1996 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

1996 Monte Carlo Open AUT Thomas Muster ESP Albert Costa 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 56 (7Q Qualifiers / 5WC Wild Cards) 16 singles doubles 1996 Monte Carlo Open Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Albert Costa in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Monte Carlo Open.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 130, 140 Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. AUT Thomas Muster (champion) USA Andre Agassi (third round) USA Michael Chang (second round) GER Boris Becker (third round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round) USA Jim Courier (second round) ESP Sergi Bruguera (second round) SUI Marc Rosset (first round) FRA Arnaud Boetsch (second round) UKR Andriy Medvedev (third round) CHI Marcelo Ríos (semifinals) USA Todd Martin (first round) ITA Renzo Furlan (second round, withdrew) ESP Albert Costa (finalist) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUT Thomas Muster 6 6     FRA Cédric Pioline 3 3   13 CHI Marcelo Ríos 3 6 3 16 ESP Albert Costa 6 4 6 1 AUT Thomas Muster 6 5 4 6 6 16 ESP Albert Costa 3 7 6 3 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP T Carbonell 6 3 6   BEL F Dewulf 0 6 1 Q ITA O Camporese 6 3 2   ESP C Moyá 2 6 6   CZE D Vacek 4 63   15 ITA R Furlan 6 77   10 SUI M Rosset 5 2     NED R Krajicek 7 6     SWE S Edberg 78 6     ESP À Corretja 66 3   Q SWE P Fredriksson 3 5     NED S Schalken 6 7   1 AUT T Muster 7 6     ESP T Carbonell 5 4     ESP C Moyá w/o     15 ITA R Furlan         NED R Krajicek 0 6 6   SWE S Edberg 6 4 2   NED S Schalken 3 6 6 7 SWE T Enqvist 6 3 3 1 AUT T Muster 6 77     ESP C Moyá 2 63     NED R Krajicek 5 77 4   NED S Schalken 7 65 6 1 AUT T Muster 5 6 6   NED S Schalken 7 1 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q RUS A Cherkasov 2 1     ESP C Costa 6 6     SWE M Larsson 4 2     CZE B Ulihrach 6 6     CZE P Korda 6 6   14 USA T Martin 4 3   12 UKR A Medvedev 6 6     ESP A Berasategui 4 4     AUS M Philippoussis 2 77 77   AUT G Schaller 6 65 62   GER H Dreekmann 3 3     FRA C Pioline 6 6   3 USA M Chang 710 2 4   ESP C Costa 68 6 6   CZE B Ulihrach 1 2     CZE P Korda 6 6   12 UKR A Medvedev 6 6     AUS M Philippoussis 0 2     FRA C Pioline 6 6   6 RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 3     ESP C Costa 6 6     CZE P Korda 4 1   12 UKR A Medvedev 6 0 2   FRA C Pioline 4 6 6   ESP C Costa 2 3     FRA C Pioline 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ESP O Martinez 4 2   WC SWE M Gustafsson 6 6   WC ESP E Sánchez 62 3   WC FRA F Santoro 77 6   Q GER M-K Goellner 2 4   11 FRA A Boetsch 6 6   13 CHI M Ríos 6 5 6   ESP F Clavet 4 7 4   SWE J Björkman 6 5 3   CZE J Novák 2 7 6 Q CZE D Rikl 6 66 6 WC FRA H Leconte 2 78 1 5 CRO G Ivanišević 2 2   WC SWE M Gustafsson 6 6   WC FRA F Santoro 7 1 77 11 FRA A Boetsch 5 6 63 13 CHI M Ríos 6 2 6   CZE J Novák 3 6 2 Q CZE D Rikl 4 6 3 4 GER B Becker 6 4 6 WC SWE M Gustafsson 77 6   WC FRA F Santoro 63 1   13 CHI M Ríos 6 6   4 GER B Becker 4 3   WC SWE M Gustafsson 3 4   13 CHI M Ríos 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP J Sánchez 6 6     NED P Haarhuis 2 3   WC ITA D Nargiso 6 0 2 Q ESP F Mantilla 3 6 6   ITA A Gaudenzi 2 63   9 ESP S Bruguera 6 77   16 ESP A Costa 6 6     ESP J Arrese 2 0     ARG H Gumy 6 6     ESP J Burillo 3 3     GER B Karbacher 3 2     NED J Siemerink 6 6   8 USA J Courier 3 3     ESP J Sánchez 6 6   Q ESP F Mantilla 7 6   9 ESP S Bruguera 5 2   16 ESP A Costa 63 6 6   ARG H Gumy 77 1 4   NED J Siemerink 2 3   2 USA A Agassi 6 6     ESP J Sánchez 6 68 4 Q ESP F Mantilla 3 710 6 16 ESP A Costa 6 6   2 USA A Agassi 2 1   Q ESP F Mantilla 3 3   16 ESP A Costa 6 6   References External links 1996 Monte Carlo Open draw Category:1996 Monte Carlo Open