1996 Lipton Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1996 Lipton Championships
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Goran Ivanišević
Score	3–0, ret.
Draw	96 (12Q / 3WC)
Seeds	32

Main article: 1996 Lipton Championships

Defending champion Andre Agassi won the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Miami Open, after Goran Ivanišević was forced to retire from the final with the score at 3–0 to Agassi in the first set. The start of the final had already been delayed for 45 minutes while Ivanišević received treatment. Ivanišević had slept awkwardly the night before the final and had woken up that morning with a very stiff neck.^[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Thomas Muster (second round)
2. Pete Sampras (semifinals)
3. Andre Agassi (champion)
4. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
5. Boris Becker (withdrew)
6. Goran Ivanišević (final, retired)
7. Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
8. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (second round)
10. Sergi Bruguera (third round)
11. Marc Rosset (fourth round)
12. Andriy Medvedev (fourth round)
13. Marcelo Ríos (third round)
14. Albert Costa (third round)
15. Arnaud Boetsch (semifinals)
16. Todd Martin (fourth round)
17. MaliVai Washington (third round)
18. Renzo Furlan (third round)
19. Mark Woodforde (second round)
20. Jan Siemerink (second round)
21. Cédric Pioline (third round)
22. Todd Woodbridge (third round)
23. Richard Krajicek (fourth round)
24. Paul Haarhuis (fourth round)
25. Mark Philippoussis (second round)
26. Byron Black (third round)
27. Magnus Larsson (second round)
28. Guy Forget (second round)
29. Jonas Björkman (third round)
30. Andrea Gaudenzi (second round)
31. Javier Frana (second round)
32. Jakob Hlasek (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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Arnaud Boetsch	7^7	3	7
	7	Jim Courier	6^3	6	5
								15	Arnaud Boetsch	4	3
								3	Andre Agassi	6	6
	3	Andre Agassi	6	6
		Michael Joyce	4	1
															3	Andre Agassi	3
															6	Goran Ivanišević	0^r
	6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
	4	Michael Chang	4	4
								6	Goran Ivanišević	2	6	6
								2	Pete Sampras	6	4	4
		Vince Spadea	3	4
	2	Pete Sampras	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	T Muster	6^4	4
		D Rostagno	6^10	5					N Pereira	7^7	6
		N Pereira	7^12	7												N Pereira	4	2
		S Edberg	6^6	6	6											S Edberg	6	6
		E Sánchez	7^8	3	2				S Edberg	7^7	7^7
								31	J Frana	6^5	6^5
																							S Edberg	6	4	2
																						15	A Boetsch	3	6	6
								17	M Washington	6	2	6
		W Kowalski	6	3	7				W Kowalski	3	6	4
	WC	A Krickstein	3	6	5										17	M Washington	3	4
		G Pozzi	1	2											15	A Boetsch	6	6
	Q	D Nestor	6	6				Q	D Nestor	5	3
								15	A Boetsch	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	W Ferreira	6^4	6	4
		H Dreekmann	7^7	6					H Dreekmann	7^7	3	6
	Q	D Musa	6^3	4												H Dreekmann	2	3
		P McEnroe	6	6^3	0											M Tebbutt	6	6
		M Tebbutt	2	7^7	6				M Tebbutt	6	7^7
								24	P Haarhuis	1	6^3
																							M Tebbutt	6	4	5
																						7	J Courier	3	6	7
								26	B Black	6	6
	Q	R Jabali	7^7	6				Q	R Jabali	3	1
	Q	D DiLucia	6^5	4											26	B Black	6^1	0
	Q	B Shelton	5	7	4										7	J Courier	7^7	6
	Q	S Bryan	7	5	6			Q	S Bryan	1	0
								7	J Courier	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	A Agassi	6	1	7^7
		B Karbacher	6	6					B Karbacher	4	6	6^4
		C Woodruff	2	3											3	A Agassi	6	4	6
		J-P Fleurian	6	6												J-P Fleurian	2	6	2
	Q	R Koenig	4	3					J-P Fleurian	6	7
								30	A Gaudenzi	1	5
																						3	A Agassi	6	6
																							S Lareau	4	4
								20	J Siemerink	4	3
		S Lareau	3	6	6				S Lareau	6	6
		H Gumy	6	3	4											S Lareau	6	6
		C Caratti	6^4	4											14	A Costa	3	1
	Q	J L Rascon	7^7	6				Q	J L Rascon	7	3	4
								14	A Costa	5	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	M Rosset	4	6	6
		J Stark	6	7					J Stark	6	4	2
		J Eltingh	2	5											11	M Rosset	7	5	7^7
	Q	K Nováček	6^6	1											22	T Woodbridge	5	7	6^4
		M Damm	7^8	6					M Damm	4	3
								22	T Woodbridge	6	6
																						11	M Rosset	4	1
																							M Joyce	6	6
								28	G Forget	6^5	5
		M Joyce	4	7^7	6				M Joyce	7^7	7
		M Hadad	6	6^5	4											M Joyce	6	6
	Q	D Nainkin	6	6											Q	D Nainkin	0	2
	WC	S Stolle	4	2				Q	D Nainkin	6	5	7^7
								LL	T Nydahl	1	7	6^4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	G Ivanišević	6	6
		A Rădulescu	6^7	4					R Reneberg	4	3
		R Reneberg	7^9	6											6	G Ivanišević	6	6
		S Matsuoka	6^5	6	6^2											J Sánchez	0	3
		J Sánchez	7^7	4	7^7				J Sánchez	6	3	6
								27	M Larsson	4	6	2
																						6	G Ivanišević	7^7	6
																						12	A Medvedev	6^4	4
								21	C Pioline	6	6
		C Wilkinson	3	4					S Draper	4	2
		S Draper	6	6											21	C Pioline	2	2
		J Krošlák	5	7^7	2										12	A Medvedev	6	6
		G Raoux	7	6^5	6				G Raoux	4	4
								12	A Medvedev	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	M Ríos	6	6
		F Clavet	5	6	4				K Kučera	4	2
		K Kučera	7	2	6										13	M Ríos	4	7^7	4
		D Dier	4	3												P Korda	6	6^4	6
		P Korda	6	6					P Korda	6	7^7
								19	M Woodforde	4	6^3
																							P Korda	3	6	3
																						4	M Chang	6	3	6
								29	J Björkman	6	7^11
		G Rusedski	6	7^7					G Rusedski	4	6^9
	WC	J Gimelstob	4	6^5											29	J Björkman	3	2
		J Stoltenberg	6	6											4	M Chang	6	6
		G Etlis	1	1					J Stoltenberg	3	4
								4	M Chang	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	T Enqvist	3	5
		K Alami	2	6^6					V Spadea	6	7
		V Spadea	6	7^8												V Spadea	7	6
		S Pescosolido	6	6												S Pescosolido	5	2
		F Meligeni	1	2					S Pescosolido	6	6
								25	M Philippoussis	4	4
																							V Spadea	7^7	6
																						23	R Krajicek	6^1	2
								23	R Krajicek	6	6
		M Ondruska	6	4	6				M Ondruska	3	1
		N Lapentti	2	6	2										23	R Krajicek	7	7^7
		T Henman	6	6											10	S Bruguera	5	6^5
		S Campbell	1	2					T Henman	3	6	1
								10	S Bruguera	6	3	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	T Martin	7^7	6
		À Corretja	6	6					À Corretja	6^4	4
		M Wilander	2	4											16	T Martin	6	6
	Q	P Tramacchi	6	6											18	R Furlan	3	2
	Q	G Stafford	3	4				Q	P Tramacchi	6^5	3
								18	R Furlan	7^7	6
																						16	T Martin	3	4
																						2	P Sampras	6	6
								32	J Hlasek	6	6
		P Baur	3	4					L Paes	1	3
		L Paes	6	6											32	J Hlasek	5	6^3
		M Knowles	3	5											2	P Sampras	7	7^7
		S Schalken	6	7					S Schalken	3	2
								2	P Sampras	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Luis Morejón (first round)
2. Andrew Ilie (first round)
3. Karel Nováček (qualified)
4. Tomas Nydahl (qualifying competition)
5. Diego Nargiso (qualifying competition)
6. Bryan Shelton (qualified)
7. Tati Rascón (qualified)
8. Daniel Nestor (qualified)
9. Eyal Ran (second round)
10. Arne Thoms (second round)
11. David Nainkin (qualified)
12. Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
13. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (first round)
14. Joost Winnink (first round)
15. Roberto Jabali (qualified)
16. Danny Sapsford (qualifying competition)
17. Óscar Ortiz (qualifying competition)
18. Orlin Stanoytchev (first round)
19. Alejandro Hernández (qualifying competition)
20. Steve Bryan (qualified)
21. Mark Petchey (first round)
22. Albert Chang (first round)
23. Daniele Musa (qualified)
24. Tuomas Ketola (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Daniele Musa
2. David DiLucia
3. Karel Nováček
4. Peter Tramacchi
5. Steve Bryan
6. Bryan Shelton
7. Tati Rascón
8. Daniel Nestor
9. Roberto Jabali
10. Grant Stafford
11. David Nainkin
12. Robbie Koenig

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Luis Morejón	2	4
		Ivan Baron	6	6
									Ivan Baron	6	6
									Kenny Thorne	3	3
		Kenny Thorne	6	1	6
		Leonardo Lavalle	3	6	4
																Ivan Baron	5	6	5
															23	Daniele Musa	7	1	7
		Andrew Richardson	3	2
	WC	Jeff Salzenstein	6	6
								WC	Jeff Salzenstein	6	6
								23	Daniele Musa	7	7
		Miles Maclagan	1	2
	23	Daniele Musa	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Andrew Ilie	4	6
		David DiLucia	6	7
									David DiLucia	0	6	6
									Brian Dunn	6	4	2
		Nicola Bruno	3	7	4
		Brian Dunn	6	5	6
																David DiLucia	6	6
																Nick Gould	2	3
		Mark Draper	4	4
		Nick Gould	6	6
									Nick Gould	5	7	6
									Libor Němeček	7	5	4
		Libor Němeček	6	6	6
	24	Tuomas Ketola	7	4	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Karel Nováček	7	6
		Louis Gloria	5	3
								3	Karel Nováček	6	6
								WC	Christopher Pressley	4	0
	WC	Christopher Pressley	4	6	6
		Rafael Serpa-Guinazu	6	4	2
															3	Karel Nováček	3	7	6
																Alex O'Brien	6	6	4
		Chris Haggard	6	3	6
		Alex O'Brien	3	6	7
									Alex O'Brien	6	6
									Brian MacPhie	1	1
		Brian MacPhie	2	6	7
	21	Mark Petchey	6	3	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Tomas Nydahl	2	7	7
		Jim Grabb	6	5	6
								4	Tomas Nydahl	6	6
								WC	Mashiska Washington	1	2
		Francisco Montana	3	5
	WC	Mashiska Washington	6	7
															4	Tomas Nydahl	6	3	4
																Peter Tramacchi	4	6	6
		Paul Kilderry	7	3	0
		Juan Albert Viloca	6	6	6
									Juan Albert Viloca	3	6
									Peter Tramacchi	6	7
		Peter Tramacchi	6	3	6
	22	Albert Chang	3	6	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Diego Nargiso	6	6
		Pablo Campana	3	4
								5	Diego Nargiso	6	6
									Michael Geserer	3	4
		Rainer Schüttler	6	2	1
		Michael Geserer	4	6	6
															5	Diego Nargiso	5	5
															20	Steve Bryan	7	7
		Tommi Lenho	2	7	6
	WC	André Sá	6	5	3
									Tommi Lenho	4	4
								20	Steve Bryan	6	6
		Gilles Bastié	3	0
	20	Steve Bryan	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Bryan Shelton	6	7
	WC	Van Winitsky	1	5
								6	Bryan Shelton	6	6
									Yasufumi Yamamoto	1	3
		Yasufumi Yamamoto	6	4	6
		Ben Ellwood	2	6	3
															6	Bryan Shelton	5	6	6
															19	Alejandro Hernández	7	1	3
		Patrik Kühnen	6	6
	WC	David Witt	4	3
									Patrik Kühnen	6	3
								19	Alejandro Hernández	7	6
		Fernon Wibier	4	2
	19	Alejandro Hernández	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Tati Rascón	3	7	6
		Brett Hansen-Dent	6	6	2
								7	Tati Rascón	6	6
									Max Mirnyi	4	4
		Max Mirnyi	6	7	6
		Pietro Pennisi	7	6	3
															7	Tati Rascón	6	6
															17	Óscar Ortiz	3	4
		Scott Humphries	3	6	6
		Donald Johnson	6	3	2
									Scott Humphries	4	3
								17	Óscar Ortiz	6	6
		Corrado Borroni	7	0	2
	17	Óscar Ortiz	6	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Daniel Nestor	6	3	6
		Hideki Kaneko	4	6	3
								8	Daniel Nestor	6	6
									Alex Reichel	4	3
		Alex Reichel	6	6
		Andrew Foster	3	2
															8	Daniel Nestor	7	4	6
																Patrick Mohr	5	6	2
		Karsten Braasch	7	3	6
		Patrick Mohr	6	6	7
									Patrick Mohr	6	7
									Luke Milligan	1	6
		Luke Milligan	4	7	6
	18	Orlin Stanoytchev	6	6	4

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Eyal Ran	3	6	6
		Guillermo Cañas	6	2	2
								9	Eyal Ran	6	0
									Lars-Anders Wahlgren	7	6
		Lars-Anders Wahlgren	6	6
		Álex Calatrava	2	2
																Lars-Anders Wahlgren	1	3
															15	Roberto Jabali	6	6
		Tomáš Zdrazila	3	6	6
		Sargis Sargsian	6	4	4
									Tomáš Zdrazila	6	3	5
								15	Roberto Jabali	3	6	7
		Miguel Tobón	5	2
	15	Roberto Jabali	7	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Arne Thoms	6	6
		Carsten Arriens	2	4
								10	Arne Thoms	2	3
									Grant Stafford	6	6
		Grant Stafford	6	6
		Patricio Arnold	0	4
																Grant Stafford	7	6
															16	Danny Sapsford	5	1
		Kim Tiilikainen	6	6
		Martijn Bok	4	2
									Kim Tiilikainen	2	6	3
								16	Danny Sapsford	6	3	6
		Mario Rincón	7	3	1
	16	Danny Sapsford	6	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	David Nainkin	7	6
		Sergio Cortés	5	4
								11	David Nainkin	4	6	6
									Christian Saceanu	6	4	4
		Christian Saceanu	6	6
		Jaime Oncins	3	4
															11	David Nainkin	6	7
																Bojan Vujić	3	5
		Martin Zumpft	6	7
	WC	Maurice Ruah	4	6
									Martin Zumpft	7	0	4
									Bojan Vujić	6	6	6
		Bojan Vujić	7	6
	14	Joost Winnink	5	3

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Gustavo Kuerten	5	6	6
		Jimy Szymanski	7	2	2
								12	Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	4
									Dennis van Scheppingen	2	6	6
		Dennis van Scheppingen	7	7
		Neville Godwin	5	5
																Dennis van Scheppingen	1	3
																Robbie Koenig	6	6
		Mahesh Bhupathi	1	6	3
		Mark Merklein	6	3	6
									Mark Merklein	3	6	6
									Robbie Koenig	6	3	7
		Robbie Koenig	6	3	7
	13	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	4	6	5

References

1. "About - Past Champions - Men's Singles by Year". Miami Open presented by Itaú. Miami. Retrieved February 5, 2023. 1996 - Andre Agassi
2. Harris, Lisa (March 31, 1996). "Agassi wins by forfeit over Ivanisevic". Key Biscayne. United Press International. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
3. Finn, Robin (April 1, 1996). "TENNIS;Ivanisevic Pulls Out; Title Goes To Agassi". The New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
4. "Agassi wins Lipton after neck injury stops Ivanisevic". The Baltimore Sun. April 1, 1996. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

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