1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

Singles
1996 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champion	Michael Chang
Runner-up	Paul Haarhuis
Score	7–5, 6–1, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup

Michael Chang defeated Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Indian Wells Masters.

Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Haarhuis.^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
2. Thomas Muster (second round)
3. Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
4. Boris Becker (second round)
5. Michael Chang (champion)
6. Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
7. Jim Courier (third round)
8. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
10. Marc Rosset (first round)
11. Andriy Medvedev (first round)
12. Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
13. Albert Costa (third round)
14. Todd Martin (third round)
15. MaliVai Washington (first round)
16. Gilbert Schaller (first 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	5	7^7	1
		Paul Haarhuis	7	6^5	6
									Paul Haarhuis	6	7^7
								6	Goran Ivanišević	2	6^6
		Carlos Costa	4	4
	6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
																Paul Haarhuis	5	1	1
															5	Michael Chang	7	6	6
	5	Michael Chang	6^3	6	6
	3	Andre Agassi	7^7	2	1
								5	Michael Chang	7^8	6
									Marcelo Ríos	6^6	3
	9	Wayne Ferreira	5	5
		Marcelo Ríos	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	w/o
		P Korda	6	5	4				À Corretja
		À Corretja	3	7	6										1	P Sampras	6	6
		J Björkman	6	6											Q	M Joyce	3	4
	WC	G Forget	3	4					J Björkman	3	4
	Q	M Joyce	6	6				Q	M Joyce	6	6
	16	G Schaller	3	4																		1	P Sampras	5	7^7	1
	10	M Rosset	6	1	2																		P Haarhuis	7	6^5	6
		R Furlan	2	6	6				R Furlan	7^7	3	6
		A Gaudenzi	6	6					A Gaudenzi	6^5	6	2
	Q	G Stafford	3	3												R Furlan	3	4
	Q	D Nargiso	7^7	2	5											P Haarhuis	6	6
		P Haarhuis	6^5	6	7				P Haarhuis	6	6
								8	T Enqvist	4	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4/WC	B Becker	3	5
	Q	A O'Brien	6^5	6	5				C Costa	6	7
		C Costa	7^7	1	7											C Costa	6	4	6
		M Larsson	2	4											13	A Costa	3	6	4
		J Hlasek	6	6					J Hlasek	5	2
	WC	C Mamiit	2	4				13	A Costa	7	6
	13	A Costa	6	6																			C Costa	4	4
	11	A Medvedev	3	6	5																	6	G Ivanišević	6	6
		J Burillo	6	4	7				J Burillo	1	6	7
		G Rusedski	6	4	4				B Karbacher	6	1	5
		B Karbacher	3	6	6											J Burillo	4	5
		J Frana	6^5	2											6	G Ivanišević	6	7
		B Black	7^7	6					B Black	1	3
								6	G Ivanišević	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Chang	4	6	6
		S Edberg	6	6					S Edberg	6	3	1
		J Novák	1	2											5	M Chang	6	6
	Q	D Nestor	7^7	6											12	A Boetsch	1	3
		B Steven	6^2	4				Q	D Nestor	4	3
		Y El Aynaoui	3	1^r				12	A Boetsch	6	6
	12	A Boetsch	6	4																		5	M Chang	6^3	6	6
	14	T Martin	6	6																		3	A Agassi	7^7	2	1
	WC	J Stoltenberg	3	2				14	T Martin	6	6
		J Sánchez	7^8	2	2				M Woodforde	4	3
		M Woodforde	6^6	6	6										14	T Martin	6^9	6	6^1
		S Schalken	7^7	6											3	A Agassi	7^11	2	7^7
	Q	N Lapentti	6^4	3					S Schalken	1	6	3
								3	A Agassi	6	4	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Courier	6	6
		T Woodbridge	7	6					T Woodbridge	3	3
		A Berasategui	5	1											7	J Courier	4	4
		F Clavet	3	0											9	W Ferreira	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	6					M Philippoussis	6	6^4	6^5
		H Gumy	7^7	5	3			9	W Ferreira	2	7^7	7^7
	9	W Ferreira	6^1	7	6																	9	W Ferreira	5	5
	15	M Washington	3	5																			M Ríos	7	7
	Q	J Stark	6	7				Q	J Stark	6^3	1
		M Ríos	7^7	6					M Ríos	7^7	6
	WC	M Knowles	6^4	3												M Ríos	6	4
		M Wilander	3	6^9												A Voinea	3	1^r
		A Voinea	6	7^11					A Voinea	6	7
								2	T Muster	3	5

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 138. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Newsweek Champions Cup draw