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1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Richard Krajicek defeated MaliVai Washington in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his first and only major singles title. Krajicek was originally unseeded, but replaced seventh seed Thomas Muster in the draw when Muster withdrew from the tournament. Washington became the first Black major finalist since Yannick Noah at the 1983 French Open, and the first at Wimbledon since Arthur Ashe in 1975.

Men's singles
1996 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionNetherlands Richard Krajicek
Runner-upUnited States MaliVai Washington
Score6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
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 seniors
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Main article: 1996 Wimbledon Championships

Pete Sampras was the three-time defending champion, but was defeated by Krajicek in the quarterfinals. It would be his only loss at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2000.

For the first time since the 1990 French Open, none of the four semifinalists at a major had previously won a major title. Of the four, only Todd Martin had contested a major final before.

An unusual number of top seeds were eliminated early, including 1992 champion Andre Agassi (No. 3), reigning French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov (No. 5), Michael Chang (No. 6), and 1993 finalist Jim Courier (No. 9): all in the first round. Three-time champion Boris Becker, seeded second, was eliminated in the third round when he withdrew from his match with Neville Godwin with a wrist injury.

Seeds edit

01.     Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
02.     Boris Becker (third round, retired)
03.     Andre Agassi (first round)
04.     Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
05.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
06.     Michael Chang (first round)
07.     Thomas Muster (withdrew)
08.     Jim Courier (first round)
09.     Thomas Enqvist (second round)
10.     Michael Stich (fourth round)
11.     Wayne Ferreira (third round)
12.     Stefan Edberg (second round)
13.     Todd Martin (semifinals)
14.     Marc Rosset (third round)
15.     Arnaud Boetsch (first round)
16.     Cédric Pioline (fourth round)
17.     Richard Krajicek (champion)

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

Thomas Muster withdrew due to injury. His spot was replaced in the draw by the highest-ranked non-seeded player Richard Krajicek, who was made a seed without being numbered. Although Krajicek was shown as unseeded in the official souvenir programme during the championships, the committee ruled that he was seeded throughout and this is reflected in the final issue of the programme. He was indeed replaced by lucky loser Anders Järryd in the main draw.[2]

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Pete Sampras 5 63 4
17   Richard Krajicek 7 77 6
17   Richard Krajicek 7 6 6
  Jason Stoltenberg 5 2 1
4   Goran Ivanišević 3 63 77 63
  Jason Stoltenberg 6 77 63 77
17   Richard Krajicek 6 6 6
  MaliVai Washington 3 4 3
  Tim Henman 65 62 4
13   Todd Martin 77 77 6
13   Todd Martin 7 4 78 3 8
  MaliVai Washington 5 6 66 6 10
  MaliVai Washington 65 77 5 77 6
  Alex Rădulescu 77 61 7 63 4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 4 6 6 6
  R Reneberg 6 4 3 3 1   P Sampras 77 6 6
  M Philippoussis 7 4 6 6   M Philippoussis 64 4 4
  J Frana 5 6 3 2 1   P Sampras 6 6 65 77
  K Goossens 7 1 2 3   K Kučera 4 1 77 63
  B Black 5 6 6 6   B Black 6 1 7 3 3
  K Alami 3 3 3   K Kučera 4 6 5 6 6
  K Kučera 6 6 6 1   P Sampras 6 6 6
  J Krošlák 6 77 7 16   C Pioline 4 4 2
WC   A Foster 3 64 5   J Krošlák 1 7 5 6 6
WC   C Wilkinson 6 6 5 6 WC   C Wilkinson 6 5 7 4 3
LL   A Järryd 1 3 7 2   J Krošlák 2 65 3
LL   L Paes 6 2 4 611 16   C Pioline 6 77 6
WC   M Petchey 1 6 6 713 WC   M Petchey 1 4 2
  J Siemerink 64 65 4 16   C Pioline 6 6 6
16   C Pioline 77 77 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   M Stich 6 3 6 6
  S Schalken 3 6 1 2 10   M Stich 77 6 65 6
  C Ruud 1 0 2   S Matsuoka 62 4 77 1
  S Matsuoka 6 6 6 10   M Stich 6 4 6 6
  S Stolle 6 6 6   S Stolle 3 6 2 3
Q   D Nargiso 3 3 1   S Stolle 6 1 77 6
  M Woodforde 3 2 5   M Larsson 2 6 64 4
  M Larsson 6 6 7 10   M Stich 4 65 4
Q   D Nestor 64 65 2 17   R Krajicek 6 77 6
  G Rusedski 77 77 6   G Rusedski 67 6 612 2
Q   T Kempers 5 67 3   B Steven 79 4 714 6
  B Steven 7 79 6   B Steven 65 77 4 2
  D Rostagno 6 6 77 17   R Krajicek 77 65 6 6
  J Van Herck 4 3 64   D Rostagno 4 3 3
  J Sánchez 4 3 4 17   R Krajicek 6 6 6
17   R Krajicek 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   G Ivanišević 6 6 6
LL   D Nainkin 2 0 2 4   G Ivanišević 7 6 6
Q   P Bouteyre 65 77 2 6 10 Q   P Bouteyre 5 4 4
  C Moyá 77 65 6 4 8 4   G Ivanišević 77 7 6
Q   L Manta 4 62 6 1   A Volkov 63 5 3
  A Volkov 6 77 1 6   A Volkov 77 4 4 6 6
  O Ogorodov 6 1 4 4   M Damm 64 6 6 3 4
  M Damm 4 6 6 6 4   G Ivanišević 77 4 79 6
  G Pozzi 6 6 6   P Rafter 64 6 67 1
  J Cunha e Silva 2 4 2   G Pozzi 1 5 4
  P Rafter 6 6 77   P Rafter 6 7 6
  D Vacek 2 4 63   P Rafter 4 6 4 6 6
  A Olhovskiy 64 6 6 6 14   M Rosset 6 3 6 1 3
  H Dreekmann 77 2 2 2   A Olhovskiy 3 64 4
  S Draper 6 4 3 1 14   M Rosset 6 77 6
14   M Rosset 4 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   S Edberg 77 5 6 6
  G Forget 65 7 2 2 12   S Edberg 6 4 65 4
  M Tillström 77 3 6 3 12   M Tillström 4 6 77 6
  M-K Goellner 65 6 3 6 10   M Tillström 4 6 5 1
  M Tebbutt 6 64 4 4   J Hlasek 6 3 7 6
  À Corretja 3 77 6 6   À Corretja 6 3 4 4
  A Chesnokov 3 2 3   J Hlasek 4 6 6 6
  J Hlasek 6 6 6   J Hlasek 2 62 2
Q   J Renzenbrink 65 2 4   J Stoltenberg 6 77 6
  J Novák 77 6 6   J Novák 65 1 1
  J Stoltenberg 4 6 5 6 6   J Stoltenberg 77 6 6
  A Voinea 6 4 7 2 0   J Stoltenberg 6 6 6
Q   M Navarra 4 6 6 6 Q   M Navarra 2 2 2
  D Rikl 6 2 2 2 Q   M Navarra 4 78 3 7 9
  A Costa 3 77 77 6   A Costa 6 66 6 5 7
6   M Chang 6 65 61 4

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Y Kafelnikov 66 3 77 6 5
  T Henman 78 6 62 4 7   T Henman 6 63 6 6
Q   P Tramacchi 5 4 3 WC   D Sapsford 1 77 0 1
WC   D Sapsford 7 6 6   T Henman 6 6 6
  J Björkman 6 1 6 5 4 WC   L Milligan 1 3 4
WC   L Milligan 4 6 2 7 6 WC   L Milligan 6 6 65 63 6
  K Carlsen 63 6 78 4 4   N Lapentti 4 2 77 77 1
  N Lapentti 77 3 66 6 6   T Henman 77 6 77
  T Woodbridge 6 6 3 6   M Gustafsson 62 4 64
Q   S Huet 4 2 6 0   T Woodbridge 65 3 2
  M Gustafsson 77 6 6   M Gustafsson 77 6 6
Q   A Ilie 64 3 2   M Gustafsson 77 7 1 5 6
  M Joyce 6 2 7 1 3 11   W Ferreira 64 5 6 7 1
  A Gaudenzi 1 6 5 6 6   A Gaudenzi 5 5 4
  D Prinosil 66 3 3 11   W Ferreira 7 7 6
11   W Ferreira 78 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   T Martin 6 6 6
  M Ondruska 3 4 3 13   T Martin 6 6 77
  E Sánchez 1 3 3 Q   J Grabb 2 4 65
Q   J Grabb 6 6 6 13   T Martin 77 6 6
  R Furlan 6 3 4 6 6   R Furlan 61 4 2
  A Medvedev 4 6 6 2 2   R Furlan 6 7 6
WC   C Beecher 6 6 7 WC   C Beecher 4 5 2
WC   N Gould 4 4 5 13   T Martin 3 6 7 6
  H Arazi 4 64 6 6 6   T Johansson 6 3 5 2
  N Kulti 6 77 4 2 3   H Arazi 4 3 3
  T Johansson 4 77 6 3 6   T Johansson 6 6 6
  J Eltingh 6 60 3 6 1   T Johansson 6 6 6
Q   J Palmer 6 6 65 6 Q   D Flach 1 4 3
Q   T Champion 2 4 77 3 Q   J Palmer 6 3 3 4
Q   D Flach 2 77 6 78 Q   D Flach 2 6 6 6
3   A Agassi 6 61 4 66

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   J Courier 2 4 6 4
  J Stark 6 6 3 6   J Stark 6 6 6
  M Knowles 6 6 6   M Knowles 2 1 2
  J Golmard 3 3 1   J Stark 4 78 1 4
  F Mantilla 7 2 2 2   P Haarhuis 6 66 6 6
  P Haarhuis 5 6 6 6   P Haarhuis 6 77 77
WC   J Bates 2 3 4   N Pereira 2 65 61
  N Pereira 6 6 6   P Haarhuis 3 4 2
  B Ulihrach 1 6 6 6   M Washington 6 6 6
  C Costa 6 3 2 3   B Ulihrach 1 6 6 6
  F Dewulf 3 6 7 6   F Dewulf 6 2 1 4
  V Spadea 6 3 5 4   B Ulihrach 3 3 0
  R Fromberg 3 66 77 5   M Washington 6 6 6
  M Washington 6 78 63 7   M Washington 6 77 6
LL   A Chang 4 2 1 9   T Enqvist 4 65 3
9   T Enqvist 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   A Boetsch 3 4 77 7 7
  A Rădulescu 6 6 62 5 9   A Rădulescu 4 62 77 6 10
  S Pescosolido 6 3 6 7   S Pescosolido 6 77 64 1 8
  C Woodruff 3 6 2 6   A Rădulescu 64 6 6 4 6
  D Wheaton 6 6 6   D Wheaton 77 4 4 6 3
  F Fetterlein 1 4 4   D Wheaton 6 7 77
  G Raoux 6 6 6   G Raoux 4 5 64
  Y El Aynaoui 3 1 3   A Rădulescu 6 6 6
  G Stafford 7 6 6 Q   N Godwin 3 0 4
  S Noszály 5 1 2   G Stafford 4 5 2
Q   N Godwin 6 77 6 Q   N Godwin 6 7 6
  C Caratti 2 64 1 Q   N Godwin 6
  F Clavet 65 6 6 4 3 2   B Becker 6r
  T Carbonell 77 4 1 6 6   T Carbonell 6 3 4 2
  J-P Fleurian 0 2 3 2   B Becker 4 6 6 6
2   B Becker 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. Barrett, John. Collins Willow 2011 ISBN 0-00-711707-8

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