1996 US Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Michael Chang in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 US Open.

Men's singles
1996 US Open
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Michael Chang
Final score6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Draw128
Seeds16
Main article: 1996 US Open (tennis)

During Sampras' quarterfinal match against Àlex Corretja, Sampras had a stomach bug and vomited during the fifth set, prompting a warning from the referee for delaying the match. Sampras eventually won the fifth set in a tiebreak, 7–6(9–7).

In the draw for the tournament, there were accusations of American favoritism as world No. 3 Michael Chang, world No. 8 Andre Agassi, and world No. 9 Jim Courier (all Americans) were seeded above their world ranking at numbers 2, 6, and 8 respectively. Other players were seeded above their world ranking, including world No. 6 Goran Ivanišević (seeded at number 4) and world No. 7 Richard Krajicek (seeded at number 5). Conversely, other players were seeded below their world ranking, including world No. 2 Thomas Muster (seeded at number 3), world No. 5 Boris Becker (seeded at number 6), and world No. 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (seeded at number 7). Becker withdrew from the tournament with an injury, and Kafelnikov withdrew from the tournament in protest of the seeding.

This was the last major appearance for Stefan Edberg; he lost to Ivanišević in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Pete Sampras is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

01.   Pete Sampras (champion)
02.   Michael Chang (final)
03.   Thomas Muster (quarterfinals)
04.   Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
05.   Richard Krajicek (first round)
06.   Andre Agassi (semifinals)
07.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (withdrew)
08.   Jim Courier (withdrew)
09.   Wayne Ferreira (first round)
10.   Marcelo Ríos (second round)
11.   MaliVai Washington (second round)
12.   Todd Martin (third round)
13.   Thomas Enqvist (fourth round)
14.   Albert Costa (first round)
15.   Marc Rosset (first round)
16.   Cédric Pioline (third round)
17.   Félix Mantilla (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1996 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Pete Sampras 77 5 5 6 79
Àlex Corretja 65 7 7 4 67
1 Pete Sampras 6 6 69 6
4 Goran Ivanišević 3 4 711 3
4 Goran Ivanišević 6 6 711
Stefan Edberg 3 4 69
1 Pete Sampras 6 6 77
2 Michael Chang 1 4 63
6 Andre Agassi 6 7 4 6
3 Thomas Muster 2 5 6 2
6 Andre Agassi 3 2 2
2 Michael Chang 6 6 6
Javier Sánchez 5 3 77 3
2 Michael Chang 7 6 62 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 P Sampras 6 6 6
LL J Szymanski 2 2 1 1 P Sampras 6 1 6 4 6
J Novák 6 6 6 J Novák 3 6 3 6 4
Q B Ellwood 2 4 3 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
M Larsson 77 4 2r A Volkov 3 4 2
A Volkov 65 6 5 A Volkov 1 6 6 4 710
M Tillström 1 79 6 3 6 M Tillström 6 4 1 6 68
Q T El-Sawy 6 67 1 6 4 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
Q P Cash 4 3 2 M Philippoussis 3 3 4
A Olhovskiy 6 6 6 A Olhovskiy 3 4 2
M Woodforde 78 3 3 3 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
M Philippoussis 66 6 6 6 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
R Carretero 6 4 6 1 16 C Pioline 3 2 4
J Burillo 3 6 0 0r R Carretero 6 2 2 1
F Clavet 4 63 4 16 C Pioline 4 6 6 6
16 C Pioline 6 77 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 W Ferreira 4 4 6 5
Q D Nainkin 6 6 2 7 Q D Nainkin 4 1 1
K Kučera 2 7 63 5 J Björkman 6 6 6
J Björkman 6 5 77 7 J Björkman 2 6 6 4 3
Q F Veglio 1 6 6 6 A Corretja 6 4 4 6 6
C Ruud 6 2 4 4 Q F Veglio 77 4 4 0
A Corretja 78 3 6 6 A Corretja 64 6 6 6
B Black 66 6 2 2 A Corretja 6 6 77
D Rikl 6 7 6 G Forget 4 3 65
H Arazi 4 5 2 D Rikl 2 4 4
S Schalken 6 6 66 6 S Schalken 6 6 6
G Schaller 3 4 78 3 S Schalken 2 5 6 6 0
G Stafford 6 6 4 62 3 G Forget 6 7 4 4 6
G Forget 3 2 6 77 6 G Forget 6 7 6
F Meligeni 1 77 65 3 17 F Mantilla 4 5 3
17 F Mantilla 6 62 77 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 G Ivanišević 1 6 6 6
A Chesnokov 6 2 4 4 4 G Ivanišević 61 6 6 6
S Draper 6 7 6 S Draper 77 3 4 4
G Blanco 3 5 3 4 G Ivanišević 6 6 713
R Furlan 6 6 5 1 5 H Dreekmann 3 2 611
T Johansson 4 2 7 6 7 T Johansson 61 2 6 1
H Dreekmann 6 6 6 H Dreekmann 77 6 4 6
G Rusedski 2 4 2 4 G Ivanišević 6 3 6 77
A Medvedev 6 6 6 A Medvedev 4 6 3 62
J-P Fleurian 2 0 1 A Medvedev 6 6 6
J Krošlák 2 6 3 6 7 J Krošlák 4 3 2
C Woodruff 6 4 6 2 6 A Medvedev 6 6 6
Q D Caldwell 3 6 3 5 P Korda 2 4 3
P Korda 6 3 6 7 P Korda 6 77 6
B Ulihrach 2 6 77 3 6 B Ulihrach 0 65 3
14 A Costa 6 4 62 6 1

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 T Martin 6 6 4 6
Y El Aynaoui 3 2 6 4 12 T Martin 6 6 6
A Gaudenzi 77 6 6 A Gaudenzi 3 2 2
S Matsuoka 64 2 3 12 T Martin 2 64 4
WC D Flach 7 77 2 78 T Henman 6 77 6
Q G Pozzi 5 65 6 66 WC D Flach 3 4 2
LL R Jabali 2 3 4 T Henman 6 6 6
T Henman 6 6 6 T Henman 77 62 4 4
P Haarhuis 65 78 1 6 6 S Edberg 62 77 6 6
M Joyce 77 66 6 2 2 P Haarhuis 1 6 6 6
M Tebbutt 3 6 3 7 6 M Tebbutt 6 2 2 3
R Reneberg 6 1 6 5 3 P Haarhuis 4 64 1
J Stark 5 3 7 5 S Edberg 6 77 6
B Karbacher 7 6 5 7 B Karbacher 6 3 3 0 r
S Edberg 6 6 6 S Edberg 3 6 6 1
5 R Krajicek 3 3 3

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 A Agassi 6 6 6
M Hadad 3 3 2 6 A Agassi 3 6 6 6
M Ondruska 63 2 5 LL L Paes 6 4 1 0
LL L Paes 77 6 7 6 A Agassi 6 6 79
C Moyá 6 64 61 6 6 J Siemerink 4 2 67
WC S Humphries 1 77 77 0 4 C Moyá 62 4 4
J Siemerink 4 6 77 6 J Siemerink 77 6 6
C-U Steeb 6 1 64 4 6 A Agassi 4 6 6 6
Q F Vitoux 6 6 77 WC D Wheaton 6 2 3 4
Q R Delgado 4 4 63 Q F Vitoux 4 4 6 64
WC D Wheaton 6 6 6 WC D Wheaton 6 6 4 77
WC K Kim 3 2 3 WC D Wheaton 1 7 6 6
N Lapentti 4 6 4 3 WC A O'Brien 6 5 1 2
WC A O'Brien 6 1 6 6 WC A O'Brien 6 6 5 3 6
K Alami 2 6 65 1 11 M Washington 3 4 7 6 3
11 M Washington 6 2 77 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 T Enqvist 6 6 6
S Simian 3 1 4 13 T Enqvist 6 6 6
G Raoux 77 3 1 6 7 G Raoux 3 2 3
F Dewulf 65 6 6 3 5 13 T Enqvist 6 6 6
M Knowles 6 7 6 Q P Campana 4 4 2
M Filippini 3 5 1 M Knowles 63 6 3 77 3
T Woodbridge 2 6 2 4 Q P Campana 77 3 6 63 6
Q P Campana 6 4 6 6 13 T Enqvist 64 2 6 1
K Goossens 2 0 61 3 T Muster 77 6 4 6
S Bruguera 6 6 77 S Bruguera 6 6 6
Q T Haas 3 6 1 5 M Stich 3 2 4
M Stich 6 1 6 7 S Bruguera 2 4 3
Q D Dier 6 2 6 6 3 T Muster 6 6 6
C Adams 4 6 4 4 Q D Dier 3 2 4
J Frana 1 62 2 3 T Muster 6 6 6
3 T Muster 6 77 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL D Škoch 2 60 3
J Sánchez 6 77 6 J Sánchez 6 77 2 6
WC J Grabb 6 7 77 WC J Grabb 2 63 6 3
S Stolle 3 5 64 J Sánchez 6 3 4 6 78
P Rafter 67 3 66 J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 2 66
K Carlsen 79 6 78 K Carlsen 3 61 3
J Stoltenberg 7 6 6 J Stoltenberg 6 77 6
S Pescosolido 5 4 1 J Sánchez 6 77 77
A Boetsch 77 6 7 A Boetsch 4 65 63
N Pereira 64 4 5 A Boetsch 78 6 6
C Costa 5 6 64 3 M Gustafsson 66 3 1
M Gustafsson 7 4 77 6 A Boetsch 6 6 78
J Tarango 65 6 6 3 J Tarango 4 2 66
A Rădulescu 77 4 1 1r J Tarango 6 4 77 6
Q A Pavel 6 1 4 2 10 M Ríos 4 6 65 2
10 M Ríos 4 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 M Rosset 79 4 4 3
WC J Palmer 67 6 6 6 WC J Palmer 77 3 64 6 61
M Damm 5 4 5 H Gumy 65 6 77 0 77
H Gumy 7 6 7 H Gumy 5 1 2
N Kulti 3 4 6 4 J Hlasek 7 6 6
J Hlasek 6 6 4 6 J Hlasek 77 79 6
WC C Mamiit 1 4 0 A Berasategui 65 67 0
A Berasategui 6 6 6 J Hlasek 3 4 2
V Spadea 6 3 6 6 2 M Chang 6 6 6
D Vacek 2 6 3 2 V Spadea 6 1 6 6
D Prinosil 6 6 3 65 6 D Prinosil 2 6 2 4
Q P Tramacchi 3 2 6 77 1 V Spadea 4 7 6 5 3
Q N Godwin 6 6 3 6 2 M Chang 6 5 2 7 6
T Carbonell 4 2 6 1 Q N Godwin 1 3 1
Q J Oncins 6 1 0 66 2 M Chang 6 6 6
2 M Chang 3 6 6 78
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