1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion United States Pete Sampras
Runner-up United States Richey Reneberg
Final score 64, 75

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pete Sampras won in the final 64, 75 against Richey Reneberg.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Pete Sampras (Champion)
  2. United States Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
  3. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  4. South Africa Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
  5. Australia Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
  6. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Quarterfinals)
  7. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
  8. Australia Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  9. Zimbabwe Byron Black (First Round)
  10. France Guy Forget (Quarterfinals)
  11. Germany David Prinosil (Third Round)
  12. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (Second Round)
  13. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  14. Germany Bernd Karbacher (First Round)
  15. United Kingdom Tim Henman (First Round)
  16. Denmark Kenneth Carlsen (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  United States Pete Sampras 77 6    
5  Australia Mark Woodforde 65 4    
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 7  
     United States Richey Reneberg 4 5  
   Germany Hendrik Dreekmann 6 4 64
     United States Richey Reneberg 3 6 77  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States P Sampras 6 6    
Q  United States A O'Brien 5 7 3        France L Roux 3 2    
   France L Roux 7 5 6       1  United States P Sampras 5 6 6  
   Uzbekistan O Ogorodov 6 3 4       Q  Sweden M Norman 7 4 1  
Q  Sweden M Norman 2 6 6     Q  Sweden M Norman 6 6  
WC  Japan Y Yamamoto 7 4 2     16  Denmark K Carlsen 3 2    
16  Denmark K Carlsen 5 6 6       1  United States P Sampras 3 6 6
10  France G Forget 6 7         10  France G Forget 6 3 4
   Portugal J Cunha e Silva 2 5       10  France G Forget 6 6    
   France J Golmard 4 6 65     WC  Japan K Miyachi 0 3    
WC  Japan K Miyachi 6 1 77       10  France G Forget 6 6  
   Sweden N Kulti 3 1         8  Australia T Woodbridge 4 4    
WC  Japan T Suzuki 6 6       WC  Japan T Suzuki 2 1  
    8  Australia T Woodbridge 6 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  Sweden T Enqvist 6 6    
   Belgium J van Herck 7 6          Belgium J van Herck 2 1    
   Sweden A Järryd 5 2         3  Sweden T Enqvist 77 6    
   Japan S Matsuoka 6 77         13  United Kingdom G Rusedski 64 1    
   Italy C Caratti 1 63          Japan S Matsuoka 77 5 4
   Germany C-U Steeb 2 1       13  United Kingdom G Rusedski 64 7 6  
13  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6 6       3  Sweden T Enqvist 4 5  
12  Switzerland J Hlasek 77 3 6       5  Australia M Woodforde 6 7  
Q  Germany L Rehmann 64 6 0     12  Switzerland J Hlasek 3 77 4  
   Czech Republic M Damm 65 66          Denmark F Fetterlein 6 63 6  
   Denmark F Fetterlein 77 78            Denmark F Fetterlein 3 2  
   Russia A Olhovskiy 63 2         5  Australia M Woodforde 6 6    
Q  Zimbabwe W Black 77 6       Q  Zimbabwe W Black 4 2  
    5  Australia M Woodforde 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6    
   Russia A Volkov 4 4          France J-P Fleurian 3 3    
   France J-P Fleurian 6 6         6  Netherlands R Krajicek 7 6    
WC  Japan H Kaneko 2 5         11  Germany D Prinosil 5 0    
   Slovakia J Krošlák 6 7          Slovakia J Krošlák 7 3 4
   Australia S Stolle 1 4       11  Germany D Prinosil 5 6 6  
11  Germany D Prinosil 6 6         6  Netherlands R Krajicek 65 67  
14  Germany B Karbacher 2 4            Germany H Dreekmann 77 79  
   Germany H Dreekmann 6 6          Germany H Dreekmann 6 6    
   Belgium D Norman 2 6 2     Q  Germany J Renzenbrink 1 3    
Q  Germany J Renzenbrink 6 3 6          Germany H Dreekmann 6 6  
   Italy G Pozzi 0 6 1       4  South Africa W Ferreira 4 3    
   Sweden T Johansson 6 4 6        Sweden T Johansson 7 3 3
    4  South Africa W Ferreira 5 6 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Netherlands J Siemerink 77 2 1  
   The Bahamas M Knowles 1 2          Canada S Lareau 64 6 6  
   Canada S Lareau 6 6            Canada S Lareau 2 4    
Q  United States S Campbell 4 7 6          United States R Reneberg 6 6    
Q  Canada D Nestor 6 5 3     Q  United States S Campbell 1 4  
   United States R Reneberg 6 6          United States R Reneberg 6 6    
9  Zimbabwe B Black 3 0            United States R Reneberg 6 77  
15  United Kingdom T Henman 1 4         2  United States M Chang 4 63  
   United States J Tarango 6 6          United States J Tarango 6 6    
   South Africa M Ondruska 1 1          United Kingdom C Wilkinson 4 3    
   United Kingdom C Wilkinson 6 6            United States J Tarango 7 3 4
   Germany A Rădulescu 77 6         2  United States M Chang 5 6 6  
WC  Japan G Motomura 65 0          Germany A Rădulescu 2 6 1
    2  United States M Chang 6 3 6  
 

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