1996 Australian Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang
Final score6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
  1995  · Australian Open ·  1997  

Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open.

Contents

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chang.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras (third round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster (fourth round)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker (champion)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang (finalist)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira (second round)
  10. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  11. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek (third round)
  12. Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
  13. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset (withdrew)
  14. Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  15. Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin (third round)
  16. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 666
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 4 4 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde 4 2 0
4 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 666
4 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 67116
6 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 691
4 Flag of Germany.svg Boris Becker 662 6
5 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 2 4 62
5 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 666
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström 0 2 4
5 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Chang 6677
2 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 1 4 61
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier 7963 4 2
2 Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 672 666

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 766
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 5 3 2 1 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 3 666
Flag of the United States.svg M Joyce 666 Flag of the United States.svg M Joyce 63 4 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Goossens 4 4 3 1 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 4 6963
Q Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 630 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis 671177
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis 7766 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis 2 666
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Cherkasov 1 3 1 LL Flag of Israel.svg E Ran 64 4 2
LL Flag of Israel.svg E Ran 666 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis 2 2 2
Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 5 3 676 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde 666
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Belobrajdic 764 5 3 Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 4 1 4
Flag of Japan.svg S Matsuoka 1 r Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde 666
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde 4 7866
Flag of Spain.svg E Sánchez 0 3 3 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 6662 4
Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 666 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 2 766
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 666 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 65 3 2
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Haarhuis 4 4 4

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 67116
Flag of Germany.svg B Karbacher 4 693 10 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 666
Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 663 4 5 Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau 4 4 4
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau 4 4 66710 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 2 64 2
Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 4 4 73 Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 63 66
Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 665 0 r Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 6641 3
Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 2 6775 9 Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 1 7766
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Draper 63 6577 Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 5 0 3
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Morgan 2 4 5 7 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 766
Flag of the United States.svg D Wheaton 667 Flag of the United States.svg D Wheaton 3 774 5
Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 62 0 1 Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 66367
Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 4 666 Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 2 6361
Flag of France.svg L Roux 667761 5 7 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 6773 6
Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 78623 67 Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 4 4 1
Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 3 2 4 7 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 666
7 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 666

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 63 4 66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski 4 663 3 4 Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 4 3 666
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Eltingh 4 3 1 Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 662 1 4
Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 6664 Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 7766
Flag of Sweden.svg H Holm 3 2 4 Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 653 3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 666 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 3 64 4
Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 773 633 Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 63 66
Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 6167764 Flag of Germany.svg B Becker 1 666
Q Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie 766 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 64 3 2
Flag of Sweden.svg J Apell 5 4 4 Q Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie 1 7664
Flag of Portugal.svg N Marques 3 5 5 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 65 786
Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 677 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 66636
LL Flag of Italy.svg D Nargiso 6774 2 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 1 4 772
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 4 63663 LL Flag of Italy.svg D Nargiso 672 681
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 4 77777 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 1 5 67106
Flag of Austria.svg G Schaller 664635

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 4 7766
Flag of France.svg G Forget 6653 3 12 Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 4 1 61
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 664 6 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 663 6
Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 4 2 62 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 666
Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 3 4 3 Flag of Colombia.svg M Hadad 4 2 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 666 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 654 2 r
Flag of Colombia.svg M Hadad 4 666 Flag of Colombia.svg M Hadad 7762
Flag of Russia.svg A Chesnokov 64 2 2 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 3 2 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt 63 666 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 666
Flag of Germany.svg C-U Steeb 3 61 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt 667
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Tramacchi 77776WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Tramacchi 3 4 5
Flag of Hungary.svg S Noszály 63632 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt 5 74 2
Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 6666 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 75 66
LL Flag of Sweden.svg L Jönsson 3 3 0 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 1 2 3
Flag of France.svg F Santoro 1 1 5 6 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 666
6 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 667

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 666
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl 2 1 2 5 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 666
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 666 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 1 3 3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman 4 1 1 5 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 6678
Flag of France.svg O Delaître 2 2 1 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 2 2 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Ellwood 666WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Ellwood 3 4 65
Flag of France.svg G Raoux 6776 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 6677
Q Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 3 621 5 Flag of the United States.svg M Chang 666
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 665 671 Q Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 2 3 4
Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg 7873 5 6 Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg 4 662 3
Q Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 64 772Q Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 62 4 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 3 6611 r Q Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 4 62
Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 0 2 664 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 63 2 r
Flag of Denmark.svg F Fetterlein 661 3 6 Flag of Denmark.svg F Fetterlein 2 4 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Stoltenberg 1 3 2 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 666
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 666

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 672 79
Flag of Spain.svg C Moyà 4 5 66714 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 662 3 2
Q Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 62 1 64 Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 3 2 666
Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 3 6677 Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 61 653
Q Flag of France.svg R Gilbert 64 6871 Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 1 6776
Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 4 67105 6 Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 3 64 64
Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 661 5 6 Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 63 64 6
Flag of the United States.svg A Krickstein 4 4 672 Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 74 66
Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 5 77663 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 5 63 2
Flag of Italy.svg A Gaudenzi 7644 2 Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 666
Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 1 60 76 Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 3 2 2
Flag of Russia.svg A Volkov 64 65 4 Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 4 694
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor 4 4 4 3 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 67116
Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 666 Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 4 4 664
Q Flag of France.svg T Guardiola 3 3 2 3 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 661 77
3 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 666

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 7776
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Van Herck 5 614 8 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 76266
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Kilderry 2 2 4 Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 5 774 3
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 6668 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 662773 8
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg O Ogorodov 5 4 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge 3 776366
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge 766 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge 64 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 67101 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 3 62 4
Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido 4 680 r 8 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 72 4 66
Flag of the United States.svg C Adams 6646269 Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska 5 664 2
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Larkham 4 77773 7 Flag of the United States.svg C Adams 5 6360
Flag of the United States.svg D Rostagno 771 2 5 Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska 7773 6
Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska 65667 Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska 64 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 766 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 2 63 0
Q Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams 5 0 0 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 666
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark 2 1 665 9 Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 1 3 0
9 Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 663 3 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Flag of the United States.svg T Martin 66566
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 4 773 4 15 Flag of the United States.svg T Martin 673 77
Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 66361 6 Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 2 5 665
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 3 773 62 15 Flag of the United States.svg T Martin 3 63 61
Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 7660636 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 63 62 6
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ilie 5 3 77771 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 5 7766 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 1 3 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 7643 4 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 62 61 2
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg H Denman 3 2 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 4 64 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg S Bryan 666Q Flag of the United States.svg S Bryan 6796
Flag of Peru.svg J Yzaga 3 5 4 WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle 3 671
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle 676Q Flag of the United States.svg S Bryan 60 2 1
Q Flag of South Africa.svg D Nainkin 2 0 1 2 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 4 666
Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 666 Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 4 2 3
Q Flag of Argentina.svg G Etlis 6626653 2 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 666
2 Flag of the United States.svg A Agassi 3 774 776
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