1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

1996 BellSouth Open 1996 BellSouth Open CZE Jiří Novák NZL Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4 singles doubles 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles ATP Auckland Open BellSouth Open – Singles Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jaime Yzaga. Jiří Novák won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brett Steven.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett 130, 146 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round) USA MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals) SWE Jonas Björkman (first round) SUI Jakob Hlasek (first round) NZL Brett Steven (final) ESP Àlex Corretja (second round) ESP Francisco Clavet (second round) CZE Jiří Novák (champion) Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SWE T Enqvist 6 1 6   USA R Reneberg 3 6 0   POR N Marques 4 3   Q PER J Yzaga 6 6     ITA S Pescosolido 6 6     USA V Spadea 2 4     ROM A Voinea 3 63   8 CZE J Novák 6 77   3 SWE J Björkman 5 1     JPN S Matsuoka 7 6     USA A Krickstein 6 61 4   ARG J Frana 3 77 6   GER C-U Steeb 6 5 65   ARG H Gumy 4 7 77 WC NZL J Greenhalgh 5 2   6 ESP À Corretja 7 6   5 NZL B Steven 6 6   Q RSA M Ondruska 2 4   WC NZL A Hunt 6 3 1   NOR C Ruud 3 6 6   ESP C Moyá 2 4   Q USA C Adams 6 6     CZE D Rikl 77 6   4 SUI J Hlasek 62 2   7 ESP F Clavet 6 6   WC NZL S Downs 4 3     FRA G Forget 6 6     BRA F Meligeni 0 2   Q SWE P Fredriksson 7 4 2   CZE M Damm 5 6 6   DEN K Carlsen 3 3   2 USA M Washington 6 6   1 SWE T Enqvist 5 4   Q PER J Yzaga 7 6     ITA S Pescosolido 2 3   8 CZE J Novák 6 6     JPN S Matsuoka         ARG J Frana w/o       ARG H Gumy 6 6   6 ESP À Corretja 3 2   5 NZL B Steven 6 6     NOR C Ruud 3 4   Q USA C Adams 2 6 3   CZE D Rikl 6 3 6 7 ESP F Clavet 3 4     FRA G Forget 6 6     CZE M Damm 3 4   2 USA M Washington 6 6   Q PER J Yzaga 2 1   8 CZE J Novák 6 6     ARG J Frana 6 77     ARG H Gumy 3 62   5 NZL B Steven 6 7     CZE D Rikl 4 5     FRA G Forget 77 6   2 USA M Washington 62 2   8 CZE J Novák 3 6 7   ARG J Frana 6 4 5 5 NZL B Steven 65 6 6   FRA G Forget 77 4 3 8 CZE Jiří Novák 6 6   5 NZL Brett Steven 4 4   References External links 1996 BellSouth Open draw Category:ATP Auckland Open Category:1996 ATP Tour