1996 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1996 French Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Runner-up	Michael Stich
Score	7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Seeds	16

Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Michael Stich in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5, 7–6^(7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 French Open. Kafelnikov remains the most recent man to have won both the singles and men's doubles titles at the same edition of a major.

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Stich.

Pete Sampras was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam, but lost in the semifinals to Kafelnikov. This marked his career-best result at the French Open.

Future three-time champion and world No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten made his first appearance in the main draw of a major, losing to Wayne Ferreira in the first round. Three-time champion Mats Wilander made his final major appearance, losing to Todd Martin in the second round.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Yevgeny Kafelnikov is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Pete Sampras (semifinals)
Thomas Muster (fourth round)
Andre Agassi (second round)
Michael Chang (third round)
Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
Thomas Enqvist (first round)
Marcelo Ríos (fourth round)
Wayne Ferreira (fourth round)
Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
Albert Costa (second round)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
Marc Rosset (semifinals)
Michael Stich (finalist)
MaliVai Washington (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

1	Pete Sampras	6⁴	4	6	6	6

7	Jim Courier	7⁷	6	4	4	4
							1	Pete Sampras	6⁴	0	2

							6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7⁷	6	6
13	Richard Krajicek	3	4	7⁷	2

6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	6	6⁴	6
												6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7⁷	7	7⁷

												15	Michael Stich	6⁴	5	6⁴
	Bernd Karbacher	6	6	3	5	0

14	Marc Rosset	4	4	6	7	6
							14	Marc Rosset	3	4	2

							15	Michael Stich	6	6	6
	Cédric Pioline	4	6	3	2

15	Michael Stich	6	4	6	6

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

1	P Sampras	6	7	7⁷
	M Gustafsson	1	5	6⁵			1	P Sampras	6	6	6²	2	6
	J Sánchez	1	5	4				S Bruguera	3	4	7⁷	6	3
	S Bruguera	6	7	6										1	P Sampras	3	6	7	4	6
	J-P Fleurian	5	4	1											T Martin	6	4	5	6	2
	M Wilander	7	6	6				M Wilander	4	6⁵	2
	K Carlsen	1	1	7⁷	2			T Martin	6	7⁷	6
	T Martin	6	6	6⁵	6																1	P Sampras	6	7	6
	B Black	5	3	0																		S Draper	4	5	2
	S Draper	7	6	6				S Draper	2	6	6	6
	G Schaller	6	6	7				G Schaller	6	3	2	4
WC	S Simian	3	4	5											S Draper	6	6	6
	J Tarango	4	6	4	6	6									J Tarango	1	2	3
	M Damm	6	2	6	3	4		J Tarango	6	6	6
Q	F Squillari	7⁷	6	3			Q	F Squillari	4	4	1
16	M Washington	6⁴	4	0^r

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

10	W Ferreira	6	7	7⁷
Q	G Kuerten	4	5	6⁴			10	W Ferreira	4	7⁹	6	7⁷
Q	G Etlis	3	2	6³				S Doseděl	6	6⁷	1	6⁴
	S Doseděl	6	6	7⁷										10	W Ferreira	6⁵	7	6	7
	B Steven	6	6	7⁷											R Furlan	7⁷	5	1	5
WC	G Carraz	2	2	6³				B Steven	0	2	4
	J Golmard	4	6	6	5	4		R Furlan	6	6	6
	R Furlan	6	3	1	7	6														10	W Ferreira	6	1	3	3
WC	R Carretero	6	6⁸	6	2	2														7	J Courier	4	6	6	6
	K Kučera	3	7¹⁰	4	6	6		K Kučera	7⁷	6	6⁵	4	6
	M Hadad	6	3	2	0		LL	M Norman	6⁵	4	7⁷	6	2
LL	M Norman	4	6	6	6										K Kučera	7⁷	5	4	4^r
	S Matsuoka	6²	5	7⁷	1									7	J Courier	6²	7	6	5
	D Rikl	7⁷	7	6⁴	6			D Rikl	3	2	2
Q	A Olhovskiy	1	6	6⁴	4		7	J Courier	6	6	6
7	J Courier	6	3	7⁷	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

3	A Agassi	6	6⁷	6	6
Q	J Díaz	1	7⁹	4	4		3	A Agassi	6	4	7⁹	3	2
	C Woodruff	6	6	3	7⁷			C Woodruff	4	6	6⁷	6	6
	V Spadea	2	2	6	6⁴										C Woodruff	6⁵	6	6	5	4
WC	T Champion	2	6	7⁷	4	7									J Björkman	7⁷	2	4	7	6
	S Stolle	6	4	6³	6	5	WC	T Champion	7	1	4	0
	F Dewulf	4	4	3				J Björkman	5	6	6	6
	J Björkman	6	6	6																		J Björkman	3	2	4
LL	N Kulti	6	2	6	4	1															13	R Krajicek	6	6	6
	T Woodbridge	0	6	2	6	6		T Woodbridge	3	6	7⁷	7⁷
	M Philippoussis	6	6	6				M Philippoussis	6	4	6¹	6²
	A Volkov	3	2	2											T Woodbridge	5	2	2
	T Carbonell	4	6	6	7⁷									13	R Krajicek	7	6	6
Q	T El Sawy	6	4	4	6⁵			T Carbonell	2	6	6²	2
	S Noszály	6	6²	1	4		13	R Krajicek	6	4	7⁷	6
13	R Krajicek	4	7⁷	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

12	A Costa	3	6	6	7⁷
	F Meligeni	6	4	3	6²		12	A Costa	4	3	6	6⁶
	J Van Herck	6	5	6²	3			F Clavet	6	6	4	7⁸
	F Clavet	4	7	7⁷	6										F Clavet	6	7	6
	T Henman	4	4	5											G Forget	3	5	3
	K Goossens	6	6	7				K Goossens	4	4	6	6	3
	A Chesnokov	6⁵	6⁴	6	6	4		G Forget	6	6	3	3	6
	G Forget	7⁷	7⁷	2	3	6														F Clavet	4	3	3
Q	D Dier	4	2	7	4														6	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
	F Mantilla	6	6	5	6			F Mantilla	7⁷	6	6
	M Woodforde	3	4	6	4			À Corretja	6²	2	4
	À Corretja	6	6	0	6										F Mantilla	4	2	2
WC	H Leconte	1	1	4										6	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
	T Johansson	6	6	6				T Johansson	2	5	3
Q	G Blanco	1	3	3			6	Y Kafelnikov	6	7	6
6	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

5	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
	J Arrese	4	4	1		5	G Ivanišević	7	6	6
	D Wheaton	6³	6	6	6		D Wheaton	5	2	4
	G Raoux	7⁷	0	4	4							5	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
	B Ulihrach	6	6	6									B Ulihrach	4	2	2
Q	F Montana	2	4	2			B Ulihrach	6	6¹⁰	6	6
	N Lapentti	2	2	3			A Medvedev	3	7¹²	1	4
	A Medvedev	6	6	6														5	G Ivanišević	3	1	2
	A Gaudenzi	6	6	6															B Karbacher	6	6	6
Q	K Tiilikainen	3	1	1			A Gaudenzi	3	4	4
	B Karbacher	6	6	6			B Karbacher	6	6	6
	G Pérez Roldán	2	4	4									B Karbacher	4	6	6	6
	Y El Aynaoui	5	6⁶	0^r									P Haarhuis	6	4	2	3
	P Haarhuis	7	7⁸	3			P Haarhuis	7	2	6	6
Q	J Palmer	3	4	3		11	A Boetsch	5	6	2	4
11	A Boetsch	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

14	M Rosset	6	6	6
	C-U Steeb	4	4	0			14	M Rosset	6	6	6
	J Novák	2	4	6	6	6		J Novák	2	4	3
	N Pereira	6	6	2	1	1							14	M Rosset	6	6	6
	J Hlasek	6	6	4	6									J Hlasek	4	4	1
	M Larsson	1	4	6	3			J Hlasek	6	1	6	7⁷
	J Siemerink	7⁷	6	6				J Siemerink	2	6	3	6³
	H Gumy	6⁴	3	1															14	M Rosset	7⁷	6	6
	K Alami	4	2	4																S Edberg	6⁴	3	3
	S Edberg	6	6	6				S Edberg	6	6	6
	C Moyá	6	7⁷	6				C Moyá	2	2	1
	P Rafter	4	6¹	2										S Edberg	4	7	6	7⁷
	R Fromberg	6	6	6									4	M Chang	6	5	0	6¹
WC	O Delaître	3	1	3				R Fromberg	4	6	6⁵	4
	D Prinosil	1	1	2			4	M Chang	6	3	7⁷	6
4	M Chang	6	6	6

Section 7

First round							Second round					Third round						Fourth round

8	T Enqvist	2	6	6	4	4
	R Reneberg	6	3	3	6	6		R Reneberg	5	2	3
	C Pioline	6	6	6				C Pioline	7	6	6
	J Frana	1	3	2									C Pioline	4	6	6	6
	A Berasategui	6	6	3	6								A Berasategui	6	1	4	0
	M Tebbutt	4	4	6	3			A Berasategui	6	6	6
	H Dreekmann	6	6	6				H Dreekmann	2	2	3
	C Ruud	4	3	0															C Pioline	6	6	6
Q	F Fontang	6	4	0	1													9	M Ríos	4	1	2
WC	L Roux	3	6	6	6		WC	L Roux	5	4	4
	S Pescosolido	6	4	6	2	4		P Korda	7	6	6
	P Korda	4	6	2	6	6							P Korda	3	3	2
Q	J Krošlák	1	2	1								9	M Ríos	6	6	6
	J Stoltenberg	6	6	6				J Stoltenberg	4	3	3
	M Joyce	6⁴	1	4			9	M Ríos	6	6	6
9	M Ríos	7⁷	6	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

15	M Stich	6	7	6
Q	P Fredriksson	4	5	4			15	M Stich	6	7	6
Q	G Doyle	2	6	5	6	5		G Rusedski	3	5	3
	G Rusedski	6	1	7	2	7								15	M Stich	4	6	6	7⁷
Q	D Norman	7	3	6	3	4									M Tillström	6	0	4	6³
	M Knowles	5	6	4	6	6		M Knowles	7	3	6	4	3
	M Tillström	4	2	6	7	6		M Tillström	5	6	1	6	6
	C Costa	6	6	1	5	1														15	M Stich	4	6	6	7⁷
	A Voinea	3	6	7⁷	5	6														2	T Muster	6	4	1	6¹
	M-K Goellner	6	3	6⁵	7	2		A Voinea	5	6	6	6
	S Schalken	6	6	1	6			S Schalken	7	3	4	2
	D Vacek	3	3	6	3										A Voinea	2	2^r
	M Ondruska	3	4	6	7⁷	7								2	T Muster	6	5
WC	G Solvès	6	6	3	6⁴	9	WC	G Solvès	1	3	0
	F Fetterlein	4	2	4			2	T Muster	6	6	6
2	T Muster	6	6	6

External links

1996 French Open Men's Singles draw Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
1996 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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