1996 ATP Tour

1996 ATP Tour

Pete Sampras finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the fourth time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including a major at the US Open, as well as the ATP Tour World Championships.
Details
Duration	January 1, 1996 (1996-01-01)– November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ATP Super 9 (9) ATP Championship Series (11) ATP World Series
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Pete Sampras (8)
Most finals	Goran Ivanišević (10) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (10)
Prize money leader	Boris Becker ($4,290,477)
Points leader	Pete Sampras (4865)
Awards
Player of the year	Pete Sampras
Doubles team of the year	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Most improved player of the year	Tim Henman
Newcomer of the year	Dominik Hrbatý
Comeback player of the year	Stephane Simian
← 1995 1997 →

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments (organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup (organized by the ITF).

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1996 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key

Grand Slam events

ATP Tour World Championships

Summer Olympic Games

ATP Super 9

ATP Championship Series

ATP World Series

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	Croatia 2–1	Switzerland	Round Robin (Group A) United States France South Africa	Round Robin (Group B) Australia Netherlands Germany
	Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1	Byron Black	Javier Frana Martin Damm	Greg Rusedski Renzo Furlan Henrik Holm Daniel Vacek
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–5, 7–6	Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho
	Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar World Series Hard – $600,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Petr Korda 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)	Younes El Aynaoui	Thomas Muster David Prinosil	Adrian Voinea Guillaume Raoux Magnus Larsson Nicolas Pereira
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
8 Jan	Indonesia Open Jakarta, Indonesia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sjeng Schalken 6–3, 6–2	Younes El Aynaoui	Paul Haarhuis Michael Joyce	Guillaume Raoux Emilio Sánchez Mikael Tillström Gilbert Schaller
		Rick Leach Scott Melville 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	Kent Kinnear Dave Randall
	Peters International Sydney, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Todd Martin 5–7, 6–3, 6–4	Goran Ivanišević	Todd Woodbridge Greg Rusedski	Mark Woodforde Jason Stoltenberg Richard Fromberg Scott Draper
		Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 5–7, 6–4, 6–1	Patrick McEnroe Sandon Stolle
	BellSouth Open Auckland, New Zealand World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–4	Brett Steven	Javier Frana Guy Forget	Jaime Yzaga Hernán Gumy David Rikl MaliVai Washington
		Marcos Ondruska Jack Waite W/O	Jonas Björkman Brett Steven
15 Jan 22 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $3,180,318 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Boris Becker 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Michael Chang	Mark Woodforde Andre Agassi	Thomas Enqvist Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mikael Tillström Jim Courier
		Stefan Edberg Petr Korda 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
		Larisa Neiland Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 6–0	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen
29 Jan	Croatian Indoors Zagreb, Croatia World Series $375,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Cédric Pioline	Guy Forget Marc-Kevin Goellner	Adrian Voinea Carl-Uwe Steeb Filip Dewulf Guillaume Raoux
		Menno Oosting Libor Pimek 6–3, 7–6	Martin Damm Hendrik Jan Davids
	Shanghai Open Shanghai, China World Series $303,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Mark Knowles	Michael Tebbutt Tim Henman	Jeff Tarango Marcos Ondruska Cristiano Caratti Mark Petchey
		Mark Knowles Roger Smith 4–6, 6–2, 7–6	Jim Grabb Michael Tebbutt

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Davis Cup first round Rome, Italy – clay Johannesburg, South Africa – hard (i) Geneva, Switzerland – clay (i) Besançon, France – hard (i) Jaipur, India – grass Katrineholm, Sweden – carpet (i) Plzeň, Czech Republic – carpet (i) Carlsbad, CA, United States – hard	First-round winners Italy 3–2 South Africa 3–2 Germany 5–0 France 5–0 India 5–0 Sweden 4–1 Czech Republic 3–2 United States 5–0	First-round losers Russia Austria Switzerland Denmark Netherlands Belgium Hungary Mexico
12 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates World Series Hard – $1,014,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3	Albert Costa	Javier Sánchez David Prinosil	Sandon Stolle Hendrik Jan Davids Wayne Ferreira Thomas Enqvist
		Byron Black Grant Connell 6–0, 6–1	Karel Nováček Jiří Novák
	Open 13 Marseille, France World Series Hard (i) – $514,250 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Guy Forget 7–5, 6–4	Cédric Pioline	Tomás Carbonell Hendrik Dreekmann	Stephane Simian Adrian Voinea Filip Dewulf Sergi Bruguera
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux 6–3, 6–2	Marius Barnard Peter Nyborg
	Sybase Open San Jose, CA, United States World Series Hard (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–3	Andre Agassi	Michael Chang Ján Krošlák	Richey Reneberg Jason Stoltenberg Vincent Spadea Greg Rusedski
		Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark
19 Feb	ECC Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Championship Series $875,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Stich 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Goran Ivanišević	Boris Becker Andrei Medvedev	Francisco Clavet Renzo Furlan Richard Krajicek Marc Rosset
		Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Menno Oosting
	Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, TN, United States Championship Series Hard (i) – $683,000 – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Todd Martin	Michael Chang Mark Philippoussis	Mark Woodforde MaliVai Washington Thomas Enqvist Jiří Novák
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6, 1–6, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
26 Feb	Comcast U.S. Indoor Philadelphia, PA, United States Championship Series $589,250 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3	Chris Woodruff	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Tomás Carbonell Marcelo Ríos Jason Stoltenberg Byron Black
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 6–2	Byron Black Grant Connell
	Internazionali di Lombardia Milan, Italy Championship Series $689,250 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Marc Rosset	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Guy Forget	Renzo Furlan Daniel Vacek Adrian Voinea Andrei Medvedev
		Andrea Gaudenzi Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 7–5	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Mar	Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, AZ, United States World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Wayne Ferreira 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Sandon Stolle	Justin Gimelstob Richey Reneberg Albert Costa Stefan Edberg
		Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach 5–7, 7–5, 7–5	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven
	ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The Netherlands World Series $725,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Tim Henman Guillaume Raoux	Pete Sampras Cédric Pioline Marc Rosset Martin Damm
		David Adams Marius Barnard 6–3, 5–7, 7–6	Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk
	Abierto Mexicano Telcel Mexico City, Mexico World Series $305,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Jiří Novák	Francisco Clavet Fernando Meligeni	Alejandro Hernández Javier Frana Javier Sánchez Andrea Gaudenzi
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–2, 6–4	Nicolas Pereira Emilio Sánchez
11 Mar	Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark World Series $203,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Cédric Pioline 6–2, 7–6(9–7)	Kenneth Carlsen	Tim Henman Johan Van Herck	Martin Sinner Mikael Tillström Filip Dewulf Magnus Gustafsson
		Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann
	Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, CA, United States Super 9 Hard – $1,950,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 7–5, 6–1, 6–1	Paul Haarhuis	Goran Ivanišević Marcelo Ríos	Pete Sampras Carlos Costa Andre Agassi Wayne Ferreira
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–4	Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt
18 Mar	St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, Russia World Series $300,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Magnus Gustafsson 6–2, 7–6(7–4)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Filip Dewulf Lars Burgsmüller	Jeff Tarango Mikael Tillström David Prinosil Daniel Vacek
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–4	Nicklas Kulti Peter Nyborg
	Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, FL, United States Super 9 Hard – $2,300,000 – 96S/48D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 3–0 retired	Goran Ivanišević	Arnaud Boetsch Pete Sampras	Jim Courier Michael Joyce Michael Chang Vincent Spadea
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–1, 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
25 Mar	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco World Series $203,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tomás Carbonell 7–5, 1–6, 6–2	Gilbert Schaller	Alberto Berasategui Andrei Chesnokov	Richard Fromberg Jiří Novák Magnus Norman Carlos Moyà
		Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–6, 6–3	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Rome, Italy – clay Limoges, France – clay (i) Calcutta, India – grass Prague, Czech Republic – carpet (i)	Quarterfinal winners Italy 4–1 France 5–0 Sweden 5–0 Czech Republic 3–2	Quarterfinal losers South Africa Germany India United States
8 Apr	Salem Open Hong Kong, Hong Kong World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Michael Chang	Jan Siemerink Todd Woodbridge	David Prinosil Shuzo Matsuoka Richard Krajicek Martin Damm
		Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–7, 7–6	Kent Kinnear Dave Randall
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal World Series $600,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Andrea Gaudenzi	Àlex Corretja Paul Haarhuis	Francisco Clavet Carlos Costa Richard Fromberg Tomás Carbonell
		Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 6–3, 6–2	Tom Nijssen Greg Van Emburgh
	Gold Flake Open New Delhi, India World Series Hard – $405,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 7–6(7–3)	Byron Black	Jonathan Stark Alex Rădulescu	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Sandon Stolle Cristiano Caratti Jérôme Golmard
		Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Byron Black Sandon Stolle
15 Apr	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Championship Series $800,000 – clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Marcelo Ríos	Carlos Moyà Jim Courier	Francisco Roig Alberto Berasategui Magnus Larsson Todd Martin
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–1, 6–3	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	XL Bermuda Open Bermuda, Bermuda World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	MaliVai Washington 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5	Marcelo Filippini	Mariano Zabaleta Javier Frana	Bill Behrens Dirk Dier Vincent Spadea Mats Wilander
		Jan Apell Brent Haygarth 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Pat Cash Patrick Rafter
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard – $935,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–5	Richey Reneberg	Mark Woodforde Hendrik Dreekmann	Guy Forget Thomas Enqvist Richard Krajicek Michael Chang
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–2, 6–3	Mark Knowles Rick Leach
22 Apr	Seoul Open Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard – $203,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Byron Black 7–6(7–3), 6–3	Martin Damm	Tim Henman Ján Krošlák	Gianluca Pozzi Shuzo Matsuoka Oleg Ogorodov Greg Rusedski
		Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4	Kent Kinnear Kevin Ullyett
	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Super 9 $1,950,000 – clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Albert Costa	Cédric Pioline Marcelo Ríos	Sjeng Schalken Carlos Costa Magnus Gustafsson Félix Mantilla
		Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
29 Apr	AT&T Challenge Atlanta, GA, United States World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Karim Alami 6–3, 6–4	Nicklas Kulti	Michael Chang Richey Reneberg	Fernando Meligeni Javier Frana Vincent Spadea Bryan Shelton
		Christo van Rensburg David Wheaton 7–6, 6–2	Bill Behrens Matt Lucena
	Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech Republic World Series $340,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 1–6, 6–3	Bohdan Ulihrach	Emilio Sánchez Christian Ruud	Alberto Martín Michal Tabara Daniel Vacek Javier Sánchez
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
	BMW Open Munich, Germany World Series $400,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Slava Doseděl 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Carlos Moyà	Thomas Muster Boris Becker	Mark Philippoussis Goran Ivanišević Hernán Gumy Bernd Karbacher
		Lan Bale Stephen Noteboom 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Diego Nargiso

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 May	Panasonic German Open Hamburg, Germany Super 9 $1,950,000 – clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Roberto Carretero 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Àlex Corretja	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marcelo Ríos	Gilbert Schaller Sergi Bruguera Wayne Ferreira Magnus Larsson
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–2, 6–4	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Pinehurst, NC, United States World Series $264,250 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–2	Mats Wilander	Javier Frana Jason Stoltenberg	Vincent Spadea Jonas Björkman Richey Reneberg Patrick Rafter
		Pat Cash Patrick Rafter 6–2, 6–3	Ken Flach David Wheaton
13 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Super 9 $1,950,000 – clay – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Richard Krajicek	Albert Costa Wayne Ferreira	Marcelo Ríos Andrea Gaudenzi Andrei Medvedev Stefan Edberg
		Byron Black Grant Connell 6–2, 6–3	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
	International Tennis Championships Coral Springs, FL, United States World Series $245,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–5	Chris Woodruff	Javier Frana Magnus Gustafsson	Richard Fromberg Michael Tebbutt Vincent Spadea Sandon Stolle
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–3	Ivan Baron Brett Hansen-Dent
20 May	St. Pölten Open St. Pölten, Austria World Series $400,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–4	Félix Mantilla	Andrea Gaudenzi Slava Doseděl	Thomas Muster Kenneth Carlsen Stefan Edberg Francisco Clavet
		Slava Doseděl Pavel Vízner 6–7, 6–4, 6–3	David Adams Menno Oosting
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany – clay	Switzerland 2–1	Czech Republic
27 May 3 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $5,125,107 – clay – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)	Michael Stich	Pete Sampras Marc Rosset	Jim Courier Richard Krajicek Bernd Karbacher Cédric Pioline
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–2, 6–3	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
		Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana 6–2, 6–2	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jun	Wilkinson Championships Rosmalen, The Netherlands World Series $475,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Richey Reneberg 6–4, 6–0	Stephane Simian	Paul Haarhuis Jonas Björkman	Leander Paes Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink Frederik Fetterlein
		Paul Kilderry Pavel Vízner 7–5, 6–3	Anders Järryd Daniel Nestor
	Oporto Open Oporto, Portugal World Series $400,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Félix Mantilla 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3	Hernán Gumy	Carlos Moyà Christian Ruud	Johan Van Herck Tomás Carbonell Stefano Pescosolido Richard Fromberg
		Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
	Stella Artois Championships London, Great Britain World Series $675,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Stefan Edberg	Thomas Muster Wayne Ferreira	Mark Woodforde Todd Martin Michael Stich Patrick Rafter
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 7–6	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
17 Jun	Internazionali di Carisbo Bologna, Italy World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–3, 6–4	Carlos Costa	Bohdan Ulihrach Francisco Clavet	Jimy Szymanski Javier Sánchez Andrei Chesnokov Karim Alami
		Brent Haygarth Christo van Rensburg 6–1, 6–4	Karim Alami Gábor Köves
	Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany World Series $875,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Nicklas Kulti 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Richey Reneberg Daniel Vacek	Brett Steven Jim Courier Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
		Byron Black Grant Connell 6–1, 7–5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
	Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain World Series $303,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jan Siemerink 6–3, 7–6(7–0)	Sandon Stolle	Todd Woodbridge Greg Rusedski	Mark Petchey Vincent Spadea Tim Henman Shuzo Matsuoka
		Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford 6–7, 7–6, 6–4	Neil Broad Piet Norval
24 Jun 1 Jul	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $4,736,161 – grass – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–3, 6–4, 6–3	MaliVai Washington	Jason Stoltenberg Todd Martin	Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević Tim Henman Alex Rădulescu
		Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2	Byron Black Grant Connell
		Helena Suková Cyril Suk 1–6, 6–3, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Mark Woodforde

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jul	Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland World Series $525,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–0	Félix Mantilla	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Bohdan Ulihrach	Francisco Clavet Renzo Furlan Sergi Bruguera Alberto Berasategui
		Jiří Novák Pavel Vízner 4–6, 7–6, 7–6	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, RI, United States World Series $230,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Nicolas Pereira 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Grant Stafford	Leander Paes Daniel Nestor	Byron Black Andrei Olhovskiy Marcos Ondruska David Nainkin
		Marius Barnard Piet Norval 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Paul Kilderry Michael Tebbutt
	Investor Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Magnus Gustafsson 6–1, 6–3	Andrei Medvedev	Stefan Edberg Carlos Costa	Thomas Johansson Tomás Carbonell Galo Blanco Magnus Larsson
		David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Joshua Eagle Peter Nyborg
15 Jul	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series $915,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–2, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Alberto Berasategui Àlex Corretja	Francisco Clavet Marc-Kevin Goellner Alexander Volkov Félix Mantilla
		Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., United Championship Series Hard – $550,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4	Wayne Ferreira	Renzo Furlan Kenneth Carlsen	Patrick Rafter Richey Reneberg Neville Godwin Paul Haarhuis
		Grant Connell Scott Davis 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff
22 Jul	Summer Olympic Games Atlanta, GA, United States Olympics Hard Singles – Doubles	Gold Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Silver Sergi Bruguera	Bronze Leander Paes Fernando Meligeni	Wayne Ferreira Renzo Furlan MaliVai Washington Andrei Olhovskiy
		Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 6–4, 6–2	Neil Broad Tim Henman
	EA Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria World Series $400,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–2, 6–4, 6–4	Àlex Corretja	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Juan Albert Viloca	Thomas Muster Franco Squillari Filip Dewulf Nicolas Kiefer
		Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 7–6, 6–3	David Adams Menno Oosting
29 Jul	Dutch Open Amsterdam, The Netherlands World Series $475,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Francisco Clavet 7–5, 6–1, 6–1	Younes El Aynaoui	Adrian Voinea Dennis van Scheppingen	Slava Doseděl Félix Mantilla Carlos Moyà Hernán Gumy
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Rikard Bergh Jack Waite
	Infiniti Open Los Angeles, CA, United States World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–4, 6–3	Richard Krajicek	Stefan Edberg Sandon Stolle	Stefano Pescosolido Scott Draper Alex O'Brien Jonas Björkman
		Marius Barnard Piet Norval 7–5, 6–2	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Aug	San Marino Open San Marino, San Marino World Series $275,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 7–6(9–7), 6–3	Félix Mantilla	Marcelo Charpentier Javier Sánchez	Adrian Voinea Gilbert Schaller Christian Ruud Slava Doseděl
		Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker 6–1, 6–3	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
	Great American Insurance ATP Championships Mason, OH, United States Super 9 Hard – $1,950,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Michael Chang	Thomas Enqvist Thomas Muster	Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wayne Ferreira
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
12 Aug	RCA Championships Indianapolis, IN, USA Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 7–6(7–3), 7–5	Goran Ivanišević	Bohdan Ulihrach Todd Martin	Tommy Haas Àlex Corretja Thomas Enqvist Lionel Roux
		Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 7–6, 4–6, 6–4	Petr Korda Cyril Suk
	Volvo International New Haven, CT, United States Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Alex O'Brien 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Jan Siemerink	Mark Philippoussis Wayne Ferreira	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc Rosset Daniel Vacek Richard Krajicek
		Byron Black Grant Connell 6–4, 6–4	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
	Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia World Series $375,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Carlos Moyà 6–0, 7–6(7–4)	Félix Mantilla	Slava Doseděl Christian Ruud	Albert Costa Gilbert Schaller Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Gustavo Kuerten
		Pablo Albano Luis Lobo 6–4, 6–1	Ģirts Dzelde Udo Plamberger
19 Aug	Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup Long Island, NY, United States World Series Hard – $225,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrei Medvedev 7–5, 6–3	Martin Damm	Karol Kučera Adrian Voinea	Michael Chang Jonathan Stark Michael Joyce Thomas Johansson
		Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–3, 7–6	Hendrik Dreekmann Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov
	du Maurier Open Toronto, Canada Super 9 Hard – $1,750,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Wayne Ferreira 6–2, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge	Marcelo Ríos Todd Martin	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter Thomas Enqvist Alex O'Brien
		Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
26 Aug 2 Sep	US Open New York City, NY, United States Grand Slam Hard – $4,806,000 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Michael Chang	Goran Ivanišević Andre Agassi	Àlex Corretja Stefan Edberg Thomas Muster Javier Sánchez
		Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 7–6, 7–6	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
		Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith 7–6, 7–6	Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Sep	Bogotá Open Bogotá, Colombia World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3	Nicolás Lapentti	Lucas Arnold Ker Mauricio Hadad	Ramón Delgado Eyal Ran Alejandro Hernández Sjeng Schalken
		Nicolas Pereira David Rikl 6–3, 7–6	Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti
	Romanian Open Bucharest, Romania World Series $475,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–1, 7–6(7–5)	Carlos Moyà	Christian Ruud Andrei Pavel	Dinu Pescariu Ion Moldovan Francisco Clavet Jiří Novák
		David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 7–6, 7–6	David Adams Menno Oosting
	Bournemouth International Bournemouth, Great Britain World Series $375,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2	Marc-Kevin Goellner	Magnus Norman Jason Stoltenberg	Danny Sapsford Sergi Bruguera Greg Rusedski Mariano Zabaleta
		Marc-Kevin Goellner Greg Rusedski 6–3, 7–6	Rodolphe Gilbert Nuno Marques
16 Sep	Davis Cup Semifinals Nantes, France – carpet (i) Prague, Czech Republic – carpet (i)	Semifinal winners France 3–2 Sweden 4–1	Semifinal losers Italy Czech Republic
23 Sep	Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland World Series Hard (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 7–5, 6–2, 6–0	Hendrik Dreekmann	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jiří Novák	Mikael Tillström Marc-Kevin Goellner Olivier Delaître Petr Korda
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–4	David Adams Menno Oosting
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Karim Alami 7–5, 2–1 retired	Adrian Voinea	Johan Van Herck Marzio Martelli	Hicham Arazi Àlex Corretja Francisco Clavet Jordi Burillo
		Andrew Kratzmann Marcos Ondruska 7–6, 6–4	Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez
30 Sep	Singapore Open Singapore, Singapore World Series $389,250 Singles – Doubles	Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4	Michael Chang	Greg Rusedski Thomas Johansson	Javier Frana Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Sinner Richard Krajicek
		Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 7–6, 7–6	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy
	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France World Series $725,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–3	Arnaud Boetsch	Thomas Enqvist Tim Henman	Lionel Roux Marcelo Ríos Karol Kučera Magnus Gustafsson
		Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–2, 6–1	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	Marbella Open Marbella, Spain World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marc-Kevin Goellner 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)	Àlex Corretja	Bernd Karbacher Félix Mantilla	Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Marcelo Filippini Fernando Vicente Christian Ruud
		Andrew Kratzmann Jack Waite 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Oct	CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria Championship Series $675,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–3	Jan Siemerink	Arnaud Boetsch Todd Martin	Stefan Edberg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc Rosset Goran Ivanišević
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6, 6–4	Menno Oosting Pavel Vízner
	Nokia Open Beijing, China World Series $303,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 7–6(7–5), 6–4	Martin Damm	Thomas Johansson Byron Black	Scott Draper Hendrik Dreekmann Sjeng Schalken Gustavo Kuerten
		Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 7–5	Patrik Kühnen Gary Muller
14 Oct	IPB Czech Indoor Ostrava, Czech Republic World Series $450,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	David Prinosil 6–1, 6–2	Petr Korda	Martin Damm Tim Henman	Jiří Novák Michael Stich Todd Martin Wayne Ferreira
		Cyril Suk Sandon Stolle 7–6, 6–3	Ján Krošlák Karol Kučera
	Eisenberg Israel Open Tel Aviv, Israel World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Javier Sánchez 6–4, 7–5	Marcos Ondruska	MaliVai Washington Albert Costa	Grant Stafford Javier Frana Hernán Gumy Scott Draper
		Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford 6–3, 6–2	Noam Behr Eyal Erlich
	Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse Toulouse, France World Series Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Magnus Larsson	Marcelo Ríos Mark Woodforde	Orlin Stanoytchev Bernd Karbacher Hicham Arazi Cédric Pioline
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–5	Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux
21 Oct	Eurocard Open Stuttgart, Germany Super 9 $1,950,000 – carpet (i) – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Pete Sampras	Jan Siemerink Michael Chang	Andre Agassi Goran Ivanišević Magnus Gustafsson Marcelo Ríos
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
28 Oct	Paris Open Paris, France Super 9 $2,300,000 – carpet (i) – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Magnus Gustafsson Petr Korda	Marc Rosset Stefan Edberg Paul Haarhuis Arnaud Boetsch
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Nov	Hellmann's Cup Santiago, Chile World Series $203,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Hernán Gumy 6–4, 7–5	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Félix Mantilla	Fernando Meligeni Marcelo Filippini Emilio Benfele Álvarez Oliver Gross
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–2	Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)	Todd Martin	Thomas Johansson Magnus Norman	Greg Rusedski Patrik Fredriksson Vincent Spadea Richey Reneberg
		Patrick Galbraith Jonathan Stark 7–6, 6–4	Todd Martin Chris Woodruff
	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia World Series $1,125,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	David Prinosil Alex O'Brien	Byron Black Andrei Olhovskiy Sjeng Schalken Petr Korda
		Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Jiří Novák David Rikl
13 Nov	ATP World Doubles Championships Hartford, CT, United States ATP Tour World Championships $500,000 – carpet (i) – 8D Doubles	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	Byron Black / Grant Connell Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson
19 Nov	ATP World Championships Hannover, Germany ATP Tour World Championships $3,300,000 – carpet (i) – 8S Singles	Pete Sampras 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4	Boris Becker	Goran Ivanišević Richard Krajicek	Round Robin Thomas Muster Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andre Agassi
26 Nov	Davis Cup Final Malmö, Sweden – hard (i)	France 3–2	Sweden

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Dec	Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany $6,000,000 – carpet (i) – 8S	Boris Becker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Goran Ivanišević	Tim Henman Yevgeny Kafelnikov	MaliVai Washington Jakob Hlasek Jim Courier Mark Woodforde

ATP rankings

As of 8 January 1996 Rk Name Nation 1 Pete Sampras USA 2 Andre Agassi USA 3 Thomas Muster AUT 4 Boris Becker GER 5 Michael Chang USA 6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 7 Thomas Enqvist SWE 8 Jim Courier USA 9 Wayne Ferreira RSA 10 Goran Ivanišević CRO 11 Richard Krajicek NED 12 Sergi Bruguera ESP 13 Michael Stich GER 14 Arnaud Boetsch FRA 15 Marc Rosset SUI 16 Andrei Medvedev UKR 17 Todd Martin USA 18 Paul Haarhuis NED 19 Gilbert Schaller AUT 20 Andrea Gaudenzi ITA

Year-end rankings 1996 (30 December 1996) Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Pete Sampras USA 4865 1 3 2 Michael Chang USA 3597 2 6 3 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 3564 3 8 3 4 Goran Ivanišević CRO 3492 4 10 6 5 Thomas Muster AUT 3166 1 6 2 6 Boris Becker GER 2983 3 7 2 7 Richard Krajicek NED 2380 7 27 4 8 Andre Agassi USA 2364 1 9 6 9 Thomas Enqvist SWE 2191 6 14 2 10 Wayne Ferreira RSA 2149 6 13 1 11 Marcelo Ríos CHI 2114 10 24 13 12 Todd Martin USA 2039 11 22 5 13 Albert Costa ESP 1757 13 23 10 14 Stefan Edberg SWE 1567 14 55 16 15 Jan Siemerink NED 1530 15 38 6 16 Michael Stich GER 1518 11 21 3 17 Magnus Gustafsson SWE 1515 17 87 69 18 Félix Mantilla ESP 1505 15 96 74 19 Alberto Berasategui ESP 1477 18 50 15 20 MaliVai Washington USA 1472 11 25 5

Statistical information

List of players and singles titles won:

• Andre Agassi – Miami Masters, Atlanta Olympics, Cincinnati Masters (3)
• Karim Alami – Atlanta, Palermo (2)
• Boris Becker – Australian Open, London, Vienna, Stuttgart Masters, Grand Slam Cup (5)
• Byron Black – Seoul (1)
• Alberto Berasategui – Bologna, Kitzbühel, Bucharest (3)
• Tomás Carbonell – Casablanca (1)
• Roberto Carretero – Hamburg Masters (1)
• Michael Chang – Indian Wells Masters, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles (3)
• Francisco Clavet – Amsterdam (1)
• Albert Costa – Gstaad, San Marino, Bournemouth (3)
• Jim Courier – Philadelphia (1)
• Slava Doseděl – Munich (1)
• Thomas Enqvist – New Delhi, Paris Masters, Stockholm (3)
• Wayne Ferreira – Scottsdale, Canada Masters (2)
• Guy Forget – Marseille (1)
• Marc-Kevin Goellner – Marbella (1)
• Hernán Gumy – Santiago (1)
• Magnus Gustafsson – Saint Petersburg, Båstad (2)
• Goran Ivanišević – Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, Moscow (5)
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Adelaide, Prague, French Open, Lyon (4)
• Petr Korda – Doha (1)
• Richard Krajicek – Wimbledon (1)
• Nicklas Kulti – Halle (1)
• Félix Mantilla – Oporto (1)
• Todd Martin – Sydney Outdoor (1)
• Andrei Medvedev – Long Island (1)
• Fernando Meligeni – Pinehurst (1)
• Carlos Moyà – Umag (1)
• Thomas Muster – Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Stuttart Outdoor, Bogotá (7)
• Jiří Novák – Auckland (1)
• Andrei Olhovskiy – Shanghai (1)
• Alex O'Brien – New Haven (1)
• Nicolas Pereira – Newport (1)
• Mark Philippoussis – Toulouse (1)
• Cédric Pioline – Copenhagen (1)
• David Prinosil – Ostrava (1)
• Richey Reneberg – Rosmalen (1)
• Marcelo Ríos – St. Poelten (1)
• Pete Sampras – San Jose, Memphis, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Indianapolis, US Open, Basel, ATP Championships (8)
• Javier Sánchez – Tel Aviv (1)
• Sjeng Schalken – Jakarta (1)
• Jan Siemerink – Nottingham (1)
• Jonathan Stark – Singapore (1)
• Greg Rusedski – Beijing (1)
• Michael Stich – Antwerp (1)
• Jason Stoltenberg – Coral Springs (1)
• MaliVai Washington – Bermuda (1)

Titles won by nation:

• 20 (Sydney Outdoor, San Jose, Memphis, Philadelphia, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Tokyo, Rosmalen, Washington, D.C., Atlanta Olympics, Los Angeles, Cincinnati Masters, Indianapolis, New Haven, US Open, Basel, Singapore, ATP Championships)
• 12 (Casablanca, Hamburg Masters, Oporto, Bologna, Gstaad, Kitzbühel, Amsterdam, San Marino, Umag, Bucharest, Bournemouth, Tel Aviv)
• 7 (Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Stuttgart Outdoor, Bogotá)
• 7 (Australian Open, Antwerp, London, Marbella, Vienna, Ostrava, Stuttgart Masters)
• 6 (Saint Petersburg, New Delhi, Halle, Båstad, Paris Masters, Stockholm)
• 5 (Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, Moscow)
• 5 (Adelaide, Shanghai, Prague, French Open, Lyon)
• 3 (Auckland, Doha, Prague)
• 3 (Jakarta, Nottingham, Wimbledon)
• 2 (Coral Springs, Toulouse)
• 2 (Marseille, Copenhagen)
• 2 (Atlanta, Palermo)
• 2 (Scottsdale, Canada Masters)
• 1 (Santiago)
• 1 (Pinehurst)
• 1 (St. Poelten)
• 1 (Beijing)
• 1 (Long Island)
• 1 (Newport)
• 1 (Seoul)

The following players won their first career title:

• Karim Alami – Atlanta
• Byron Black – Seoul
• Roberto Carretero – Hamburg Masters
• Hernán Gumy – Santiago
• Félix Mantilla – Oporto
• Jiří Novák – Auckland
• Mark Philippoussis – Toulouse
• Cédric Pioline – Copenhagen

See also

• 1996 WTA Tour

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website
• 1996 ATP Tour draws