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.

Men's singles
1996 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Score	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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	6^3	2											15	T Martin	6	4	2
		A Berasategui	7^7	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	7^7																		7	M Ríos	3	2
	Q	M Zabaleta	3	6^2				10	M Rosset	6	3
		B Karbacher	7^8	6					B Karbacher	1	0^r
	Q	T Larkham	6^6	0											10	M Rosset	6^5	4
		D Vacek	6	2	6										7	M Ríos	7^7	6
	WC	O Camporese	4	6	1				D Vacek	3	3
		À Corretja	6^5	6	2			7	M Ríos	6	6
	7	M Ríos	7^7	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	T Enqvist	6	6
		B Black	2	1				4	T Enqvist	6	7^7
	WC	D Nargiso	1	4					P Haarhuis	4	6^4
		P Haarhuis	6	6											4	T Enqvist	2	6^7
		J Hlasek	5	1												A Gaudenzi	6	7^9
		A Gaudenzi	7	6					A Gaudenzi	6	3	6
	WC	E Sánchez	6^5	1				13	M Stich	4	6	4
	13	M Stich	7^7	6																			A Gaudenzi	2	1
	11	A Costa	6	6^3	6																	11	A Costa	6	6
		K Carlsen	1	7^7	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	7^7	6
		G Forget	6^5	2				6	W Ferreira	6	6^2	6
		R Reneberg	6^6	6	6				R Reneberg	3	7^7	4
		Y El Aynaoui	7^8	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	7^11	7
	WC	G Pozzi	4	3				12	M Washington	6^9	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	6^3	3					F Clavet	4	4
		F Clavet	7^7	6												R Krajicek	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	4	7^7											M Philippoussis	4	4
		R Carretero	3	6	6^3				M Philippoussis	7^7	6
		A Voinea	3	6	7^7				A Voinea	6^4	1
	9	A Boetsch	6	4	6^4																		R Krajicek	6	6
	16	C Pioline	6	6																			S Edberg	3	3
		S Pescosolido	3	2				16	C Pioline	3	6^12
		J Siemerink	3	4					S Edberg	6	7^14
		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	6^3	3				2	G Ivanišević	1	6	6
	2	G Ivanišević	7^7	6

References

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