1996 Swedish Open – Singles

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Singles
1996 Swedish Open
Final
Champion Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson
Runner-up Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Medvedev
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1995  · Swedish Open ·  1997  

Fernando Meligeni was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marcelo Filippini.

Contents

Magnus Gustafsson won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Andriy Medvedev. [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 Stefan Edberg (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Costa (semifinals)
  3. n/a
  4. Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson (champion)
  5. Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Medvedev (final)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Filip Dewulf (first round)
  8. Flag of Norway.svg Christian Ruud (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg 66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg J Waite 2 2  1 Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg 6626
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström 2 4  Q Flag of Sweden.svg L Jonsson 2 773
Q Flag of Sweden.svg L Jonsson 66 1 Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg 66 
Q Flag of Sweden.svg T Nydahl 66   Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 3 4  
  Flag of Germany.svg C-U Steeb 4 1  Q Flag of Sweden.svg T Nydahl 5 0  
  Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 784 77  Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson 76 
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg F Dewulf 666641 Flag of Sweden.svg S Edberg 3 64 
4 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 66 4 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 677 
WC Flag of Sweden.svg B Rehnquist 2 0  4 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 1 776
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 67   Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Fromberg 6642
LL Flag of Sweden.svg C Bergström 3 5  4 Flag of Sweden.svg M Gustafsson 66 
  Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 62 66 Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 1 1  
  Flag of France.svg J Golmard 2 61   Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 2 5  
  Flag of Hungary.svg S Noszály 652  6 Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 67 
6 Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell 776 4 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Gustafsson 66 
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 66 5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Medvedev 1 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Volkov 3 4  5 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 64 6  Flag of Sweden.svg M Norman 4 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Rikl 3 63 5 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 3 66
  Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 677   Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 62 1
  Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 4 64   Flag of Spain.svg G Blanco 4 66
WC Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 66 WC Flag of Sweden.svg P Fredriksson 63 4
LL Flag of Sweden.svg N Utgren 4 0  5 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 66 
8 Flag of Norway.svg C Ruud 4 3  2 Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 4 4  
  Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 66   Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 2 66
  Flag of Brazil.svg F Meligeni 2 63   Flag of Uruguay.svg M Filippini 60 3
  Flag of Uruguay.svg M Filippini 63 6  Flag of Sweden.svg M Larsson 2 1  
  Flag of Ecuador.svg L Morejón 76 2 Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 66 
WC Flag of Sweden.svg A Järryd 5 2    Flag of Ecuador.svg L Morejón 654  
Q Flag of Sweden.svg F Jonsson 0 1  2 Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 776 
2 Flag of Spain.svg C Costa 66 

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