1996 Eurocard Open – Singles

1996 Eurocard Open GER Boris Becker USA Pete Sampras 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 48 16 singles doubles 1996 Eurocard Open Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Eurocard Open. Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 131, 144–145 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round. USA Pete Sampras (final) USA Michael Chang (semifinals) AUT Thomas Muster (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals) GER Boris Becker (champion) RSA Wayne Ferreira (second round) NED Richard Krajicek (third round) USA Andre Agassi (quarterfinals) CHI Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) USA Todd Martin (third round) SWE Thomas Enqvist (third round) USA MaliVai Washington (second round) ESP Albert Costa (second round) USA Jim Courier (third round) ESP Félix Mantilla (third round) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 6   9 USA Andre Agassi 4 1   NED Jan Siemerink 6 77   5 CRO Goran Ivanišević 3 64   6 GER Boris Becker 6 6 SWE Magnus Gustafsson 2 2 10 CHI Marcelo Ríos 4 3 2 USA Michael Chang 6 6 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 6     NED Jan Siemerink 3 4   6 GER Boris Becker 6 6   2 USA Michael Chang 4 3   1 USA Pete Sampras 6 3 6 3 4 6 GER Boris Becker 3 6 3 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ARM S Sargsian 7 6     AUS M Philippoussis 5 3   Q USA A O'Brien 65 3     SUI M Rosset 77 6   WC GER C-U Steeb 5 5     ESP A Berasategui 7 7     ESP F Clavet 1 4     USA R Reneberg 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 6   Q ARM S Sargsian 3 4     SUI M Rosset 63 6 5 16 ESP F Mantilla 77 3 7 9 USA A Agassi 6 77     ESP A Berasategui 1 65     USA R Reneberg 6 7   7 RSA W Ferreira 3 5   1 USA P Sampras 6 6   16 ESP F Mantilla 1 4   9 USA A Agassi 6 6     USA R Reneberg 2 4   1 USA P Sampras 6 6   9 USA A Agassi 4 1   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER H Dreekmann 1 5     NED J Siemerink 6 7     ITA R Furlan 6 6   LL BEL F Dewulf 4 1     GER M Stich 7 6     NED P Haarhuis 5 1     SWE S Edberg 6 6     GBR T Henman 4 2   4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 3 65   NED J Siemerink 3 6 77   ITA R Furlan 6 7   13 USA M Washington 4 5   11 USA T Martin 77 7     GER M Stich 65 5     SWE S Edberg 67 3   5 CRO G Ivanišević 79 6     NED J Siemerink 6 6     ITA R Furlan 4 4   11 USA T Martin 2 4   5 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6     NED J Siemerink 6 77   5 CRO G Ivanišević 3 64   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP C Moyá 3 4   Q GBR G Rusedski 6 6     ARG H Gumy 3 0   Q GER N Kiefer 6 6     SWE M Gustafsson 6 6     AUS J Stoltenberg 4 4   Q GER M-K Goellner 4 1     AUS M Woodforde 6 6   6 GER B Becker 6 6   Q GBR G Rusedski 4 4   Q GER N Kiefer 4 4   12 SWE T Enqvist 6 6   14 ESP A Costa 65 61     SWE M Gustafsson 77 77     AUS M Woodforde 3 6 3 3 AUT T Muster 6 1 0/r 6 GER B Becker 6 7   12 SWE T Enqvist 4 5     SWE M Gustafsson 63 6 77   AUS M Woodforde 77 2 64 6 GER B Becker 6 6     SWE M Gustafsson 2 2   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER A Rădulescu 77 63 4   FRA A Boetsch 61 77 6 Q CAN S Lareau 7 6   WC ESP S Bruguera 5 0     ESP À Corretja 3 1     CZE B Ulihrach 6 6     AUS T Woodbridge 4 6 6   CZE D Vacek 6 4 1 8 NED R Krajicek 4 6 6   FRA A Boetsch 6 3 2 Q CAN S Lareau 77 64 4 10 CHI M Ríos 64 77 6 15 USA J Courier 77 6     CZE B Ulihrach 65 4     AUS T Woodbridge 3 2   2 USA M Chang 6 6   8 NED R Krajicek 4 4   10 CHI M Ríos 6 6   15 USA J Courier 5 2   2 USA M Chang 7 6   10 CHI M Ríos 4 3   2 USA M Chang 6 6   References External links 1996 Eurocard Open draw Singles