1996 Marseille Open – Singles

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Singles
1996 Marseille Open
Final
Champion Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Runner-up Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Open 13 ·  1997  

Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Contents

Unseeded Guy Forget won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Cédric Pioline. [1]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek (second round)
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman (first round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  6. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline (final)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjeng Schalken (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell 3 66
  Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 678
  Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 76
7 Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline 5 4
  Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Dreekmann 3 62
7 Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline 63 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 4 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Doseděl 66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Doseděl 1 766
  Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 66   Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 65 78
  Flag of Germany.svg C-U Steeb 3 1    Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 67 
  Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 5 64 Q Flag of France.svg S Simian 2 5  
Q Flag of France.svg S Simian 73 6Q Flag of France.svg S Simian 4 796
WC Flag of France.svg H Leconte 4 3  8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 6674
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken 66   Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 3 66 
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 3 76  Flag of France.svg G Forget 678 
Q Flag of France.svg O Delaître 65 2 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 773 4
  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 4 777  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 6366
Q Flag of France.svg G Carraz 65 65  Flag of Romania.svg A Voinea 3 65
  Flag of France.svg G Forget 4 66  Flag of France.svg G Forget 64 7
WC Flag of France.svg Y Noah 63 3   Flag of France.svg G Forget 677 
  Flag of Russia.svg A Chesnokov 4 2  6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 3 64 
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 4 7778
Q Flag of Haiti.svg R Agénor 662665 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 2 63 
  Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 66   Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 677 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 3 4    Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 774 77
  Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 4 2    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 64665
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 65 6
  Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 677   Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 4 72
4 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman 3 65   Flag of Germany.svg H Dreekmann 3 62
7 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 66 7 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 63 6
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 4 4  7 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 4 76  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm 1 2  
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Apell 65 0 7 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 4 66
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 776 2 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 63 2
WC Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian 643    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 1 64
  Flag of France.svg G Raoux 773 632 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 63 6
2 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 64677

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN   9780002187145.