1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1996 Wimbledon Championships NED Richard Krajicek USA MaliVai Washington 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships Richard Krajicek defeated MaliVai Washington in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was his first and only major singles title. Krajicek notably became the first Dutch singles champion in the tournament's history. Krajicek was originally unseeded, but replaced seventh seed Thomas Muster in the draw when Muster withdrew from the tournament. Washington was the first Black major finalist since Yannick Noah at the 1983 French Open, and the first at Wimbledon since Arthur Ashe in 1975. Pete Sampras was the three-time defending champion, but was defeated by Krajicek in the quarterfinals. It would be his only loss at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000. For the first time since the 1990 French Open, none of the four semifinalists at a major had previously won a major title. Of the four, only Todd Martin had reached a major final before. An unusual number of top seeds were eliminated early, including 1992 champion Andre Agassi (No. 3), reigning French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov (No. 5), Michael Chang (No. 6), and 1993 finalist Jim Courier (No. 9): all in the first round. Three-time champion Boris Becker, seeded second, was eliminated in the third round when he withdrew with a wrist injury. Seeds 1 1 USA Pete Sampras (quarterfinals) 2 8 GER Boris Becker (third round, retired) 3 6 USA Andre Agassi (first round) 4 3 CRO Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals) 5 5 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round) 6 4 USA Michael Chang (first round) 7 AUT Thomas Muster (withdrew) 8 7 USA Jim Courier (first round) 9 7 SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round) 10 2 GER Michael Stich (fourth round) 11 5 RSA Wayne Ferreira (third round) 12 4 SWE Stefan Edberg (second round) 13 6 USA Todd Martin (semifinals) 14 3 SUI Marc Rosset (third round) 15 8 FRA Arnaud Boetsch (first round) 16 1 FRA Cédric Pioline (fourth round) 17 2 NED Richard Krajicek (champion) Thomas Muster withdrew due to injury. His spot was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Richard Krajicek, who was made a seed without being numbered. Although Krajicek was shown as unseeded in the official souvenir programme during the championships, the committee ruled that he was seeded throughout and this is reflected in the final issue of the programme. He was indeed replaced by lucky loser Anders Järryd in the main draw.Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Barrett, John. Collins Willow 2011 0-00-711707-8 Qualifying 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes 1 USA Pete Sampras 5 63 4 17 NED Richard Krajicek 7 77 6 4 CRO Goran Ivanišević 3 63 77 63 AUS Jason Stoltenberg 6 77 63 77 GBR Tim Henman 65 62 4 13 USA Todd Martin 77 77 6 USA MaliVai Washington 65 77 5 77 6 GER Alex Rădulescu 77 61 7 63 4 17 NED Richard Krajicek 7 6 6 AUS Jason Stoltenberg 5 2 1 13 USA Todd Martin 7 4 78 3 8 USA MaliVai Washington 5 6 66 6 10 17 NED Richard Krajicek 6 6 6 USA MaliVai Washington 3 4 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA P Sampras 4 6 6 6 USA R Reneberg 6 4 3 3 AUS M Philippoussis 7 4 6 6 ARG J Frana 5 6 3 2 BEL K Goossens 7 1 2 3 ZWE B Black 5 6 6 6 MAR K Alami 3 3 3 SVK K Kučera 6 6 6 SVK J Krošlák 6 77 7 WC GBR A Foster 3 64 5 WC GBR C Wilkinson 6 6 5 6 LL SWE A Järryd 1 3 7 2 LL IND L Paes 6 2 4 611 WC GBR M Petchey 1 6 6 713 NED J Siemerink 64 65 4 16 FRA C Pioline 77 77 6 1 USA P Sampras 77 6 6 AUS M Philippoussis 64 4 4 ZIM B Black 6 1 7 3 3 SVK K Kučera 4 6 5 6 6 SVK J Krošlák 1 7 5 6 6 WC GBR C Wilkinson 6 5 7 4 3 WC GBR M Petchey 1 4 2 16 FRA C Pioline 6 6 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 65 77 SVK K Kučera 4 1 77 63 SVK J Krošlák 2 65 3 16 FRA C Pioline 6 77 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 6 16 FRA C Pioline 4 4 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 GER M Stich 6 3 6 6 NED S Schalken 3 6 1 2 NOR C Ruud 1 0 2 JPN 1947 S Matsuoka 6 6 6 AUS S Stolle 6 6 6 Q ITA D Nargiso 3 3 1 AUS M Woodforde 3 2 5 SWE M Larsson 6 6 7 Q CAN D Nestor 64 65 2 GBR G Rusedski 77 77 6 Q NED T Kempers 5 67 3 NZL B Steven 7 79 6 USA D Rostagno 6 6 77 BEL J Van Herck 4 3 64 ESP J Sánchez 4 3 4 17 NED R Krajicek 6 6 6 10 GER M Stich 77 6 65 6 JPN 1947 S Matsuoka 62 4 77 1 AUS S Stolle 6 1 77 6 SWE M Larsson 2 6 64 4 GBR G Rusedski 67 6 612 2 NZL B Steven 79 4 714 6 USA D Rostagno 4 3 3 17 NED R Krajicek 6 6 6 10 GER M Stich 6 4 6 6 AUS S Stolle 3 6 2 3 NZL B Steven 65 77 4 2 17 NED R Krajicek 77 65 6 6 10 GER M Stich 4 65 4 17 NED R Krajicek 6 77 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6 6 LL RSA D Nainkin 2 0 2 Q FRA P Bouteyre 65 77 2 6 10 ESP C Moyá 77 65 6 4 8 Q SUI L Manta 4 62 6 1 RUS A Volkov 6 77 1 6 UZB O Ogorodov 6 1 4 4 CZE M Damm 4 6 6 6 ITA G Pozzi 6 6 6 POR J Cunha e Silva 2 4 2 AUS P Rafter 6 6 77 CZE D Vacek 2 4 63 RUS A Olhovskiy 64 6 6 6 GER H Dreekmann 77 2 2 2 AUS S Draper 6 4 3 1 14 SUI M Rosset 4 6 6 6 4 CRO G Ivanišević 7 6 6 Q FRA P Bouteyre 5 4 4 RUS A Volkov 77 4 4 6 6 CZE M Damm 64 6 6 3 4 ITA G Pozzi 1 5 4 AUS P Rafter 6 7 6 RUS A Olhovskiy 3 64 4 14 SUI M Rosset 6 77 6 4 CRO G Ivanišević 77 7 6 RUS A Volkov 63 5 3 AUS P Rafter 4 6 4 6 6 14 SUI M Rosset 6 3 6 1 3 4 CRO G Ivanišević 77 4 79 6 AUS P Rafter 64 6 67 1 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 SWE S Edberg 77 5 6 6 FRA G Forget 65 7 2 2 SWE M Tillström 77 3 6 3 12 GER M-K Goellner 65 6 3 6 10 AUS M Tebbutt 6 64 4 4 ESP À Corretja 3 77 6 6 RUS A Chesnokov 3 2 3 SUI J Hlasek 6 6 6 Q GER J Renzenbrink 65 2 4 CZE J Novák 77 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 4 6 5 6 6 ROM A Voinea 6 4 7 2 0 Q ITA M Navarra 4 6 6 6 CZE D Rikl 6 2 2 2 ESP A Costa 3 77 77 6 6 USA M Chang 6 65 61 4 12 SWE S Edberg 6 4 65 4 SWE M Tillström 4 6 77 6 ESP À Corretja 6 3 4 4 SUI J Hlasek 4 6 6 6 CZE J Novák 65 1 1 AUS J Stoltenberg 77 6 6 Q ITA M Navarra 4 78 3 7 9 ESP A Costa 6 66 6 5 7 SWE M Tillström 4 6 5 1 SUI J Hlasek 6 3 7 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 6 6 Q ITA M Navarra 2 2 2 SUI J Hlasek 2 62 2 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 77 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 RUS Y Kafelnikov 66 3 77 6 5 GBR T Henman 78 6 62 4 7 Q AUS P Tramacchi 5 4 3 WC GBR D Sapsford 7 6 6 SWE J Björkman 6 1 6 5 4 WC GBR L Milligan 4 6 2 7 6 DEN K Carlsen 63 6 78 4 4 ECU N Lapentti 77 3 66 6 6 AUS T Woodbridge 6 6 3 6 Q FRA S Huet 4 2 6 0 SWE M Gustafsson 77 6 6 Q AUS A Ilie 64 3 2 USA M Joyce 6 2 7 1 3 ITA A Gaudenzi 1 6 5 6 6 GER D Prinosil 66 3 3 11 RSA W Ferreira 78 6 6 GBR T Henman 6 63 6 6 WC GBR D Sapsford 1 77 0 1 WC GBR L Milligan 6 6 65 63 6 ECU N Lapentti 4 2 77 77 1 AUS T Woodbridge 65 3 2 SWE M Gustafsson 77 6 6 ITA A Gaudenzi 5 5 4 11 RSA W Ferreira 7 7 6 GBR T Henman 6 6 6 WC GBR L Milligan 1 3 4 SWE M Gustafsson 77 7 1 5 6 11 RSA W Ferreira 64 5 6 7 1 GBR T Henman 77 6 77 SWE M Gustafsson 62 4 64 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 USA T Martin 6 6 6 RSA M Ondruska 3 4 3 ESP E Sánchez 1 3 3 Q USA J Grabb 6 6 6 ITA R Furlan 6 3 4 6 6 UKR A Medvedev 4 6 6 2 2 WC GBR C Beecher 6 6 7 WC GBR N Gould 4 4 5 MAR H Arazi 4 64 6 6 6 SWE N Kulti 6 77 4 2 3 SWE T Johansson 4 77 6 3 6 NED J Eltingh 6 60 3 6 1 Q USA J Palmer 6 6 65 6 Q FRA T Champion 2 4 77 3 Q USA D Flach 2 77 6 78 3 USA A Agassi 6 61 4 66 13 USA T Martin 6 6 77 Q USA J Grabb 2 4 65 ITA R Furlan 6 7 6 WC GBR C Beecher 4 5 2 MAR H Arazi 4 3 3 SWE T Johansson 6 6 6 Q USA J Palmer 6 3 3 4 Q USA D Flach 2 6 6 6 13 USA T Martin 77 6 6 ITA R Furlan 61 4 2 SWE T Johansson 6 6 6 Q USA D Flach 1 4 3 13 USA T Martin 3 6 7 6 SWE T Johansson 6 3 5 2 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 USA J Courier 2 4 6 4 USA J Stark 6 6 3 6 BAH M Knowles 6 6 6 FRA J Golmard 3 3 1 ESP F Mantilla 7 2 2 2 NED P Haarhuis 5 6 6 6 WC GBR J Bates 2 3 4 VEN 1930 N Pereira 6 6 6 CZE B Ulihrach 1 6 6 6 ESP C Costa 6 3 2 3 BEL F Dewulf 3 6 7 6 USA V Spadea 6 3 5 4 AUS R Fromberg 3 66 77 5 USA M Washington 6 78 63 7 LL CAN A Chang 4 2 1 9 SWE T Enqvist 6 6 6 USA J Stark 6 6 6 BAH M Knowles 2 1 2 NED P Haarhuis 6 77 77 VEN 1930 N Pereira 2 65 61 CZE B Ulihrach 1 6 6 6 BEL F Dewulf 6 2 1 4 USA M Washington 6 77 6 9 SWE T Enqvist 4 65 3 USA J Stark 4 78 1 4 NED P Haarhuis 6 66 6 6 CZE B Ulihrach 3 3 0 USA M Washington 6 6 6 NED P Haarhuis 3 4 2 USA M Washington 6 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 FRA A Boetsch 3 4 77 7 7 GER A Rădulescu 6 6 62 5 9 ITA S Pescosolido 6 3 6 7 USA C Woodruff 3 6 2 6 USA D Wheaton 6 6 6 DEN F Fetterlein 1 4 4 FRA G Raoux 6 6 6 MAR Y El Aynaoui 3 1 3 RSA G Stafford 7 6 6 HUN S Noszály 5 1 2 Q RSA N Godwin 6 77 6 ITA C Caratti 2 64 1 ESP F Clavet 65 6 6 4 3 ESP T Carbonell 77 4 1 6 6 FRA J-P Fleurian 0 2 3 2 GER B Becker 6 6 6 GER A Rădulescu 4 62 77 6 10 ITA S Pescosolido 6 77 64 1 8 USA D Wheaton 6 7 77 FRA G Raoux 4 5 64 RSA G Stafford 4 5 2 Q RSA N Godwin 6 7 6 ESP T Carbonell 6 3 4 2 2 GER B Becker 4 6 6 6 GER A Rădulescu 64 6 6 4 6 USA D Wheaton 77 4 4 6 3 Q RSA N Godwin 6 2 GER B Becker 6r GER A Rădulescu 6 6 6 Q RSA N Godwin 3 0 4 References External links 1996 MS Wimbledon 1996 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1996/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 17 April 2018 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1996 French Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1996 US Open – 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