1996 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

1996 Kroger St. Jude International
Champion   United States Pete Sampras
Runner-up   United States Todd Martin
Final score   64, 76(72)
Events
Singles   Doubles

Todd Martin was the defending champion but lost in the final 64, 76(72) against Pete Sampras.

Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. United States Andre Agassi (Second Round)
  3. United States Michael Chang (Semifinals)
  4. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  5. United States Todd Martin (Final)
  6. United States MaliVai Washington (Quarterfinals)
  7. Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (Third Round)
  8. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
  1. Australia Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Mark Philippoussis (Semifinals)
  3. Australia Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  4. Zimbabwe Byron Black (Third Round)
  5. New Zealand Brett Steven (Third Round)
  6. Spain Carlos Costa (Third Round)
  7. Czech Republic Jiří Novák (Quarterfinals)
  8. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 6    
3  United States Michael Chang 3 2    
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 77  
  5  United States Todd Martin 4 62  
5  United States Todd Martin 6 7  
  10  Australia Mark Philippoussis 3 5    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States P Sampras 6 77    
   United States R Reneberg 6 6          United States R Reneberg 3 64    
   Czech Republic D Rikl 1 2         1  United States P Sampras 79 77    
   Australia M Tebbutt 6 6         16  United Kingdom G Rusedski 67 61    
   Morocco K Alami 3 3          Australia M Tebbutt 77 64 5
    16  United Kingdom G Rusedski 64 77 7  
      1  United States P Sampras 6 79  
      9  Australia M Woodforde 4 67  
    9  Australia M Woodforde 6 6    
   Australia R Fromberg 6 6          Australia R Fromberg 3 2    
Q  United States M Washington 1 4         9  Australia M Woodforde 6 6  
   Spain T Carbonell 3 5         WC/8  Chile M Ríos 2 4    
   Australia J Stoltenberg 6 7          Australia J Stoltenberg 3 3  
    WC/8  Chile M Ríos 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United States M Chang 6 5 6  
   Australia S Draper 77 6          Australia S Draper 3 7 2  
   Argentina H Gumy 65 2         3  United States M Chang 6 6    
Q  United States C Woodruff 3 6 65       14  Spain C Costa 3 4    
   Spain C Moyá 6 3 77        Spain C Moyá 5 2  
    14  Spain C Costa 7 6    
      3  United States M Chang 7 4 6
      6  United States MV Washington 5 6 3
    12  Zimbabwe B Black 6 6    
   Portugal N Marques 6 6          Portugal N Marques 3 4    
   Spain E Sánchez 4 4         12  Zimbabwe B Black 3 1  
   United States D Wheaton 4 4         6  United States MV Washington 6 6    
   Slovakia J Krošlák 6 6          Slovakia J Krošlák 64 3  
    6  United States MV Washington 77 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  United States T Martin 6 77    
WC  Sweden M Tillström 6 3 7     WC  Sweden M Tillström 1 63    
   Venezuela N Pereira 1 6 5       5  United States T Martin 6 6    
Q  South Africa G Stafford 3 6 6       11  Australia T Woodbridge 3 2    
   Brazil F Meligeni 6 4 4     Q  South Africa G Stafford 4 77 1
    11  Australia T Woodbridge 6 62 6  
      5  United States T Martin 6 6  
      4  Sweden T Enqvist 4 4  
    13  New Zealand B Steven 6 5 6  
   France L Roux 6 65 6        France L Roux 3 7 4  
Q  Ecuador N Lapentti 1 77 4       13  New Zealand B Steven 5 6 2
Q  United States K Evans 77 77         4  Sweden T Enqvist 7 3 6  
WC  United States B MacPhie 65 65       Q  United States K Evans 63 6 610
    4  Sweden T Enqvist 77 3 712  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Netherlands P Haarhuis 6 5 6  
   United States J Tarango 6 2          United States J Tarango 2 7 4  
   Germany C-U Steeb 3 1r       7  Netherlands P Haarhuis 3 2    
   United States C Adams 77 4 6       10  Australia M Philippoussis 6 6    
   United States V Spadea 64 6 3        United States C Adams 5 2  
    10  Australia M Philippoussis 7 6    
      10  Australia M Philippoussis 6 6  
      15  Czech Republic J Novák 3 1  
    15  Czech Republic J Novák 77 4 6  
   United States J Stark 4 6 62     Q  United States J Grabb 65 6 1  
Q  United States J Grabb 6 3 77       15  Czech Republic J Novák 6 6  
WC  United States L Jensen 6 77         WC  United States L Jensen 4 4    
   Japan S Matsuoka 3 64       WC  United States L Jensen 6 6  
    2  United States A Agassi 2 4    
 

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