1996 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

1996 Monte Carlo Open
Champion   Austria Thomas Muster
Runner-up   Spain Albert Costa
Final score   63, 57, 46, 63, 62
Events
Singles   Doubles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 63, 57, 46, 63, 62 against Albert Costa.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Austria Thomas Muster (Champion)
  2. United States Andre Agassi (Third Round)
  3. United States Michael Chang (Second Round)
  4. Germany Boris Becker (Third Round)
  5. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
  6. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  7. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
  8. United States Jim Courier (Second Round)
  1. Spain Sergi Bruguera (Second Round)
  2. Switzerland Marc Rosset (First Round)
  3. France Arnaud Boetsch (Second Round)
  4. Ukraine Andriy Medvedev (Third Round)
  5. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Semifinals)
  6. United States Todd Martin (First Round)
  7. Italy Renzo Furlan (Second Round, withdrew)
  8. Spain Albert Costa (Finalist)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top Half

Section 1

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

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United States M Chang 710 2 4  
Q  Russia A Cherkasov 2 1          Spain C Costa 68 6 6  
   Spain C Costa 6 6            Spain C Costa 6 6    
   Sweden M Larsson 4 2            Czech Republic P Korda 4 1    
   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 6          Czech Republic B Ulihrach 1 2  
   Czech Republic P Korda 6 6          Czech Republic P Korda 6 6    
14  United States T Martin 4 3            Spain C Costa 2 3  
12  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6            France C Pioline 6 6  
   Spain A Berasategui 4 4       12  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6    
   Australia M Philippoussis 2 77 77        Australia M Philippoussis 0 2    
   Austria G Schaller 6 65 62       12  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 0 2
   Germany H Dreekmann 3 3            France C Pioline 4 6 6  
   France C Pioline 6 6          France C Pioline 6 6  
    6  Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 3    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

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