1996 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1996 Italian Open
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Final score	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Thomas Muster was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Richard Krajicek.

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	6^3	2											15	T Martin	6	4	2
		A Berasategui	7^7	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	7^7																		7	M Ríos	3	2
	Q	M Zabaleta	3	6^2				10	M Rosset	6	3
		B Karbacher	7^8	6					B Karbacher	1	0^r
	Q	T Larkham	6^6	0											10	M Rosset	6^5	4
		D Vacek	6	2	6										7	M Ríos	7^7	6
	WC	O Camporese	4	6	1				D Vacek	3	3
		À Corretja	6^5	6	2			7	M Ríos	6	6
	7	M Ríos	7^7	3	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	T Enqvist	6	6
		B Black	2	1				4	T Enqvist	6	7^7
	WC	D Nargiso	1	4					P Haarhuis	4	6^4
		P Haarhuis	6	6											4	T Enqvist	2	6^7
		J Hlasek	5	1												A Gaudenzi	6	7^9
		A Gaudenzi	7	6					A Gaudenzi	6	3	6
	WC	E Sánchez	6^5	1				13	M Stich	4	6	4
	13	M Stich	7^7	6																			A Gaudenzi	2	1
	11	A Costa	6	6^3	6																	11	A Costa	6	6
		K Carlsen	1	7^7	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	7^7	6
		G Forget	6^5	2				6	W Ferreira	6	6^2	6
		R Reneberg	6^6	6	6				R Reneberg	3	7^7	4
		Y El Aynaoui	7^8	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	7^11	7
	WC	G Pozzi	4	3				12	M Washington	6^9	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	6^3	3					F Clavet	4	4
		F Clavet	7^7	6												R Krajicek	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	4	7^7											M Philippoussis	4	4
		R Carretero	3	6	6^3				M Philippoussis	7^7	6
		A Voinea	3	6	7^7				A Voinea	6^4	1
	9	A Boetsch	6	4	6^4																		R Krajicek	6	6
	16	C Pioline	6	6																			S Edberg	3	3
		S Pescosolido	3	2				16	C Pioline	3	6^12
		J Siemerink	3	4					S Edberg	6	7^14
		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	6^3	3				2	G Ivanišević	1	6	6
	2	G Ivanišević	7^7	6

References

• 1996 Italian Open Draw

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