1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

1996 Panasonic German Open ESP Roberto Carretero ESP Àlex Corretja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 56 16 singles doubles German Open Tennis Championships ATP German Open ATP German Open 1996 Panasonic German Open Qualifier Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Hamburg European Open. Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jordi Burillo.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 130, 140–141 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em GER Boris Becker (third round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals) RSA Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals) CHI Marcelo Ríos (semifinals) ESP Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals) FRA Arnaud Boetsch (third round) SUI Marc Rosset (third round) ESP Albert Costa (second round) USA MaliVai Washington (second round) UKR Andriy Medvedev (second round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) NED Jan Siemerink (first round) NED Richard Krajicek (third round) ESP Carlos Costa (first round, retired) AUT Gilbert Schaller (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final Q ESP Roberto Carretero 7 6   3 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 2   5 CHI Marcelo Ríos 4 4     ESP Àlex Corretja 6 6   Q ESP Roberto Carretero 2 6 6 6     ESP Àlex Corretja 6 4 4 4   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ESP E Benfele Álvarez 7 712   WC GER N Kiefer 5 610   Q RUS A Olhovskiy 6 62 79   BAH M Knowles 3 77 67 Q ESP V Sendin 2 0   16 AUT G Schaller 6 6   10 USA M Washington 7 6     ESP F Clavet 5 2     ESP J Arrese 3 7 62 Q ESP R Carretero 6 5 77   GER B Karbacher 6 6     CZE B Ulihrach 4 1   1 GER B Becker 6 3 6 Q ESP E Benfele Álvarez 2 6 3 Q RUS A Olhovskiy 5 6 67 16 AUT G Schaller 7 3 79 10 USA M Washington 1 0   Q ESP R Carretero 6 6     GER B Karbacher 6 5 64 7 FRA A Boetsch 4 7 77 1 GER B Becker 2 2   16 AUT G Schaller 6 6   Q ESP R Carretero 6 6   7 FRA A Boetsch 4 1   16 AUT G Schaller 6 4 4 Q ESP R Carretero 4 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ITA S Pescosolido 68 6 77 WC FRA G Forget 710 4 60   NED S Schalken 3 4     ESP C Moyá 6 6     ARG H Gumy 6 65 6 13 NED J Siemerink 4 77 3 11 UKR A Medvedev 6 7     ESP T Carbonell 2 5     ESP J Burillo 3 6 77   NED P Haarhuis 6 4 64 Q ESP F Roig 6 7     JPN S Matsuoka 1 5   3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 77     ITA S Pescosolido 2 62     ESP C Moyá 6 6     ARG H Gumy 4 4   11 UKR A Medvedev 3 4     ESP J Burillo 6 6   Q ESP F Roig 2 5   6 ESP S Bruguera 6 7   3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 2 6   ESP C Moyá 3 6 4   ESP J Burillo 2 65   6 ESP S Bruguera 6 77   3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 77   6 ESP S Bruguera 2 65   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ROM A Voinea 6 6     GER D Prinosil 4 3     SVK K Kučera 4 4     CZE C Doseděl 6 6     ESP J Sánchez 4 1   12 FRA C Pioline 6 6   14 NED R Krajicek 77 2 6 Q GER M Zillner 64 6 1   GER M-K Goellner 67 6 6   CZE D Rikl 79 4 0   CZE D Vacek 6 6     GER H Dreekmann 3 2   5 CHI M Ríos 6 6     ROM A Voinea 2 1     CZE C Doseděl 7 6   12 FRA C Pioline 5 1   14 NED R Krajicek 63 77 6   GER M-K Goellner 77 65 4   CZE D Vacek 2 0   4 RSA W Ferreira 6 6   5 CHI M Ríos 6 6     CZE C Doseděl 3 4   14 NED R Krajicek 4 3   4 RSA W Ferreira 6 6   5 CHI M Ríos 3 6 6 4 RSA W Ferreira 6 4 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SUI J Hlasek 3 4   WC GER O Gross 6 6     RUS A Volkov 4 5     ESP À Corretja 6 7   WC GER P Kühnen 3 0   9 ESP A Costa 6 6   15 ESP C Costa 3 1r   ESP A Berasategui 6 4     SWE M Larsson 6 6   WC GER J Renzenbrink 4 2     GER C-U Steeb 6 6   Q FIN K Tiilikainen 4 3   8 SUI M Rosset 6 6   WC GER O Gross 2 1     ESP À Corretja 6 6   9 ESP A Costa 2 1     ESP A Berasategui 65 7 4   SWE M Larsson 77 5 6   GER C-U Steeb 6 6   2 CRO G Ivanišević 3 4   8 SUI M Rosset 3 2     ESP À Corretja 6 6     SWE M Larsson 6 6     GER C-U Steeb 2 0     ESP À Corretja 6 6     SWE M Larsson 2 0   References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Category:1996 ATP Tour