1996 Lipton Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1996 Lipton Championships
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Goran Ivanišević
Final score	3–0 (Ivanišević retired)

Andre Agassi was the defending champion and won the final 3–0 after Goran Ivanišević was forced to retire.

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Thomas Muster (second round)
2. Pete Sampras (semifinals)
3. Andre Agassi (champion)
4. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
5. Boris Becker (withdrew)
6. Goran Ivanišević (final, retired)
7. Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
8. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (second round)
10. Sergi Bruguera (third round)
11. Marc Rosset (fourth round)
12. Andriy Medvedev (fourth round)
13. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
14. Albert Costa (third round)
15. Arnaud Boetsch (semifinals)
16. Todd Martin (fourth round)
17. MaliVai Washington (third round)
18. Renzo Furlan (third round)
19. Mark Woodforde (second round)
20. Jan Siemerink (second round)
21. Cédric Pioline (third round)
22. Todd Woodbridge (third round)
23. Richard Krajicek (fourth round)
24. Paul Haarhuis (fourth round)
25. Mark Philippoussis (second round)
26. Byron Black (third round)
27. Magnus Larsson (second round)
28. Guy Forget (second round)
29. Jonas Björkman (third round)
30. Andrea Gaudenzi (second round)
31. Javier Frana (second round)
32. Jakob Hlasek (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Arnaud Boetsch	77	3	7
	7	Jim Courier	63	6	5
								15	Arnaud Boetsch	4	3
								3	Andre Agassi	6	6
	3	Andre Agassi	6	6
		Michael Joyce	4	1
															3	Andre Agassi	3
															6	Goran Ivanišević	0r
	6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
	4	Michael Chang	4	4
								6	Goran Ivanišević	2	6	6
								2	Pete Sampras	6	4	4
		Vince Spadea	3	4
	2	Pete Sampras	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	T Muster	64	4
		D Rostagno	610	5					N Pereira	77	6
		N Pereira	712	7												N Pereira	4	2
		S Edberg	66	6	6											S Edberg	6	6
		E Sánchez	78	3	2				S Edberg	77	77
								31	J Frana	65	65
																							S Edberg	6	4	2
																						15	A Boetsch	3	6	6
								17	M Washington	6	2	6
		W Kowalski	6	3	7				W Kowalski	3	6	4
	WC	A Krickstein	3	6	5										17	M Washington	3	4
		G Pozzi	1	2											15	A Boetsch	6	6
	Q	D Nestor	6	6				Q	D Nestor	5	3
								15	A Boetsch	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	W Ferreira	64	6	4
		H Dreekmann	77	6					H Dreekmann	77	3	6
	Q	D Musa	63	4												H Dreekmann	2	3
		P McEnroe	6	63	0											M Tebbutt	6	6
		M Tebbutt	2	77	6				M Tebbutt	6	77
								24	P Haarhuis	1	63
																							M Tebbutt	6	4	5
																						7	J Courier	3	6	7
								26	B Black	6	6
	Q	R Jabali	77	6				Q	R Jabali	3	1
	Q	D DiLucia	65	4											26	B Black	61	0
	Q	B Shelton	5	7	4										7	J Courier	77	6
	Q	S Bryan	7	5	6			Q	S Bryan	1	0
								7	J Courier	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	A Agassi	6	1	77
		B Karbacher	6	6					B Karbacher	4	6	64
		C Woodruff	2	3											3	A Agassi	6	4	6
		J-P Fleurian	6	6												J-P Fleurian	2	6	2
	Q	R Koenig	4	3					J-P Fleurian	6	7
								30	A Gaudenzi	1	5
																						3	A Agassi	6	6
																							S Lareau	4	4
								20	J Siemerink	4	3
		S Lareau	3	6	6				S Lareau	6	6
		H Gumy	6	3	4											S Lareau	6	6
		C Caratti	64	4											14	A Costa	3	1
	Q	J L Rascon	77	6				Q	J L Rascon	7	3	4
								14	A Costa	5	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	M Rosset	4	6	6
		J Stark	6	7					J Stark	6	4	2
		J Eltingh	2	5											11	M Rosset	7	5	77
	Q	K Nováček	66	1											22	T Woodbridge	5	7	64
		M Damm	78	6					M Damm	4	3
								22	T Woodbridge	6	6
																						11	M Rosset	4	1
																							M Joyce	6	6
								28	G Forget	65	5
		M Joyce	4	77	6				M Joyce	77	7
		M Hadad	6	65	4											M Joyce	6	6
	Q	D Nainkin	6	6											Q	D Nainkin	0	2
	WC	S Stolle	4	2				Q	D Nainkin	6	5	77
								LL	T Nydahl	1	7	64

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	G Ivanišević	6	6
		A Rădulescu	67	4					R Reneberg	4	3
		R Reneberg	79	6											6	G Ivanišević	6	6
		S Matsuoka	65	6	62											J Sánchez	0	3
		J Sánchez	77	4	77				J Sánchez	6	3	6
								27	M Larsson	4	6	2
																						6	G Ivanišević	77	6
																						12	A Medvedev	64	4
								21	C Pioline	6	6
		C Wilkinson	3	4					S Draper	4	2
		S Draper	6	6											21	C Pioline	2	2
		J Krošlák	5	77	2										12	A Medvedev	6	6
		G Raoux	7	65	6				G Raoux	4	4
								12	A Medvedev	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	M Ríos	6	6
		F Clavet	5	6	4				K Kučera	4	2
		K Kučera	7	2	6										13	M Ríos	4	77	4
		D Dier	4	3												P Korda	6	64	6
		P Korda	6	6					P Korda	6	77
								19	M Woodforde	4	63
																							P Korda	3	6	3
																						4	M Chang	6	3	6
								29	J Björkman	6	711
		G Rusedski	6	77					G Rusedski	4	69
	WC	J Gimelstob	4	65											29	J Björkman	3	2
		J Stoltenberg	6	6											4	M Chang	6	6
		G Etlis	1	1					J Stoltenberg	3	4
								4	M Chang	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	T Enqvist	3	5
		K Alami	2	66					V Spadea	6	7
		V Spadea	6	78												V Spadea	7	6
		S Pescosolido	6	6												S Pescosolido	5	2
		F Meligeni	1	2					S Pescosolido	6	6
								25	M Philippoussis	4	4
																							V Spadea	77	6
																						23	R Krajicek	61	2
								23	R Krajicek	6	6
		M Ondruska	6	4	6				M Ondruska	3	1
		N Lapentti	2	6	2										23	R Krajicek	7	77
		T Henman	6	6											10	S Bruguera	5	65
		S Campbell	1	2					T Henman	3	6	1
								10	S Bruguera	6	3	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	T Martin	77	6
		À Corretja	6	6					À Corretja	64	4
		M Wilander	2	4											16	T Martin	6	6
	Q	P Tramacchi	6	6											18	R Furlan	3	2
	Q	G Stafford	3	4				Q	P Tramacchi	65	3
								18	R Furlan	77	6
																						16	T Martin	3	4
																						2	P Sampras	6	6
								32	J Hlasek	6	6
		P Baur	3	4					L Paes	1	3
		L Paes	6	6											32	J Hlasek	5	63
		M Knowles	3	5											2	P Sampras	7	77
		S Schalken	6	7					S Schalken	3	2
								2	P Sampras	6	6

External links

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