1996 Italian Open – Men's singles

1996 Italian Open AUT Thomas Muster NED Richard Krajicek 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 64 (5WC Wild cards/8Q Qualifiers) 16 1996 Italian Open (tennis) Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.Muster conquers Krajicek, Rome https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/05/20/muster-conquers-krajicek-rome/583d3fc8-38df-43df-9c81-65138a964522/ 22 July 2024 The Washington Post Associated Press 19 May 1996International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 130, 141 Seeds AUT Thomas Muster (champion) CRO Goran Ivanišević (third round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round) SWE Thomas Enqvist (third round) USA Jim Courier (second round) RSA Wayne Ferreira (semifinals) CHI Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) ESP Sergi Bruguera (first round) FRA Arnaud Boetsch (first round) SUI Marc Rosset (third round) ESP Albert Costa (semifinals) USA MaliVai Washington (second round) GER Michael Stich (second round) UKR Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals) USA Todd Martin (third round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 AUT Thomas Muster 6 3 6 11 ESP Albert Costa 3 6 4 6 RSA Wayne Ferreira 3 3     NED Richard Krajicek 6 6   1 AUT Thomas Muster 6 6 3 6     NED Richard Krajicek 2 4 6 3   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 AUT T Muster 6 6   Q AUT H Wiltschnig 3 0     CZE P Korda 3 6 6   ESP J Sánchez 6 3 4 Q ITA V Santopadre 63 2     ESP A Berasategui 77 6     SVK K Kučera 1 3   15 USA T Martin 6 6   10 SUI M Rosset 6 77   Q ARG M Zabaleta 3 62     GER B Karbacher 78 6   Q AUS T Larkham 66 0     CZE D Vacek 6 2 6 WC ITA O Camporese 4 6 1   ESP À Corretja 65 6 2 7 CHI M Ríos 77 3 6 1 AUT T Muster 6 6     CZE P Korda 2 3     ESP A Berasategui 6 3 4 15 USA T Martin 4 6 6 10 SUI M Rosset 6 3     GER B Karbacher 1 0r   CZE D Vacek 3 3   7 CHI M Ríos 6 6   1 AUT T Muster 1 6 6 15 USA T Martin 6 4 2 10 SUI M Rosset 65 4   7 CHI M Ríos 77 6   1 AUT T Muster 6 6   7 CHI M Ríos 3 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 SWE T Enqvist 6 6     ZIM B Black 2 1   WC ITA D Nargiso 1 4     NED P Haarhuis 6 6     SUI J Hlasek 5 1     ITA A Gaudenzi 7 6   WC ESP E Sánchez 65 1   13 GER M Stich 77 6   11 ESP A Costa 6 63 6   DEN K Carlsen 1 77 4   NED S Schalken 6 3 6 WC ITA C Caratti 4 6 4 Q EGY T El-Sawy 2 5     ARG H Gumy 6 7     ITA R Furlan 3 3   5 USA J Courier 6 6   4 SWE T Enqvist 6 77     NED P Haarhuis 4 64     ITA A Gaudenzi 6 3 6 13 GER M Stich 4 6 4 11 ESP A Costa 6 6     NED S Schalken 1 4     ARG H Gumy 6 6   5 USA J Courier 4 4   4 SWE T Enqvist 2 67     ITA A Gaudenzi 6 79   11 ESP A Costa 6 6     ARG H Gumy 4 2     ITA A Gaudenzi 2 1   11 ESP A Costa 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 RSA W Ferreira 77 6     FRA G Forget 65 2     USA R Reneberg 66 6 6   MAR Y El Aynaoui 78 3 1   ESP J Arrese 2 6 4   ESP C Moyá 6 4 6 WC ITA G Pozzi 4 3   12 USA M Washington 6 6   14 UKR A Medvedev 6 2 6   NOR C Ruud 3 6 3   AUT G Schaller 6 4 1 Q ESP E Benfele Álvarez 1 6 6   ESP C Costa 6 6   Q FRA T Guardiola 2 1   Q ITA C Borroni 6 3 4 3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6 6 RSA W Ferreira 6 62 6   USA R Reneberg 3 77 4   ESP C Moyá 711 7   12 USA M Washington 69 5   14 UKR A Medvedev 6 3 6 Q ESP E Benfele Álvarez 4 6 1   ESP C Costa 1 2   3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6   6 RSA W Ferreira 2 6 6   ESP C Moyá 6 3 3 14 UKR A Medvedev 3 6 6 3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 3 0 6 RSA W Ferreira 6 6   14 UKR A Medvedev 4 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 ESP S Bruguera 4 4     NED R Krajicek 6 6     ESP T Carbonell 63 3     ESP F Clavet 77 6     AUS M Philippoussis 6 4 77   ESP R Carretero 3 6 63   ROM A Voinea 3 6 77 9 FRA A Boetsch 6 4 64 16 FRA C Pioline 6 6     ITA S Pescosolido 3 2     NED J Siemerink 3 4     SWE S Edberg 6 6     JPN S Matsuoka 4 2     CZE B Ulihrach 6 6     GBR G Rusedski 63 3   2 CRO G Ivanišević 77 6     NED R Krajicek 6 6     ESP F Clavet 4 4     AUS M Philippoussis 77 6     ROM A Voinea 64 1   16 FRA C Pioline 3 612     SWE S Edberg 6 714     CZE B Ulihrach 6 4 1 2 CRO G Ivanišević 1 6 6   NED R Krajicek 6 6     AUS M Philippoussis 4 4     SWE S Edberg 6 6   2 CRO G Ivanišević 4 2     NED R Krajicek 6 6     SWE S Edberg 3 3   Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em GER Marc-Kevin Goellner (qualifying competition) CZE David Rikl (first round) DEN Frederik Fetterlein (first round) HUN Sándor Noszály (first round) SWE Magnus Norman (second round) (n/a) ESP Óscar Martínez (second round) ITA Marco Meneschincheri (qualifying competition) FRA Thierry Guardiola (qualified) ITA Laurence Tieleman (first round) ARG Mariano Zabaleta (qualified) FRA Daniel Courcol (second round) BRA Roberto Jabali (qualifying competition) FRA Frédéric Fontang (qualifying competition) FRA Thierry Champion (qualifying competition) ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified) Qualifiers 30em ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez AUT Herbert Wiltschnig AUS Todd Larkham ITA Corrado Borroni ARG Mariano Zabaleta EGY Tamer El-Sawy ITA Vincenzo Santopadre FRA Thierry Guardiola Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 GER Marc-Kevin Goellner 3 7 6 CZE Václav Roubíček 6 5 0 NGA Sule Ladipo 6 6 6 ITA Massimo Ardinghi 3 7 3 ITA Fabio Beraldo 6 7 GER Jan Weinzierl 0 5 WC ITA Gabrio Castrichella 6 4 16 ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez 7 6 1 GER Marc-Kevin Goellner 6 6 NGA Sule Ladipo 3 2 ITA Fabio Beraldo 2 4 16 ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 6 1 GER Marc-Kevin Goellner 4 7 3 16 ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 6 6 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 2 CZE David Rikl 4 1 ROM Răzvan Sabău 6 6 FRA Guillaume Marx 2 2 AUT Herbert Wiltschnig 6 6 AUS Ben Ellwood 6 6 GER Carsten Arriens 2 4 ESP Víctor Sendín 6 4 6 15 FRA Thierry Champion 4 6 7 ROM Răzvan Sabău 3 6 4 AUT Herbert Wiltschnig 6 2 6 AUS Ben Ellwood 2 0 15 FRA Thierry Champion 6 6 AUT Herbert Wiltschnig 6 6 15 FRA Thierry Champion 1 4 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 DEN Frederik Fetterlein 3 1 GER Marcello Craca 6 6 AUS Todd Larkham 2 6 7 CZE Radovan Světlík 6 2 5 GER Markus Zillner 6 4 6 WC ITA Florian Allgauer 1 6 3 WC ITA Dario Sciortino 6 7 3 13 BRA Roberto Jabali 7 5 6 GER Marcello Craca 6 6 5 AUS Todd Larkham 7 1 7 GER Markus Zillner 6 4 6 13 BRA Roberto Jabali 2 6 7 AUS Todd Larkham 6 6 13 BRA Roberto Jabali 1 3 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 HUN Sándor Noszály 4 2 CZE Radomír Vašek 6 6 ITA Corrado Borroni 6 6 SUI Alexandre Strambini 4 3 ITA Daniele Musa 4 7 7 AUT Rainer Falenti 6 5 5 NED Hendrik Jan Davids 3 3 14 FRA Frédéric Fontang 6 6 CZE Radomír Vašek 6 1 3 ITA Corrado Borroni 4 6 6 ITA Daniele Musa 3 6 4 14 FRA Frédéric Fontang 6 1 6 ITA Corrado Borroni 6 6 14 FRA Frédéric Fontang 2 2 Fifth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 5 SWE Magnus Norman 6 6 ITA Pietro Pennisi 0 4 FRA Grégory Carraz 4 7 7 ARG Sebastián Weisz 6 6 5 SUI Patrick Mohr 5 6 6 ESP Pepe Imaz 7 4 3 WC ITA Massimo Valeri 7 4 4 11 ARG Mariano Zabaleta 5 6 6 5 SWE Magnus Norman 3 5 FRA Grégory Carraz 6 7 SUI Patrick Mohr 1 3 11 ARG Mariano Zabaleta 6 6 FRA Grégory Carraz 2 6 6 11 ARG Mariano Zabaleta 6 4 7 Sixth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 AUT Horst Skoff 6 6 SUI Valentin Frieden 4 1 ARG Miguel Pastura 2 6 2 ITA Daniele Balducci 6 4 6 EGY Tamer El-Sawy 6 6 RSA David Adams 1 1 FRA Maxime Huard 6 3 1 12 FRA Daniel Courcol 3 6 6 AUT Horst Skoff 6 2 3 ITA Daniele Balducci 4 6 6 EGY Tamer El-Sawy 6 6 12 FRA Daniel Courcol 0 3 ITA Daniele Balducci 6 4 EGY Tamer El-Sawy 7 6 Seventh qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 7 ESP Óscar Martínez 6 6 GER Christian Vinck 3 4 ITA Davide Scala 3 3 ITA Vincenzo Santopadre 6 6 ARG Francisco Yunis 2 2 ITA Giorgio Galimberti 6 6 FRA Jérôme Loustalot 2 6 6 10 ITA Laurence Tieleman 6 3 4 7 ESP Óscar Martínez 6 2 2 ITA Vincenzo Santopadre 3 6 6 ITA Giorgio Galimberti 6 3 6 FRA Jérôme Loustalot 2 6 1 ITA Vincenzo Santopadre 3 6 6 ITA Giorgio Galimberti 6 1 1 Eighth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 8 ITA Marco Meneschincheri 6 6 FRA Pier Gauthier 3 3 ECU 1900 Pablo Campana 0 4 ITA Carlo Santoro 6 6 WC GER Tommy Haas 7 6 7 ESP Marcos Górriz 6 7 6 ITA Davide Sanguinetti 3 6 4 9 FRA Thierry Guardiola 6 2 6 8 ITA Marco Meneschincheri 7 6 ITA Carlo Santoro 5 4 WC GER Tommy Haas 2 5 9 FRA Thierry Guardiola 6 7 8 ITA Marco Meneschincheri 4 6 6 9 FRA Thierry Guardiola 6 4 7 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (World Tennis) Men's Singles Singles