1996 Lipton Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1996 Lipton Championships
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Goran Ivanišević
Final score	3–0 (Ivanišević retired)

Andre Agassi was the defending champion and won the final 3–0 after Goran Ivanišević was forced to retire.

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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

References

• 1996 Lipton Championships Draw