1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles

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Singles
1996 AT&T Challenge
Final
Champion Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami
Runner-up Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · AT&T Challenge ·  1997  

Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Karim Alami.

Contents

Alami won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Nicklas Kulti. This was the last tournament of Jimmy Connors career, and he lost to Richey Reneberg in the first round. [1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang (semifinals)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Joyce (first round)
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman (second round)
  6. Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami (champion)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg M Sell 3 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Apell 3 4    Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt 1 2  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt 66 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 67 
  Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 677   Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 1 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg J Palmer 2 65   Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 3 66
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 66   Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 62 2
7 Flag of Sweden.svg M Wilander 3 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 4 4  
3 Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 773 66 Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 66 
  Flag of Uruguay.svg M Filippini 6264 3 Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Goossens 0 66  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Goossens 3 4  
  Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 64 4 3 Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 6642
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Doyle 5 2  6 Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 3 776
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle 76   Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle 4 2  
  Flag of Ecuador.svg L Morejón 624  6 Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 66 
6 Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 776 6 Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Alami 66 
5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 677   Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti 3 4  
Q Flag of Germany.svg O Gross 4 64 5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 5 63
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 66   Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 72 6
  Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi 1 4    Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 6063 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Draper 796   Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 7777 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 674    Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Draper 4 64 
  Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 773 6  Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 677 
4 Flag of the United States.svg M Joyce 6561   Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 65786
8 Flag of the United States.svg C Woodruff 3 63 2 Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 77662
Q Flag of the United States.svg B Shelton 62 6Q Flag of the United States.svg B Shelton 66 
LL Flag of France.svg D Courcol 66 LL Flag of France.svg D Courcol 3 1  
WC Flag of the United States.svg L Jensen 4 2  Q Flag of the United States.svg B Shelton 6965
WC Flag of the United States.svg D Wheaton 773 62 Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 7113 7
  Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles 6263 WC Flag of the United States.svg D Wheaton 4 2  
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Connors 2 61 2 Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 63 6

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 149. ISBN   9780002187145.