1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Michael Chang
Score	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Draw	56 (5WC/7Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Michael Chang in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Cincinnati Masters.^[1][2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
2. Thomas Muster (semifinals)
3. Michael Chang (final)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
5. Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
6. Andre Agassi (champion)
7. Richard Krajicek (third round)
8. Jim Courier (third round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
10. Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
11. MaliVai Washington (second round)
12. Todd Martin (second round)
13. Marc Rosset (first round)
14. Cédric Pioline (second round)
15. Richey Reneberg (first round)
16. Jason Stoltenberg (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	10	Thomas Enqvist	1	6	2
	3	Michael Chang	6	2	6
								3	Michael Chang	6^4	4
								6	Andre Agassi	7^7	6
	6	Andre Agassi	6	6
	2	Thomas Muster	4	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
		J Hlasek	6	3	6				J Hlasek	3	4
	Q	W McGuire	3	6	3										1	P Sampras	6^5	7	7^7
		T Woodbridge	3	0												M Woodforde	7^7	5	6^4
		P Korda	6	6					P Korda	6	2	2
		M Woodforde	6	6					M Woodforde	4	6	6
	15	R Reneberg	3	3																		1	P Sampras	3	3
	10	T Enqvist	6	6																		10	T Enqvist	6	6
		B Black	1	2				10	T Enqvist	6	7^7
		P Rafter	6	6					P Rafter	3	6^4
		S Bruguera	1	4											10	T Enqvist	7^9	6
	WC	H Arazi	3	1											7	R Krajicek	6^7	2
		V Spadea	6	6					V Spadea	6^8	5
								7	R Krajicek	7^10	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Chang	6	4	6
	WC	M Damm	4	6^3					A Medvedev	2	6	3
		A Medvedev	6	7^7											3	M Chang	7^7	6
		S Edberg	6	6											Q	C Caratti	6^3	2
		S Pescosolido	2	1					S Edberg	6	4	5
	Q	C Caratti	2	6	6			Q	C Caratti	3	6	7
	13/WC	M Rosset	6	3	3																	3	M Chang	6	7
	12	T Martin	6	6																		5	G Ivanišević	3	5
		M Joyce	0	4				12	T Martin	4	6	4
		B Karbacher	6	6					B Karbacher	6	4	6
	WC	J Eltingh	2	4												B Karbacher	6	3	3
		J Björkman	6	7^7											5	G Ivanišević	3	6	6
		R Furlan	3	6^3					J Björkman	0	4
								5	G Ivanišević	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	A Agassi	6	2	6
		S Matsuoka	6	6^4	2				M Larsson	3	6	4
		M Larsson	3	7^7	6										6	A Agassi	6^5	6	6
		M Philippoussis	4	4											Q	A O'Brien	7^7	3	0
	Q	A O'Brien	6	6				Q	A O'Brien	w/o
		G Raoux	4	5				11	M Washington
	11	M Washington	6	7																		6	A Agassi	7^7	3	6
	14	C Pioline	2	6	6																	4	Y Kafelnikov	6^1	6	3
		S Stolle	6	3	4			14	C Pioline	6^2	5
		C Woodruff	4	7^7	6				C Woodruff	7^7	7
	WC	A Chesnokov	6	6^0	1											C Woodruff	7^7	4	5
		T Henman	6	6											4	Y Kafelnikov	6^5	6	7
		J Siemerink	3	2					T Henman	4	4
								4	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Courier	6^3	6	6
		K Carlsen	6^4	4					G Rusedski	7^7	3	4
		G Rusedski	7^7	6											8	J Courier	6^9	7^7	2
		D Vacek	6	6											9	W Ferreira	7^11	6^4	6
		À Corretja	4	4					D Vacek	2	6	1
		F Dewulf	2	3				9	W Ferreira	6	3	6
	9	W Ferreira	6	6																		9	W Ferreira	6^4	6^14
	16	J Stoltenberg	6	7^7																		2	T Muster	7^7	7^16
	Q	J Grabb	4	6^2				16	J Stoltenberg	7^7	6
	Q	S Draper	1	r				Q	S Hiršzon	6^2	3
	Q	S Hiršzon	6												16	J Stoltenberg	2	2
	Q	W Kowalski	3	7	6										2	T Muster	6	6
		N Kulti	6	5	3			Q	W Kowalski	1	1
								2	T Muster	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

The top five seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Ján Krošlák (qualifying competition)
2. Scott Draper (qualified)
3. Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
4. Grant Stafford (second round)
5. Michael Tebbutt (second round)
6. Mark Knowles (first round)
7. Jonathan Stark (qualifying competition)
8. Sébastien Lareau (second round)
9. Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
10. Jim Grabb (qualified)
11. Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
12. Wojciech Kowalski (qualified)
13. Sule Ladipo (qualifying competition)
14. Michael Sell (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Wojciech Kowalski
2. Scott Draper
3. Wade McGuire
4. Alex O'Brien
5. Jim Grabb
6. Saša Hiršzon
7. Cristiano Caratti

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								1	Ján Krošlák	6	7
									Chad Clark	2	6
		Chad Clark	4	6	7
		Niko Karagiannis	6	0	6
															1	Ján Krošlák	4	2
															12	Wojciech Kowalski	6	6
		Marcus Fluitt	6	3	7
	WC	Matthew Pledger	3	6	5
									Marcus Fluitt	6	1
								12	Wojciech Kowalski	7	6
		Nebojša Đorđević	7	3	6
	12	Wojciech Kowalski	6	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Scott Draper	6	6
									Keith Evans	3	4
	WC	Greg Van Emburgh	3	2
		Keith Evans	6	6
															2	Scott Draper	6	7
																Tommy Haas	2	6
		Tommy Haas	6	6
		Max Mirnyi	4	4
									Tommy Haas	6	6
								14	Michael Sell	4	3
		Chris Tontz	4	7	3
	14	Michael Sell	6	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								3	Andrei Olhovskiy	7	5	1
									Wade McGuire	6	7	6
		Wade McGuire	6	6
		David Ortiz	2	2
																Wade McGuire	6	6
															13	Sule Ladipo	3	4
		Graham Gilles	4	6
		Jim Thomas	6	7
									Jim Thomas	6	6	3
								13	Sule Ladipo	4	7	6
		Ludwig Sundin	1	1
	13	Sule Ladipo	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								4	Grant Stafford	6	1
									Alex O'Brien	7	6
		Geoff Grant	4	6
		Alex O'Brien	6	7
																Alex O'Brien	6	6
															11	Alex Reichel	2	4
		Frank Ofori	6	6
	WC	Michael Griesser	2	2
									Frank Ofori	3	5
								11	Alex Reichel	6	7
		Frank Salazar	1	2
	11	Alex Reichel	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								5	Michael Tebbutt	6	1
									Mikael Stadling	7	6
		Mikael Stadling	7	6
		David Macpherson	6	2
																Mikael Stadling	0	3
															10	Jim Grabb	6	6
		Dan Kronauge	4	1
		Mashiska Washington	6	6
									Mashiska Washington	1	2
								10	Jim Grabb	6	6
	WC	Randy Baldemor	3	2
	10	Jim Grabb	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Mark Knowles	6	1	2
		Robbie Koenig	3	6	6
									Robbie Koenig	6	6
									Ryan Clark	1	2
		Marq Foster	5	3
		Ryan Clark	7	6
																Robbie Koenig	2	4
																Saša Hiršzon	6	6
		Saša Hiršzon	6	6
		Peter Nyborg	2	1
									Saša Hiršzon	6	6
								8	Sébastien Lareau	3	4
		Mitch Sprengelmeyer	7	2	1
	8	Sébastien Lareau	5	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Jonathan Stark	6	6
		Brian Eagle	3	2
								7	Jonathan Stark	6	6
								WC	Curt Josselyn	4	3
		Ford Lankford	2	3
	WC	Curt Josselyn	6	6
															7	Jonathan Stark	4	2
															9	Cristiano Caratti	6	6
		David DiLucia	4	6
		Chuck Adams	6	7
									Chuck Adams	6	5	4
								9	Cristiano Caratti	1	7	6
		Cedric Kauffmann	3	1
	9	Cristiano Caratti	6	6

References

1. "Agassi gana el torneo de Cincinnati" [Agassi wins the Cincinnati tournament]. El País (in Spanish). 13 August 1996. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 142–143. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• Main draw (ATP)
• ITF tournament profile