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.

It was his fourth US Open title and eighth major title overall. Sampras saved a match point en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Àlex Corretja. There, Sampras had a stomach bug and vomited during the fifth set, prompting a warning from the referee for delaying the match. He eventually won the fifth set in a tiebreak, 7–6(9–7).

Men's singles
1996 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upUnited States Michael Chang
Score6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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In the draw for the tournament, there were accusations[citation needed] 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 ATP ranking at numbers 2, 6, and 8 respectively. Other top players were also seeded above their world ranking, including world No. 6 Goran Ivanišević (seeded fourth) and world No. 7 Richard Krajicek (seeded fifth). Conversely, other players were seeded below their world ranking, including world No. 2 Thomas Muster (seeded third), world No. 5 Boris Becker (seeded sixth), and world No. 4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (seeded seventh). Becker withdrew from the tournament with an injury, and Kafelnikov withdrew from the tournament in protest of the seeding.

This tournament marked the last major singles appearance of six-time major singles champion 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.

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Pete Sampras 77 5 5 6 79
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Àlex Corretja 657 7 4 67
1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Pete Sampras 6 6 696
4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Goran Ivanišević 3 4 711 3
4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Goran Ivanišević 6 6 711
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Stefan Edberg 3 4 69
1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Pete Sampras 6 6 77
2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Michael Chang 1 4 63
6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Andre Agassi 6 7 4 6
3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Thomas Muster 2 5 6 2
6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Andre Agassi 3 2 2
2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Michael Chang 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Javier Sánchez 5 3 77 3
2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Michael Chang 7 6 626

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Sampras 6 6 6
LL 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Szymanski 2 2 1 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Sampras 6 1 6 4 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Novák 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Novák 3 6 3 6 4
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Ellwood 2 4 3 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Sampras 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Larsson 77 4 2r 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Volkov 3 4 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Volkov 656 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Volkov 1 6 6 4 710
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Tillström 1 79 6 3 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Tillström 6 4 1 6 68
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T El-Sawy 6 671 6 4 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Sampras 6 6 6
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Cash 4 3 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Philippoussis 3 3 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Olhovskiy 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Olhovskiy 3 4 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Woodforde 78 3 3 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Philippoussis 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Philippoussis 666 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Philippoussis 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Carretero 6 4 6 1 16 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Pioline 3 2 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Burillo 3 6 0 0r 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Carretero 6 2 2 1
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Clavet 4 634 16 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Pioline 4 6 6 6
16 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Pioline 6 77 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  W Ferreira 4 4 6 5
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Nainkin 6 6 2 7 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Nainkin 4 1 1
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Kučera 2 7 635 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Björkman 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Björkman 6 5 77 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Björkman 2 6 6 4 3
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Veglio 1 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Corretja 6 4 4 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Ruud 6 2 4 4 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Veglio 77 4 4 0
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Corretja 78 3 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Corretja 646 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Black 666 2 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Corretja 6 6 77
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Rikl 6 7 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Forget 4 3 65
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Arazi 4 5 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Rikl 2 4 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Schalken 6 6 666 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Schalken 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Schaller 3 4 78 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Schalken 2 5 6 6 0
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Stafford 6 6 4 623 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Forget 6 7 4 4 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Forget 3 2 6 77 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Forget 6 7 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Meligeni 1 77 653 17 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Mantilla 4 5 3
17 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Mantilla 6 6277 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Ivanišević 1 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Chesnokov 6 2 4 4 4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Ivanišević 616 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Draper 6 7 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Draper 77 3 4 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Blanco 3 5 3 4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Ivanišević 6 6 713
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Furlan 6 6 5 1 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Dreekmann 3 2 611
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Johansson 4 2 7 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Johansson 612 6 1
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Dreekmann 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Dreekmann 77 6 4 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Rusedski 2 4 2 4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Ivanišević 6 3 6 77
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Medvedev 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Medvedev 4 6 3 62
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J-P Fleurian 2 0 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Medvedev 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Krošlák 2 6 3 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Krošlák 4 3 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Woodruff 6 4 6 2 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Medvedev 6 6 6
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Caldwell 3 6 3 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Korda 2 4 3
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Korda 6 3 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Korda 6 77 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Ulihrach 2 6 77 3 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Ulihrach 0 653
14 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Costa 6 4 626 1

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Martin 6 6 4 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  Y El Aynaoui 3 2 6 4 12 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Martin 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Gaudenzi 77 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Gaudenzi 3 2 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Matsuoka 642 3 12 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Martin 2 644
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Flach 7 77 2 78 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Henman 6 77 6
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Pozzi 5 656 66 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Flach 3 4 2
LL 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Jabali 2 3 4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Henman 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Henman 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Henman 77 624 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Haarhuis 6578 1 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Edberg 6277 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Joyce 77 666 2 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Haarhuis 1 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Tebbutt 3 6 3 7 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Tebbutt 6 2 2 3
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Reneberg 6 1 6 5 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Haarhuis 4 641
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Stark 5 3 7 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Edberg 6 77 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Karbacher 7 6 5 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Karbacher 6 3 3 0 r
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Edberg 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Edberg 3 6 6 1
5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Krajicek 3 3 3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Agassi 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Hadad 3 3 2 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Agassi 3 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Ondruska 632 5 LL 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  L Paes 6 4 1 0
LL 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  L Paes 77 6 7 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Agassi 6 6 79
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Moyá 6 64616 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Siemerink 4 2 67
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Humphries 1 77 77 0 4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Moyá 624 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Siemerink 4 6 77 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Siemerink 77 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C-U Steeb 6 1 644 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Agassi 4 6 6 6
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Vitoux 6 6 77 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Wheaton 6 2 3 4
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Delgado 4 4 63 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Vitoux 4 4 6 64
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Wheaton 6 6 6 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Wheaton 6 6 4 77
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Kim 3 2 3 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Wheaton 1 7 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Lapentti 4 6 4 3 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A O'Brien 6 5 1 2
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A O'Brien 6 1 6 6 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A O'Brien 6 6 5 3 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Alami 2 6 651 11 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Washington 3 4 7 6 3
11 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Washington 6 2 77 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Enqvist 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Simian 3 1 4 13 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Enqvist 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Raoux 77 3 1 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Raoux 3 2 3
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Dewulf 656 6 3 5 13 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Enqvist 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Knowles 6 7 6 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Campana 4 4 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Filippini 3 5 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Knowles 636 3 77 3
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Woodbridge 2 6 2 4 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Campana 77 3 6 636
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Campana 6 4 6 6 13 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Enqvist 642 6 1
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Goossens 2 0 61 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Muster 77 6 4 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Bruguera 6 6 77 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Bruguera 6 6 6
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Haas 3 6 1 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Stich 3 2 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Stich 6 1 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Bruguera 2 4 3
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Dier 6 2 6 6 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Muster 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Adams 4 6 4 4 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Dier 3 2 4
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Frana 1 622 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Muster 6 6 6
3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Muster 6 77 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Škoch 2 603
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Sánchez 6 77 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Sánchez 6 77 2 6
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Grabb 6 7 77 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Grabb 2 636 3
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Stolle 3 5 64 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Sánchez 6 3 4 6 78
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Rafter 673 66 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 2 66
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Carlsen 79 6 78 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Carlsen 3 613
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Stoltenberg 7 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Stoltenberg 6 77 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Pescosolido 5 4 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Sánchez 6 77 77
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Boetsch 77 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Boetsch 4 6563
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Pereira 644 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Boetsch 78 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Costa 5 6 643 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Gustafsson 663 1
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Gustafsson 7 4 77 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Boetsch 6 6 78
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Tarango 656 6 3 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Tarango 4 2 66
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Rădulescu 77 4 1 1r 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Tarango 6 4 77 6
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Pavel 6 1 4 2 10 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Ríos 4 6 652
10 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Ríos 4 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Rosset 79 4 4 3
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Palmer 676 6 6 WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Palmer 77 3 646 61
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Damm 5 4 5 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Gumy 656 77 0 77
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Gumy 7 6 7 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Gumy 5 1 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Kulti 3 4 6 4 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Hlasek 7 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Hlasek 6 6 4 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Hlasek 77 79 6
WC 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Mamiit 1 4 0 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Berasategui 65670
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Berasategui 6 6 6 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Hlasek 3 4 2
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  V Spadea 6 3 6 6 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Chang 6 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Vacek 2 6 3 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  V Spadea 6 1 6 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Prinosil 6 6 3 656 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Prinosil 2 6 2 4
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Tramacchi 3 2 6 77 1 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  V Spadea 4 7 6 5 3
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Godwin 6 6 3 6 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Chang 6 5 2 7 6
1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Carbonell 4 2 6 1 Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Godwin 1 3 1
Q 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Oncins 6 1 0 66 2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Chang 6 6 6
2 1996 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Chang 3 6 6 78
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