1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

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.

Men's Singles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Richey Reneberg
Final score	6–4, 7–5
Draw	56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg.

Seeds

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

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	7^7	6
	5	Mark Woodforde	6^5	4
								1	Pete Sampras	6	7
									Richey Reneberg	4	5
		Hendrik Dreekmann	6	4	6^4
		Richey Reneberg	3	6	7^7

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
	Q	A O'Brien	5	7	3				L Roux	3	2
		L Roux	7	5	6										1	P Sampras	5	6	6
		O Ogorodov	6	3	4										Q	M Norman	7	4	1
	Q	M Norman	2	6	6			Q	M Norman	6	6
	WC	Y Yamamoto	7	4	2			16	K Carlsen	3	2
	16	K Carlsen	5	6	6																	1	P Sampras	3	6	6
	10	G Forget	6	7																		10	G Forget	6	3	4
		J Cunha e Silva	2	5				10	G Forget	6	6
		J Golmard	4	6	6^5			WC	K Miyachi	0	3
	WC	K Miyachi	6	1	7^7										10	G Forget	6	6
		N Kulti	3	1											8	T Woodbridge	4	4
	WC	T Suzuki	6	6				WC	T Suzuki	2	1
								8	T Woodbridge	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	T Enqvist	6	6
		J van Herck	7	6					J van Herck	2	1
		A Järryd	5	2											3	T Enqvist	7^7	6
		S Matsuoka	6	7^7											13	G Rusedski	6^4	1
		C Caratti	1	6^3					S Matsuoka	7^7	5	4
		C-U Steeb	2	1				13	G Rusedski	6^4	7	6
	13	G Rusedski	6	6	6																	3	T Enqvist	4	5
	12	J Hlasek	7^7	3	6																	5	M Woodforde	6	7
	Q	L Rehmann	6^4	6	0			12	J Hlasek	3	7^7	4
		M Damm	6^5	6^6					F Fetterlein	6	6^3	6
		F Fetterlein	7^7	7^8												F Fetterlein	3	2
		A Olhovskiy	6^3	2											5	M Woodforde	6	6
	Q	W Black	7^7	6				Q	W Black	4	2
								5	M Woodforde	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Krajicek	6	6
		A Volkov	4	4					J-P Fleurian	3	3
		J-P Fleurian	6	6											6	R Krajicek	7	6
	WC	H Kaneko	2	5											11	D Prinosil	5	0
		J Krošlák	6	7					J Krošlák	7	3	4
		S Stolle	1	4				11	D Prinosil	5	6	6
	11	D Prinosil	6	6																		6	R Krajicek	6^5	6^7
	14	B Karbacher	2	4																			H Dreekmann	7^7	7^9
		H Dreekmann	6	6					H Dreekmann	6	6
		D Norman	2	6	2			Q	J Renzenbrink	1	3
	Q	J Renzenbrink	6	3	6											H Dreekmann	6	6
		G Pozzi	0	6	1										4	W Ferreira	4	3
		T Johansson	6	4	6				T Johansson	7	3	3
								4	W Ferreira	5	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Siemerink	7^7	2	1
		M Knowles	1	2					S Lareau	6^4	6	6
		S Lareau	6	6												S Lareau	2	4
	Q	S Campbell	4	7	6											R Reneberg	6	6
	Q	D Nestor	6	5	3			Q	S Campbell	1	4
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	6
	9	B Black	3	0																			R Reneberg	6	7^7
	15	T Henman	1	4																		2	M Chang	4	6^3
		J Tarango	6	6					J Tarango	6	6
		M Ondruska	1	1					C Wilkinson	4	3
		C Wilkinson	6	6												J Tarango	7	3	4
		A Rădulescu	7^7	6											2	M Chang	5	6	6
	WC	G Motomura	6^5	0					A Rădulescu	2	6	1
								2	M Chang	6	3	6

References

• 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships Draw