 3             P Rafter 6 6    
    P Rafter 6 6           P Rafter 6 77  
    C Wilkinson 2 61       9   G Forget 2 64    
9   G Forget 6 77             P Rafter 5 4  
15   A Voinea 4 6 4       2   B Becker 7 6  
Q   D Courcou 6 4 6     Q   D Courcou 0 4    
Q   D Nainkin 2 4           J Stark 6 6    
    J Stark 6 6             J Stark 4 2  
Q   C Haggard 6 2 6       2   B Becker 6 6    
    M Knowles 4 6 3     Q   C Haggard 4 2  
    2   B Becker 6 6    
 

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