1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships USA Pete Sampras USA Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–5 56 (7 Q Qualifiers / 5 WC Wild Cards) 16 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year. Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. USA Pete Sampras (champion) USA Michael Chang (quarterfinals) SWE Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals) RSA Wayne Ferreira (third round) AUS Mark Woodforde (semifinals) NED Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals) NED Jan Siemerink (second round) AUS Todd Woodbridge (third round) ZIM Byron Black (first round) FRA Guy Forget (quarterfinals) GER David Prinosil (third round) SUI Jakob Hlasek (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (third round) GER Bernd Karbacher (first round) GBR Tim Henman (first round) DEN Kenneth Carlsen (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 77 6   5 AUS Mark Woodforde 65 4     GER Hendrik Dreekmann 6 4 64   USA Richey Reneberg 3 6 77 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 7     USA Richey Reneberg 4 5   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q USA A O'Brien 5 7 3   FRA L Roux 7 5 6   UZB O Ogorodov 6 3 4 Q SWE M Norman 2 6 6 WC JPN Y Yamamoto 7 4 2 16 DEN K Carlsen 5 6 6 10 FRA G Forget 6 7     POR J Cunha e Silva 2 5     FRA J Golmard 4 6 65 WC JPN K Miyachi 6 1 77   SWE N Kulti 3 1   WC JPN T Suzuki 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 6     FRA L Roux 3 2   Q SWE M Norman 6 6   16 DEN K Carlsen 3 2   10 FRA G Forget 6 6   WC JPN K Miyachi 0 3   WC JPN T Suzuki 2 1   8 AUS T Woodbridge 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 5 6 6 Q SWE M Norman 7 4 1 10 FRA G Forget 6 6   8 AUS T Woodbridge 4 4   1 USA P Sampras 3 6 6 10 FRA G Forget 6 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   BEL J Van Herck 7 6     SWE A Järryd 5 2     JPN S Matsuoka 6 77     ITA C Caratti 1 63     GER C-U Steeb 2 1   13 GBR G Rusedski 6 6 6 12 SUI J Hlasek 77 3 6 Q GER L Rehmann 64 6 0   CZE M Damm 65 66     DEN F Fetterlein 77 78     RUS A Olhovskiy 63 2   Q ZIM W Black 77 6   3 SWE T Enqvist 6 6     BEL J Van Herck 2 1     JPN S Matsuoka 77 5 4 13 GBR G Rusedski 64 7 6 12 SUI J Hlasek 3 77 4   DEN F Fetterlein 6 63 6 Q ZIM W Black 4 2   5 AUS M Woodforde 6 6   3 SWE T Enqvist 77 6   13 GBR G Rusedski 64 1     DEN F Fetterlein 3 2   5 AUS M Woodforde 6 6   3 SWE T Enqvist 4 5   5 AUS M Woodforde 6 7   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS A Volkov 4 4     FRA J-P Fleurian 6 6   WC JPN H Kaneko 2 5     SVK J Krošlák 6 7     AUS S Stolle 1 4   11 GER D Prinosil 6 6   14 GER B Karbacher 2 4     GER H Dreekmann 6 6     BEL D Norman 2 6 2 Q GER J Renzenbrink 6 3 6   ITA G Pozzi 0 6 1   SWE T Johansson 6 4 6 6 NED R Krajicek 6 6     FRA J-P Fleurian 3 3     SVK J Krošlák 7 3 4 11 GER D Prinosil 5 6 6   GER H Dreekmann 6 6   Q GER J Renzenbrink 1 3     SWE T Johansson 7 3 3 4 RSA W Ferreira 5 6 6 6 NED R Krajicek 7 6   11 GER D Prinosil 5 0     GER H Dreekmann 6 6   4 RSA W Ferreira 4 3   6 NED R Krajicek 65 67     GER H Dreekmann 77 79   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   BAH M Knowles 1 2     CAN S Lareau 6 6   Q USA S Campbell 4 7 6 Q CAN D Nestor 6 5 3   USA R Reneberg 6 6   9 ZIM B Black 3 0   15 GBR T Henman 1 4     USA J Tarango 6 6     RSA M Ondruska 1 1     GBR C Wilkinson 6 6     GER A Rădulescu 77 6   WC JPN G Motomura 65 0   7 NED J Siemerink 77 2 1   CAN S Lareau 64 6 6 Q USA S Campbell 1 4     USA R Reneberg 6 6     USA J Tarango 6 6     GBR C Wilkinson 4 3     GER A Rădulescu 2 6 1 2 USA M Chang 6 3 6   CAN S Lareau 2 4     USA R Reneberg 6 6     USA J Tarango 7 3 4 2 USA M Chang 5 6 6   USA R Reneberg 6 77   2 USA M Chang 4 63   External links 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships draw Singles