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Singles
1996 Eurocard Open
Final
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Boris Becker defeated Pete Sampras in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Eurocard Open.

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Mark Woodforde.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (final)
2. Michael Chang (semifinals)
3. Thomas Muster (second round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
5. Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
6. Boris Becker (champion)
7. Wayne Ferreira (second round)
8. Richard Krajicek (third round)
9. Andre Agassi (quarterfinals)
10. Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
11. Todd Martin (third round)
12. Thomas Enqvist (third round)
13. MaliVai Washington (second round)
14. Albert Costa (second round)
15. Jim Courier (third round)
16. Félix Mantilla (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
	1	Pete Sampras	6	6
	9	Andre Agassi	4	1
								1	Pete Sampras	6	6
									Jan Siemerink	3	4
		Jan Siemerink	6	7
	5	Goran Ivanišević	3	6
															1	Pete Sampras	6	3	6	3	4
															6	Boris Becker	3	6	3	6	6
	6	Boris Becker	6	6
		Magnus Gustafsson	2	2
								6	Boris Becker	6	6
								2	Michael Chang	4	3
	10	Marcelo Ríos	4	3
	2	Michael Chang	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
	Q	S Sargsian	7	6				Q	S Sargsian	3	4
		M Philippoussis	5	3											1	P Sampras	6	6
	Q	A O'Brien	6	3											16	F Mantilla	1	4
		M Rosset	7	6					M Rosset	6	6	5
								16	F Mantilla	7	3	7
																						1	P Sampras	6	6
																						9	A Agassi	4	1
								9	A Agassi	6	7
	WC	C-U Steeb	5	5					A Berasategui	1	6
		A Berasategui	7	7											9	A Agassi	6	6
		F Clavet	1	4												R Reneberg	2	4
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	7
								7	W Ferreira	3	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	6
	WC	H Dreekmann	1	5					J Siemerink	3	6	7
		J Siemerink	6	7												J Siemerink	6	6
		R Furlan	6	6												R Furlan	4	4
	LL	F Dewulf	4	1					R Furlan	6	7
								13	M Washington	4	5
																							J Siemerink	6	7
																						5	G Ivanišević	3	6
								11	T Martin	7	7
		M Stich	7	6					M Stich	6	5
		P Haarhuis	5	1											11	T Martin	2	4
		S Edberg	6	6											5	G Ivanišević	6	6
		T Henman	4	2					S Edberg	6	3
								5	G Ivanišević	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Becker	6	6
		C Moyá	3	4				Q	G Rusedski	4	4
	Q	G Rusedski	6	6											6	B Becker	6	7
		H Gumy	3	0											12	T Enqvist	4	5
	Q	N Kiefer	6	6				Q	N Kiefer	4	4
								12	T Enqvist	6	6
																						6	B Becker	6	6
																							M Gustafsson	2	2
								14	A Costa	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6	6					M Gustafsson	7	7
		J Stoltenberg	4	4												M Gustafsson	6	6	7
	Q	M-K Goellner	4	1												M Woodforde	7	2	6
		M Woodforde	6	6					M Woodforde	3	6	3
								3	T Muster	6	1	0/r

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	R Krajicek	4	6	6
	WC	A Rădulescu	7	6	4				A Boetsch	6	3	2
		A Boetsch	6	7	6										8	R Krajicek	4	4
	Q	S Lareau	7	6											10	M Ríos	6	6
	WC	S Bruguera	5	0				Q	S Lareau	7	6	4
								10	M Ríos	6	7	6
																						10	M Ríos	4	3
																						2	M Chang	6	6
								15	J Courier	7	6
		À Corretja	3	1					B Ulihrach	6	4
		B Ulihrach	6	6											15	J Courier	5	2
		T Woodbridge	4	6	6										2	M Chang	7	6
		D Vacek	6	4	1				T Woodbridge	3	2
								2	M Chang	6	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 131, 144–145. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 Eurocard Open draw

• 1996 Eurocard Open