1996 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

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Singles
1996 Gerry Weber Open
1995 Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset
Final
Champion Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
Runner-up Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Gerry Weber Open ·  1997  

Marc Rosset was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Daniel Vacek.

Contents

Nicklas Kulti won in the final 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov. [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 Austria.svg Thomas Muster (second round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist (first round)
  5. Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  6. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset (second round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti 77712 
  Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg 63610 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti 6566
2 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 773 4
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 3 63
2 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 61 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 786 
  Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 662  1 Flag of Austria.svg T Muster 62 1
LL Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 3 1    Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 4 66
  Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 66   Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven 623  
  Flag of Italy.svg A Gaudenzi 3 5  Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 776 
Q Flag of Germany.svg A Rădulescu 67 Q Flag of Germany.svg A Rădulescu 1 63
Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 776 Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 64 6
8 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 643  Q Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti 77712 
WC/3 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 66   Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 63610 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 2 2  WC/3 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 66 
WC Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 776 WC Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 3 4  
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Leblanc 644  WC/3 Flag of the United States.svg J Courier 774 2
  Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 3 2    Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 6366
  Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 66   Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 1 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 66   Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg 66 
5 Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira 1 3  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 4 67
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 64 5 6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 63 60
  Flag of France.svg G Forget 654    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 4 677
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 776   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 64 6
  Flag of Germany.svg B Karbacher 653    Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 2 62
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 776   Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 76
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Haarhuis 2 776  Flag of the Netherlands.svg P Haarhuis 5 0  
4 Flag of Sweden.svg T Enqvist 6623   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 3 63
7 Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 2 63 2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 61 6
Q Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 63 6Q Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 775 6
LL Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 4 66   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 6274
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 678 Q Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 665611
  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 66562 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 4 77713
  Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 3 774   Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black 3 4  
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 774 4 2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66 
2 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 6366

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN   9780002187145.