1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

Singles
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

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.

Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jordi Burillo.^[1]

Seeds edit

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.

Boris Becker (third round)
Goran Ivanišević (second round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
Marc Rosset (third round)
Albert Costa (second round)
MaliVai Washington (second round)
Andriy Medvedev (second round)
Cédric Pioline (second round)
Jan Siemerink (first round)
Richard Krajicek (third round)
Carlos Costa (first round, retired)
Gilbert Schaller (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	B Becker	6	3	6
Q	E Benfele Álvarez	7	7¹²		Q	E Benfele Álvarez	2	6	3
WC	N Kiefer	5	6¹⁰							1	B Becker	2	2
Q	A Olhovskiy	6	6²	7⁹						16	G Schaller	6	6
	M Knowles	3	7⁷	6⁷	Q	A Olhovskiy	5	6	6⁷
Q	V Sendin	2	0		16	G Schaller	7	3	7⁹
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	6²	Q	R Carretero	6	6
Q	R Carretero	6	5	7⁷						Q	R Carretero	6	6
	B Karbacher	6	6							7	A Boetsch	4	1
	B Ulihrach	4	1			B Karbacher	6	5	6⁴
					7	A Boetsch	4	7	7⁷

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	Y Kafelnikov	6	7⁷
	S Pescosolido	6⁸	6	7⁷		S Pescosolido	2	6²
WC	G Forget	7¹⁰	4	6⁰					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	6⁵	6		H Gumy	4	4
13	J Siemerink	4	7⁷	3										3	Y Kafelnikov	6	7⁷
11	A Medvedev	6	7											6	S Bruguera	2	6⁵
	T Carbonell	2	5		11	A Medvedev	3	4
	J Burillo	3	6	7⁷		J Burillo	6	6
	P Haarhuis	6	4	6⁴						J Burillo	2	6⁵
Q	F Roig	6	7						6	S Bruguera	6	7⁷
	S Matsuoka	1	5		Q	F Roig	2	5
					6	S Bruguera	6	7

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

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	7⁷	2	6										4	W Ferreira	6	4	4
Q	M Zillner	6⁴	6	1	14	R Krajicek	6³	7⁷	6
	M-K Goellner	6⁷	6	6		M-K Goellner	7⁷	6⁵	4
	D Rikl	7⁹	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 edit

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	6⁵	7	4
	M Larsson	6	6		M Larsson	7⁷	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 edit

^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 140–141. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links edit

[wot1997-1] John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 140–141. ISBN 9780002187145.

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