1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Hamburg European Open.

Singles
1996 Panasonic German Open
Final
Champion	Roberto Carretero
Runner-up	Àlex Corretja
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jordi Burillo.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1.   Boris Becker (third round)
2.   Goran Ivanišević (second round)
3.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
4.   Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
5.   Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
6.   Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
7.   Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
8.   Marc Rosset (third round)
9.   Albert Costa (second round)
10.   MaliVai Washington (second round)
11.   Andriy Medvedev (second round)
12.   Cédric Pioline (second round)
13.   Jan Siemerink (first round)
14.   Richard Krajicek (third round)
15.   Carlos Costa (first round, retired)
16.   Gilbert Schaller (quarterfinals)

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
	Q	Roberto Carretero	7	6
	3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	2
								Q	Roberto Carretero	2	6	6	6
									Àlex Corretja	6	4	4	4
	5	Marcelo Ríos	4	4
		Àlex Corretja	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	B Becker	6	3	6
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	7	7^12				Q	E Benfele Álvarez	2	6	3
	WC	N Kiefer	5	6^10											1	B Becker	2	2
	Q	A Olhovskiy	6	6^2	7^9										16	G Schaller	6	6
		M Knowles	3	7^7	6^7			Q	A Olhovskiy	5	6	6^7
	Q	V Sendin	2	0				16	G Schaller	7	3	7^9
	16	G Schaller	6	6																		16	G Schaller	6	4	4
	10	M Washington	7	6																		Q	R Carretero	4	6	6
		F Clavet	5	2				10	M Washington	1	0
		J Arrese	3	7	6^2			Q	R Carretero	6	6
	Q	R Carretero	6	5	7^7										Q	R Carretero	6	6
		B Karbacher	6	6											7	A Boetsch	4	1
		B Ulihrach	4	1					B Karbacher	6	5	6^4
								7	A Boetsch	4	7	7^7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Y Kafelnikov	6	7^7
		S Pescosolido	6^8	6	7^7				S Pescosolido	2	6^2
	WC	G Forget	7^10	4	6^0										3	Y Kafelnikov	6	2	6
		S Schalken	3	4												C Moyá	3	6	4
		C Moyá	6	6					C Moyá	6	6
		H Gumy	6	6^5	6				H Gumy	4	4
	13	J Siemerink	4	7^7	3																	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	7^7
	11	A Medvedev	6	7																		6	S Bruguera	2	6^5
		T Carbonell	2	5				11	A Medvedev	3	4
		J Burillo	3	6	7^7				J Burillo	6	6
		P Haarhuis	6	4	6^4											J Burillo	2	6^5
	Q	F Roig	6	7											6	S Bruguera	6	7^7
		S Matsuoka	1	5				Q	F Roig	2	5
								6	S Bruguera	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Ríos	6	6
		A Voinea	6	6					A Voinea	2	1
		D Prinosil	4	3											5	M Ríos	6	6
		K Kučera	4	4												C Doseděl	3	4
		C Doseděl	6	6					C Doseděl	7	6
		J Sánchez	4	1				12	C Pioline	5	1
	12	C Pioline	6	6																		5	M Ríos	3	6	6
	14	R Krajicek	7^7	2	6																	4	W Ferreira	6	4	4
	Q	M Zillner	6^4	6	1			14	R Krajicek	6^3	7^7	6
		M-K Goellner	6^7	6	6				M-K Goellner	7^7	6^5	4
		D Rikl	7^9	4	0										14	R Krajicek	4	3
		D Vacek	6	6											4	W Ferreira	6	6
		H Dreekmann	3	2					D Vacek	2	0
								4	W Ferreira	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Rosset	6	6
		J Hlasek	3	4				WC	O Gross	2	1
	WC	O Gross	6	6											8	M Rosset	3	2
		A Volkov	4	5												À Corretja	6	6
		À Corretja	6	7					À Corretja	6	6
	WC	P Kühnen	3	0				9	A Costa	2	1
	9	A Costa	6	6																			À Corretja	6	6
	15	C Costa	3	1^r																			M Larsson	2	0
		A Berasategui	6	4					A Berasategui	6^5	7	4
		M Larsson	6	6					M Larsson	7^7	5	6
	WC	J Renzenbrink	4	2												M Larsson	6	6
		C-U Steeb	6	6												C-U Steeb	2	0
	Q	K Tiilikainen	4	3					C-U Steeb	6	6
								2	G Ivanišević	3	4

References

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