1996 Italian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Italian Open.^[1][2]

Men's singles
1996 Italian Open
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Score	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Draw	64 (5WC/8Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Italian Open (tennis)

Seeds

1. Thomas Muster (champion)
2. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
4. Thomas Enqvist (third round)
5. Jim Courier (second round)
6. Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
7. Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
8. Sergi Bruguera (first round)
9. Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
10. Marc Rosset (third round)
11. Albert Costa (semifinals)
12. MaliVai Washington (second round)
13. Michael Stich (second round)
14. Andriy Medvedev (quarterfinals)
15. Todd Martin (third round)
16. Cédric Pioline (second 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

	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	63	2											15	T Martin	6	4	2
		A Berasategui	77	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	77																		7	M Ríos	3	2
	Q	M Zabaleta	3	62				10	M Rosset	6	3
		B Karbacher	78	6					B Karbacher	1	0r
	Q	T Larkham	66	0											10	M Rosset	65	4
		D Vacek	6	2	6										7	M Ríos	77	6
	WC	O Camporese	4	6	1				D Vacek	3	3
		À Corretja	65	6	2			7	M Ríos	6	6
	7	M Ríos	77	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	T Enqvist	6	6
		B Black	2	1				4	T Enqvist	6	77
	WC	D Nargiso	1	4					P Haarhuis	4	64
		P Haarhuis	6	6											4	T Enqvist	2	67
		J Hlasek	5	1												A Gaudenzi	6	79
		A Gaudenzi	7	6					A Gaudenzi	6	3	6
	WC	E Sánchez	65	1				13	M Stich	4	6	4
	13	M Stich	77	6																			A Gaudenzi	2	1
	11	A Costa	6	63	6																	11	A Costa	6	6
		K Carlsen	1	77	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	77	6
		G Forget	65	2				6	W Ferreira	6	62	6
		R Reneberg	66	6	6				R Reneberg	3	77	4
		Y El Aynaoui	78	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	711	7
	WC	G Pozzi	4	3				12	M Washington	69	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	63	3					F Clavet	4	4
		F Clavet	77	6												R Krajicek	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	4	77											M Philippoussis	4	4
		R Carretero	3	6	63				M Philippoussis	77	6
		A Voinea	3	6	77				A Voinea	64	1
	9	A Boetsch	6	4	64																		R Krajicek	6	6
	16	C Pioline	6	6																			S Edberg	3	3
		S Pescosolido	3	2				16	C Pioline	3	612
		J Siemerink	3	4					S Edberg	6	714
		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	63	3				2	G Ivanišević	1	6	6
	2	G Ivanišević	77	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Marc-Kevin Goellner (qualifying competition)
2. David Rikl (first round)
3. Frederik Fetterlein (first round)
4. Sándor Noszály (first round)
5. Magnus Norman (second round)
6. (n/a)
7. Óscar Martínez (second round)
8. Marco Meneschincheri (qualifying competition)
9. Thierry Guardiola (qualified)
10. Laurence Tieleman (first round)
11. Mariano Zabaleta (qualified)
12. Daniel Courcol (second round)
13. Roberto Jabali (qualifying competition)
14. Frédéric Fontang (qualifying competition)
15. Thierry Champion (qualifying competition)
16. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Emilio Benfele Álvarez
2. Herbert Wiltschnig
3. Todd Larkham
4. Corrado Borroni
5. Mariano Zabaleta
6. Tamer El-Sawy
7. Vincenzo Santopadre
8. Thierry Guardiola

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marc-Kevin Goellner	3	7	6
		Václav Roubíček	6	5	0
								1	Marc-Kevin Goellner	6	6
									Sule Ladipo	3	2
		Sule Ladipo	6	6	6
		Massimo Ardinghi	3	7	3
															1	Marc-Kevin Goellner	4	7	3
															16	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6	6
		Fabio Beraldo	6	7
		Jan Weinzierl	0	5
									Fabio Beraldo	2	4
								16	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
	WC	Gabrio Castrichella	6	4
	16	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	7	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	David Rikl	4	1
		Răzvan Sabău	6	6
									Răzvan Sabău	3	6	4
									Herbert Wiltschnig	6	2	6
		Guillaume Marx	2	2
		Herbert Wiltschnig	6	6
																Herbert Wiltschnig	6	6
															15	Thierry Champion	1	4
		Ben Ellwood	6	6
		Carsten Arriens	2	4
									Ben Ellwood	2	0
								15	Thierry Champion	6	6
		Víctor Sendín	6	4	6
	15	Thierry Champion	4	6	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Frederik Fetterlein	3	1
		Marcello Craca	6	6
									Marcello Craca	6	6	5
									Todd Larkham	7	1	7
		Todd Larkham	2	6	7
		Radovan Světlík	6	2	5
																Todd Larkham	6	6
															13	Roberto Jabali	1	3
		Markus Zillner	6	4	6
	WC	Florian Allgauer	1	6	3
									Markus Zillner	6	4	6
								13	Roberto Jabali	2	6	7
	WC	Dario Sciortino	6	7	3
	13	Roberto Jabali	7	5	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sándor Noszály	4	2
		Radomír Vašek	6	6
									Radomír Vašek	6	1	3
									Corrado Borroni	4	6	6
		Corrado Borroni	6	6
		Alexandre Strambini	4	3
																Corrado Borroni	6	6
															14	Frédéric Fontang	2	2
		Daniele Musa	4	7	7
		Rainer Falenti	6	5	5
									Daniele Musa	3	6	4
								14	Frédéric Fontang	6	1	6
		Hendrik Jan Davids	3	3
	14	Frédéric Fontang	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Magnus Norman	6	6
		Pietro Pennisi	0	4
								5	Magnus Norman	3	5
									Grégory Carraz	6	7
		Grégory Carraz	4	7	7
		Sebastián Weisz	6	6	5
																Grégory Carraz	2	6	6
															11	Mariano Zabaleta	6	4	7
		Patrick Mohr	5	6	6
		Pepe Imaz	7	4	3
									Patrick Mohr	1	3
								11	Mariano Zabaleta	6	6
	WC	Massimo Valeri	7	4	4
	11	Mariano Zabaleta	5	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
		Horst Skoff	6	6
		Valentin Frieden	4	1
									Horst Skoff	6	2	3
									Daniele Balducci	4	6	6
		Miguel Pastura	2	6	2
		Daniele Balducci	6	4	6
																Daniele Balducci	6	4
																Tamer El-Sawy	7	6
		Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
		David Adams	1	1
									Tamer El-Sawy	6	6
								12	Daniel Courcol	0	3
		Maxime Huard	6	3	1
	12	Daniel Courcol	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Óscar Martínez	6	6
		Christian Vinck	3	4
								7	Óscar Martínez	6	2	2
									Vincenzo Santopadre	3	6	6
		Davide Scala	3	3
		Vincenzo Santopadre	6	6
																Vincenzo Santopadre	3	6	6
																Giorgio Galimberti	6	1	1
		Francisco Yunis	2	2
		Giorgio Galimberti	6	6
									Giorgio Galimberti	6	3	6
									Jérôme Loustalot	2	6	1
		Jérôme Loustalot	2	6	6
	10	Laurence Tieleman	6	3	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Marco Meneschincheri	6	6
		Pier Gauthier	3	3
								8	Marco Meneschincheri	7	6
									Carlo Santoro	5	4
		Pablo Campana	0	4
		Carlo Santoro	6	6
															8	Marco Meneschincheri	4	6	6
															9	Thierry Guardiola	6	4	7
	WC	Tommy Haas	7	6	7
		Marcos Górriz	6	7	6
								WC	Tommy Haas	2	5
								9	Thierry Guardiola	6	7
		Davide Sanguinetti	3	6	4
	9	Thierry Guardiola	6	2	6

References

1. "Muster conquers Krajicek, Rome". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 19 May 1996. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)