1996 Gerry Weber Open – Singles

Singles
1996 Gerry Weber Open
1995 Champion	Marc Rosset
Champion	Nicklas Kulti
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Marc Rosset was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Daniel Vacek.

Nicklas Kulti won in the final 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Thomas Muster (second round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
3. Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
4. Thomas Enqvist (first round)
5. Wayne Ferreira (first round)
6. Marc Rosset (second round)
7. Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
8. Carlos Moyá (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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Nicklas Kulti	7^7	7^12
		Richey Reneberg	6^3	6^10
								Q	Nicklas Kulti	6^5	6	6
								2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	7^7	3	4
		Daniel Vacek	3	6	3
	2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	1	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Muster	7^8	6
		T Carbonell	6^6	2				1	T Muster	6	2	1
	LL	J-P Fleurian	3	1					B Steven	4	6	6
		B Steven	6	6												B Steven	6^2	3
		A Gaudenzi	3	5											Q	N Kulti	7^7	6
	Q	A Rădulescu	6	7				Q	A Rădulescu	1	6	3
	Q	N Kulti	7^7	6				Q	N Kulti	6	4	6
	8	C Moyá	6^4	3																		Q	N Kulti	7^7	7^12
	WC/3	J Courier	6	6																			R Reneberg	6^3	6^10
		A Voinea	2	2				WC/3	J Courier	6	6
	WC	N Kiefer	7^7	6				WC	N Kiefer	3	4
	Q	S Leblanc	6^4	4											WC/3	J Courier	7^7	4	2
		R Furlan	3	2												R Reneberg	6^3	6	6
		H Dreekmann	6	6					H Dreekmann	1	1
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	6
	5	W Ferreira	1	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Rosset	4	6	7
		J Björkman	6	4	5			6	M Rosset	6	3	6^0
		G Forget	6^5	4					D Vacek	4	6	7^7
		D Vacek	7^7	6												D Vacek	6	4	6
		B Karbacher	6^5	3												M Gustafsson	2	6	2
		M Gustafsson	7^7	6					M Gustafsson	7	6
		P Haarhuis	2	7^7	6				P Haarhuis	5	0
	4	T Enqvist	6	6^2	3																		D Vacek	3	6	3
	7	A Boetsch	2	6	3																	2	Y Kafelnikov	6	1	6
	Q	M Larsson	6	3	6			Q	M Larsson	7^7	5	6
	LL	S Schalken	4	6^6					J Hlasek	6^2	7	4
		J Hlasek	6	7^8											Q	M Larsson	6	6^5	6^11
		B Black	6	6^5	6										2	Y Kafelnikov	4	7^7	7^13
		D Prinosil	3	7^7	4				B Black	3	4
		M Tillström	7^7	4	4			2	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	2	Y Kafelnikov	6^3	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Gerry Weber Open draw