1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

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Singles
1996 BellSouth Open
Final
Champion Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák
Runner-up Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · ATP Auckland Open ·  1997  

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jaime Yzaga.

Contents

Jiří Novák won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brett Steven. [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 Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman (first round)
  4. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek (first round)
  5. Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven (final)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja (second round)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Clavet (second round)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák (champion)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 61 6
  Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 3 60 1 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 5 4  
  Flag of Portugal.svg N Marques 4 3  Q Flag of Peru.svg J Yzaga 76 
Q Flag of Peru.svg J Yzaga 66 Q Flag of Peru.svg J Yzaga 2 1  
  Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido 66 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea 2 4    Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido 2 3  
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 3 63 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 66 
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 677 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 3 67
3 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 5 1    Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 64 5
  Flag of Japan.svg S Matsuoka 76   Flag of Japan.svg S Matsuoka    
  Flag of the United States.svg A Krickstein 6614   Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana w/o  
  Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 3 776  Flag of Argentina.svg J Frana 677 
  Flag of Germany.svg C-U Steeb 65 65  Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 3 62 
  Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 4 777  Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 66 
WC Flag of New Zealand.svg J Greenhalgh 5 2  6 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 3 2  
6 Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja 76 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák 66 
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 66 5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven 4 4  
Q Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska 2 4  5 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 66 
WC Flag of New Zealand.svg A Hunt 63 1   Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 3 4  
  Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 3 665 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 67 
  Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 2 4    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl 4 5  
Q Flag of the United States.svg C Adams 66 Q Flag of the United States.svg C Adams 2 63
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl 776   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl 63 6
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 622  5 Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 6566
7 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 66   Flag of France.svg G Forget 774 3
WC Flag of New Zealand.svg S Downs 4 3  7 Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 3 4  
  Flag of France.svg G Forget 66   Flag of France.svg G Forget 66 
  Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 0 2    Flag of France.svg G Forget 776 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 74 2 2 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 622  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 5 66  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 3 4  
  Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 3 3  2 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 66 

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