1996 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles

1996 Italian Open

Final

Champion

Thomas Muster

Runner-up

Richard Krajicek

Score

6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Details

Draw

64 (5WC/8Q)

Seeds

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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1996 tennis event results

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.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Thomas Muster (champion)
Goran Ivanišević (third round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
Thomas Enqvist (third round)
Jim Courier (second round)
Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
Sergi Bruguera (first round)
Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
Marc Rosset (third round)
Albert Costa (semifinals)
MaliVai Washington (second round)
Michael Stich (second round)
Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals)
Todd Martin (third round)
Cédric Pioline (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Thomas Muster	6	3	6

11	Albert Costa	3	6	4
					1	Thomas Muster	6	6	3	6

						Richard Krajicek	2	4	6	3
6	Wayne Ferreira	3	3

	Richard Krajicek	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	T Muster	6	6
Q	H Wiltschnig	3	0		1	T Muster	6	6
	P Korda	3	6	6		P Korda	2	3
	J Sánchez	6	3	4						1	T Muster	1	6	6
Q	V Santopadre	6³	2							15	T Martin	6	4	2
	A Berasategui	7⁷	6			A Berasategui	6	3	4
	K Kučera	1	3		15	T Martin	4	6	6
15	T Martin	6	6												1	T Muster	6	6
10	M Rosset	6	7⁷												7	M Ríos	3	2
Q	M Zabaleta	3	6²		10	M Rosset	6	3
	B Karbacher	7⁸	6			B Karbacher	1	0^r
Q	T Larkham	6⁶	0							10	M Rosset	6⁵	4
	D Vacek	6	2	6						7	M Ríos	7⁷	6
WC	O Camporese	4	6	1		D Vacek	3	3
	À Corretja	6⁵	6	2	7	M Ríos	6	6
7	M Ríos	7⁷	3	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	T Enqvist	6	6
	B Black	2	1		4	T Enqvist	6	7⁷
WC	D Nargiso	1	4			P Haarhuis	4	6⁴
	P Haarhuis	6	6							4	T Enqvist	2	6⁷
	J Hlasek	5	1								A Gaudenzi	6	7⁹
	A Gaudenzi	7	6			A Gaudenzi	6	3	6
WC	E Sánchez	6⁵	1		13	M Stich	4	6	4
13	M Stich	7⁷	6												A Gaudenzi	2	1
11	A Costa	6	6³	6										11	A Costa	6	6
	K Carlsen	1	7⁷	4	11	A Costa	6	6
	S Schalken	6	3	6		S Schalken	1	4
WC	C Caratti	4	6	4						11	A Costa	6	6
Q	T El-Sawy	2	5								H Gumy	4	2
	H Gumy	6	7			H Gumy	6	6
	R Furlan	3	3		5	J Courier	4	4
5	J Courier	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

6	W Ferreira	7⁷	6
	G Forget	6⁵	2		6	W Ferreira	6	6²	6
	R Reneberg	6⁶	6	6		R Reneberg	3	7⁷	4
	Y El Aynaoui	7⁸	3	1						6	W Ferreira	2	6	6
	J Arrese	2	6	4							C Moyá	6	3	3
	C Moyá	6	4	6		C Moyá	7¹¹	7
WC	G Pozzi	4	3		12	M Washington	6⁹	5
12	M Washington	6	6												6	W Ferreira	6	6
14	A Medvedev	6	2	6											14	A Medvedev	4	4
	C Ruud	3	6	3	14	A Medvedev	6	3	6
	G Schaller	6	4	1	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	6	1
Q	E Benfele Álvarez	1	6	6						14	A Medvedev	3	6	6
	C Costa	6	6							3	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	0
Q	T Guardiola	2	1			C Costa	1	2
Q	C Borroni	6	3	4	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	S Bruguera	4	4
	R Krajicek	6	6			R Krajicek	6	6
	T Carbonell	6³	3			F Clavet	4	4
	F Clavet	7⁷	6								R Krajicek	6	6
	M Philippoussis	6	4	7⁷							M Philippoussis	4	4
	R Carretero	3	6	6³		M Philippoussis	7⁷	6
	A Voinea	3	6	7⁷		A Voinea	6⁴	1
9	A Boetsch	6	4	6⁴											R Krajicek	6	6
16	C Pioline	6	6												S Edberg	3	3
	S Pescosolido	3	2		16	C Pioline	3	6¹²
	J Siemerink	3	4			S Edberg	6	7¹⁴
	S Edberg	6	6								S Edberg	6	6
	S Matsuoka	4	2							2	G Ivanišević	4	2
	B Ulihrach	6	6			B Ulihrach	6	4	1
	G Rusedski	6³	3		2	G Ivanišević	1	6	6
2	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Marc-Kevin Goellner (qualifying competition)
David Rikl (first round)
Frederik Fetterlein (first round)
Sándor Noszály (first round)
Magnus Norman (second round)
(n/a)
Óscar Martínez (second round)
Marco Meneschincheri (qualifying competition)
Thierry Guardiola (qualified)
Laurence Tieleman (first round)
Mariano Zabaleta (qualified)
Daniel Courcol (second round)
Roberto Jabali (qualifying competition)
Frédéric Fontang (qualifying competition)
Thierry Champion (qualifying competition)
Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Marc-Kevin Goellner	3	7	6

	Václav Roubíček	6	5	0
					1	Marc-Kevin Goellner	6	6

						Sule Ladipo	3	2
	Sule Ladipo	6	6	6

	Massimo Ardinghi	3	7	3
									1	Marc-Kevin Goellner	4	7	3

									16	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6	6
	Fabio Beraldo	6	7

	Jan Weinzierl	0	5
						Fabio Beraldo	2	4

					16	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
WC	Gabrio Castrichella	6	4

16	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	7	6

Second qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

2	David Rikl	4	1

	Răzvan Sabău	6	6
						Răzvan Sabău	3	6	4

						Herbert Wiltschnig	6	2	6
	Guillaume Marx	2	2

	Herbert Wiltschnig	6	6
											Herbert Wiltschnig	6	6

										15	Thierry Champion	1	4
	Ben Ellwood	6	6

	Carsten Arriens	2	4
						Ben Ellwood	2	0

					15	Thierry Champion	6	6
	Víctor Sendín	6	4	6

15	Thierry Champion	4	6	7

Third qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

3	Frederik Fetterlein	3	1

	Marcello Craca	6	6
						Marcello Craca	6	6	5

						Todd Larkham	7	1	7
	Todd Larkham	2	6	7

	Radovan Světlík	6	2	5
											Todd Larkham	6	6

										13	Roberto Jabali	1	3
	Markus Zillner	6	4	6

WC	Florian Allgauer	1	6	3
						Markus Zillner	6	4	6

					13	Roberto Jabali	2	6	7
WC	Dario Sciortino	6	7	3

13	Roberto Jabali	7	5	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

4	Sándor Noszály	4	2

	Radomír Vašek	6	6
						Radomír Vašek	6	1	3

						Corrado Borroni	4	6	6
	Corrado Borroni	6	6

	Alexandre Strambini	4	3
											Corrado Borroni	6	6

										14	Frédéric Fontang	2	2
	Daniele Musa	4	7	7

	Rainer Falenti	6	5	5
						Daniele Musa	3	6	4

					14	Frédéric Fontang	6	1	6
	Hendrik Jan Davids	3	3

14	Frédéric Fontang	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

5	Magnus Norman	6	6

	Pietro Pennisi	0	4
					5	Magnus Norman	3	5

						Grégory Carraz	6	7
	Grégory Carraz	4	7	7

	Sebastián Weisz	6	6	5
										Grégory Carraz	2	6	6

									11	Mariano Zabaleta	6	4	7
	Patrick Mohr	5	6	6

	Pepe Imaz	7	4	3
						Patrick Mohr	1	3

					11	Mariano Zabaleta	6	6
WC	Massimo Valeri	7	4	4

11	Mariano Zabaleta	5	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

	Horst Skoff	6	6

	Valentin Frieden	4	1
						Horst Skoff	6	2	3

						Daniele Balducci	4	6	6
	Miguel Pastura	2	6	2

	Daniele Balducci	6	4	6
											Daniele Balducci	6	4

											Tamer El-Sawy	7	6
	Tamer El-Sawy	6	6

	David Adams	1	1
						Tamer El-Sawy	6	6

					12	Daniel Courcol	0	3
	Maxime Huard	6	3	1

12	Daniel Courcol	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

7	Óscar Martínez	6	6

	Christian Vinck	3	4
					7	Óscar Martínez	6	2	2

						Vincenzo Santopadre	3	6	6
	Davide Scala	3	3

	Vincenzo Santopadre	6	6
											Vincenzo Santopadre	3	6	6

											Giorgio Galimberti	6	1	1
	Francisco Yunis	2	2

	Giorgio Galimberti	6	6
						Giorgio Galimberti	6	3	6

						Jérôme Loustalot	2	6	1
	Jérôme Loustalot	2	6	6

10	Laurence Tieleman	6	3	4

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

8	Marco Meneschincheri	6	6

	Pier Gauthier	3	3
					8	Marco Meneschincheri	7	6

						Carlo Santoro	5	4
	Pablo Campana	0	4

	Carlo Santoro	6	6
									8	Marco Meneschincheri	4	6	6

									9	Thierry Guardiola	6	4	7
WC	Tommy Haas	7	6	7

	Marcos Górriz	6	7	6
					WC	Tommy Haas	2	5

					9	Thierry Guardiola	6	7
	Davide Sanguinetti	3	6	4

9	Thierry Guardiola	6	2	6

References

^ "Muster conquers Krajicek, Rome". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 19 May 1996. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141. ISBN 9780002187145.