1996 Rado Open – Singles

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Singles
1996 Rado Open
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla
Score4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Rado Open ·  1997  

Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Albert Costa.

Contents

Costa won in the final 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–0 against Félix Mantilla.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Chile.svg Marcelo Ríos (first round)
  3. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset (first round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline (second round)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa (champion)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington (first round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Moyá (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
6 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa 4 7766 
  Flag of Spain.svg Félix Mantilla 6621 0  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 76 
  Flag of Spain.svg R Carretero 5 1  1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66 
Q Flag of Argentina.svg A Zingman 2 65   Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 3 3  
  Flag of Morocco.svg K Alami 63 71 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 677 
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg A Strambini 66   Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 3 64 
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Mohr 2 3  WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg A Strambini 4 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 776   Flag of Spain.svg F Clavet 66 
7 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 651  1 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 64 3
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 63 2 6 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 3 66
Q Flag of Germany.svg O Gross 3 66Q Flag of Germany.svg O Gross 0 72
  Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 77636  Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 65 6
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg J Hlasek 61774   Flag of Italy.svg R Furlan 642  
  Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 66 6 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 776 
Q Flag of Spain.svg E Benfele Álvarez 4 3    Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 3 64
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Doseděl 775 696 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 64 6
6 Flag of Spain.svg A Costa 607711

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 66 
  Flag of France.svg G Forget 3 4  5 Flag of France.svg C Pioline 653  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 2 66  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 776 
  Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 64 4   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 66 
Q Flag of Germany.svg M Sinner 64 4   Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 4 4  
WC Flag of Spain.svg E Sánchez 4 66WC Flag of Spain.svg E Sánchez 2 3  
  Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 776   Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 66 
4 Flag of France.svg A Boetsch 631    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 4 3  
8 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 777   Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 5 62 8 Flag of Spain.svg C Moyá 5 2  
  Flag of Morocco.svg Y El Aynaoui 6465   Flag of Spain.svg A Berasategui 76 
  Flag of Spain.svg A Berasategui 7777   Flag of Spain.svg A Berasategui 6631
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis 4 66   Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 2 776
  Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 678   Flag of Spain.svg F Mantilla 770 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 773 6  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák 6263
2 Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos 6362

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