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1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles
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1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships USA Andre Agassi USA Michael Chang 7–6(7–4), 6–4 56 (5WC Wild cards/7Q Qualifiers) 16 singles doubles Cincinnati Open Thriftway ATP Championships – Singles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Michael Chang in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Cincinnati Masters.Agassi gana el torneo de Cincinnati Agassi wins the Cincinnati tournament https://elpais.com/diario/1996/08/13/deportes/839887214_850215.html 4 March 2024 El País 13 August 1996 esInternational Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 131, 142–143
Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
USA Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
AUT Thomas Muster (semifinals)
USA Michael Chang (final)
RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
CRO Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
USA Andre Agassi (champion)
NED Richard Krajicek (third round)
USA Jim Courier (third round)
RSA Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
SWE Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
USA MaliVai Washington (second round)
USA Todd Martin (second round)
SUI Marc Rosset (first round)
FRA Cédric Pioline (second round)
USA Richey Reneberg (first round)
AUS Jason Stoltenberg (third round)
Draw
Finals
Semifinals Final 175 10 SWE Thomas Enqvist 1 6 2 3 USA Michael Chang 6 2 6 6 USA Andre Agassi 6 6 2 AUT Thomas Muster 4 1 3 USA Michael Chang 64 4 6 USA Andre Agassi 77 6
Top half
Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals SUI J Hlasek 6 3 6 Q USA W McGuire 3 6 3 AUS T Woodbridge 3 0 CZE P Korda 6 6 AUS M Woodforde 6 6 15 USA R Reneberg 3 3 10 SWE T Enqvist 6 6 ZIM B Black 1 2 AUS P Rafter 6 6 ESP S Bruguera 1 4 WC MAR H Arazi 3 1 USA V Spadea 6 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 SUI J Hlasek 3 4 CZE P Korda 6 2 2 AUS M Woodforde 4 6 6 10 SWE T Enqvist 6 77 AUS P Rafter 3 64 USA V Spadea 68 5 7 NED R Krajicek 710 7 1 USA P Sampras 65 7 77 AUS M Woodforde 77 5 64 10 SWE T Enqvist 79 6 7 NED R Krajicek 67 2 1 USA P Sampras 3 3 10 SWE T Enqvist 6 6
Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC CZE M Damm 4 63 UKR A Medvedev 6 77 SWE S Edberg 6 6 ITA S Pescosolido 2 1 Q ITA C Caratti 2 6 6 13/WC SUI M Rosset 6 3 3 12 USA T Martin 6 6 USA M Joyce 0 4 GER B Karbacher 6 6 WC NED J Eltingh 2 4 SWE J Björkman 6 77 ITA R Furlan 3 63 3 USA M Chang 6 4 6 UKR A Medvedev 2 6 3 SWE S Edberg 6 4 5 Q ITA C Caratti 3 6 7 12 USA T Martin 4 6 4 GER B Karbacher 6 4 6 SWE J Björkman 0 4 5 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6 3 USA M Chang 77 6 Q ITA C Caratti 63 2 GER B Karbacher 6 3 3 5 CRO G Ivanišević 3 6 6 3 USA M Chang 6 7 5 CRO G Ivanišević 3 5
Bottom half
Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals JPN S Matsuoka 6 64 2 SWE M Larsson 3 77 6 AUS M Philippoussis 4 4 Q USA A O'Brien 6 6 FRA G Raoux 4 5 11 USA M Washington 6 7 14 FRA C Pioline 2 6 6 AUS S Stolle 6 3 4 USA C Woodruff 4 77 6 WC RUS A Chesnokov 6 60 1 GBR T Henman 6 6 NED J Siemerink 3 2 6 USA A Agassi 6 2 6 SWE M Larsson 3 6 4 Q USA A O'Brien w/o 11 USA M Washington 14 FRA C Pioline 62 5 USA C Woodruff 77 7 GBR T Henman 4 4 4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6 USA A Agassi 65 6 6 Q USA A O'Brien 77 3 0 USA C Woodruff 77 4 5 4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 65 6 7 6 USA A Agassi 77 3 6 4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 61 6 3
Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals DEN K Carlsen 64 4 GBR G Rusedski 77 6 CZE D Vacek 6 6 ESP À Corretja 4 4 BEL F Dewulf 2 3 9 RSA W Ferreira 6 6 16 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 77 Q USA J Grabb 4 62 Q AUS S Draper 1 r Q CRO S Hiršzon 6 Q POL W Kowalski 3 7 6 SWE N Kulti 6 5 3 8 USA J Courier 63 6 6 GBR G Rusedski 77 3 4 CZE D Vacek 2 6 1 9 RSA W Ferreira 6 3 6 16 AUS J Stoltenberg 77 6 Q CRO S Hiršzon 62 3 Q POL W Kowalski 1 1 2 AUT T Muster 6 6 8 USA J Courier 69 77 2 9 RSA W Ferreira 711 64 6 16 AUS J Stoltenberg 2 2 2 AUT T Muster 6 6 9 RSA W Ferreira 64 614 2 AUT T Muster 77 716
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
The top five seeds received a bye to the second round.
30em SVK Ján Krošlák (qualifying competition)
AUS Scott Draper (qualified)
RUS Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
RSA Grant Stafford (second round)
AUS Michael Tebbutt (second round)
BAH Mark Knowles (first round)
USA Jonathan Stark (qualifying competition)
CAN Sébastien Lareau (second round)
ITA Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
USA Jim Grabb (qualified)
USA Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
POL Wojciech Kowalski (qualified)
NGA Sule Ladipo (qualifying competition)
USA Michael Sell (second round)
Qualifiers
30em POL Wojciech Kowalski
AUS Scott Draper
USA Wade McGuire
USA Alex O'Brien
USA Jim Grabb
CRO Saša Hiršzon
ITA Cristiano Caratti
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 yes USA Chad Clark 4 6 7 GRE Niko Karagiannis 6 0 6 USA Marcus Fluitt 6 3 7 WC USA Matthew Pledger 3 6 5 FR Yugoslavia Nebojša Đorđević 7 3 6 12 POL Wojciech Kowalski 6 6 7 1 SVK Ján Krošlák 6 7 USA Chad Clark 2 6 USA Marcus Fluitt 6 1 12 POL Wojciech Kowalski 7 6 1 SVK Ján Krošlák 4 2 12 POL Wojciech Kowalski 6 6
Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 yes WC USA Greg Van Emburgh 3 2 USA Keith Evans 6 6 GER Tommy Haas 6 6 BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi 4 4 USA Chris Tontz 4 7 3 14 USA Michael Sell 6 6 6 2 AUS Scott Draper 6 6 USA Keith Evans 3 4 GER Tommy Haas 6 6 14 USA Michael Sell 4 3 2 AUS Scott Draper 6 7 GER Tommy Haas 2 6
Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 yes USA Wade McGuire 6 6 USA David Ortiz 2 2 USA Graham Gilles 4 6 USA Jim Thomas 6 7 SWE Ludwig Sundin 1 1 13 NGA Sule Ladipo 6 6 3 RUS Andrei Olhovskiy 7 5 1 USA Wade McGuire 6 7 6 USA Jim Thomas 6 6 3 13 NGA Sule Ladipo 4 7 6 USA Wade McGuire 6 6 13 NGA Sule Ladipo 3 4
Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 yes USA Geoff Grant 4 6 USA Alex O'Brien 6 7 GHA Frank Ofori 6 6 WC USA Michael Griesser 2 2 USA Frank Salazar 1 2 11 USA Alex Reichel 6 6 4 RSA Grant Stafford 6 1 USA Alex O'Brien 7 6 GHA Frank Ofori 3 5 11 USA Alex Reichel 6 7 USA Alex O'Brien 6 6 11 USA Alex Reichel 2 4
Fifth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 yes SWE Mikael Stadling 7 6 AUS David Macpherson 6 2 USA Dan Kronauge 4 1 USA Mashiska Washington 6 6 WC USA Randy Baldemor 3 2 10 USA Jim Grabb 6 6 5 AUS Michael Tebbutt 6 1 SWE Mikael Stadling 7 6 USA Mashiska Washington 1 2 10 USA Jim Grabb 6 6 SWE Mikael Stadling 0 3 10 USA Jim Grabb 6 6
Sixth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 6 BAH Mark Knowles 6 1 2 RSA Robbie Koenig 3 6 6 USA Marq Foster 5 3 CAN Ryan Clark 7 6 CRO Saša Hiršzon 6 6 SWE Peter Nyborg 2 1 USA Mitch Sprengelmeyer 7 2 1 8 CAN Sébastien Lareau 5 6 6 RSA Robbie Koenig 6 6 CAN Ryan Clark 1 2 CRO Saša Hiršzon 6 6 8 CAN Sébastien Lareau 3 4 RSA Robbie Koenig 2 4 CRO Saša Hiršzon 6 6
Seventh qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 USA Jonathan Stark 6 6 USA Brian Eagle 3 2 USA Ford Lankford 2 3 WC USA Curt Josselyn 6 6 USA David DiLucia 4 6 USA Chuck Adams 6 7 FRA Cedric Kauffmann 3 1 9 ITA Cristiano Caratti 6 6 7 USA Jonathan Stark 6 6 WC USA Curt Josselyn 4 3 USA Chuck Adams 6 5 4 9 ITA Cristiano Caratti 1 7 6 7 USA Jonathan Stark 4 2 9 ITA Cristiano Caratti 6 6
References
External links
Main draw (ATP)
ITF tournament profile
Category:1996 ATP Tour
1996 Singles