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1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles


The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. USA Pete Sampras (champion)
  2. USA Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
  3. SWE Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  4. RSA Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  5. AUS Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  6. NED Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  7. NED Jan Siemerink (second round)
  8. AUS Todd Woodbridge (third round)
  9. ZIM Byron Black (first round)
  10. FRA Guy Forget (quarterfinals)
  11. GER David Prinosil (third round)
  12. SUI Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  13. GBR Greg Rusedski (third round)
  14. GER Bernd Karbacher (first round)
  15. GBR Tim Henman (first round)
  16. DEN Kenneth Carlsen (second round)

Draw

Finals

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=USA Pete Sampras | RD1-score1-1=77 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=5 | RD1-team2=AUS Mark Woodforde | RD1-score2-1=65 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=GER Hendrik Dreekmann | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=64 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=USA Richey Reneberg | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=77

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=USA Pete Sampras | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=USA Richey Reneberg | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=5 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=USA A O'Brien | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=3 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=FRA L Roux | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=UZB O Ogorodov | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3=4 | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=SWE M Norman | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07=WC | RD1-team07=JPN Y Yamamoto | RD1-score07-1=7 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-seed08=16 | RD1-team08=DEN K Carlsen | RD1-score08-1=5 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=10 | RD1-team09=FRA G Forget | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=POR J Cunha e Silva | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score10-2=5 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA J Golmard | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=65 | RD1-seed12=WC | RD1-team12=JPN K Miyachi | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3=77

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=SWE N Kulti | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=WC | RD1-team14=JPN T Suzuki | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=USA P Sampras | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=FRA L Roux | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=SWE M Norman | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-team04=DEN K Carlsen | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=2 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=10 | RD2-team05=FRA G Forget | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=WC | RD2-team06=JPN K Miyachi | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=WC | RD2-team07=JPN T Suzuki | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=AUS T Woodbridge | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=USA P Sampras | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=Q | RD3-team02=SWE M Norman | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=1

| RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=FRA G Forget | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=8 | RD3-team04=AUS T Woodbridge | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=USA P Sampras | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-team02=FRA G Forget | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=4

Section 2

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=BEL J Van Herck | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=SWE A Järryd | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score04-2=2 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=JPN S Matsuoka | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=77 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ITA C Caratti | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=63 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=GER C-U Steeb | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=GBR G Rusedski | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team09=SUI J Hlasek | RD1-score09-1=77 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-team10=GER L Rehmann | RD1-score10-1=64 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=0

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=CZE M Damm | RD1-score11-1=65 | RD1-score11-2=66 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=DEN F Fetterlein | RD1-score12-1=77 | RD1-score12-2=78 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=RUS A Olhovskiy | RD1-score13-1=63 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=ZIM W Black | RD1-score14-1=77 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=SWE T Enqvist | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=BEL J Van Herck | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=JPN S Matsuoka | RD2-score03-1=77 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=GBR G Rusedski | RD2-score04-1=64 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-team05=SUI J Hlasek | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=77 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=DEN F Fetterlein | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=63 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=ZIM W Black | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-team08=AUS M Woodforde | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=SWE T Enqvist | RD3-score01-1=77 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-team02=GBR G Rusedski | RD3-score02-1=64 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=DEN F Fetterlein | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-team04=AUS M Woodforde | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=SWE T Enqvist | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=AUS M Woodforde | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=RUS A Volkov | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=FRA J-P Fleurian | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=WC | RD1-team05=JPN H Kaneko | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=SVK J Krošlák | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=AUS S Stolle | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-team08=GER D Prinosil | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-team09=GER B Karbacher | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=GER H Dreekmann | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=BEL D Norman | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=2 | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-team12=GER J Renzenbrink | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ITA G Pozzi | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SWE T Johansson | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=4 | RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=NED R Krajicek | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=FRA J-P Fleurian | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SVK J Krošlák | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-team04=GER D Prinosil | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=GER H Dreekmann | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-team06=GER J Renzenbrink | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=SWE T Johansson | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-team08=RSA W Ferreira | RD2-score08-1=5 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team01=NED R Krajicek | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-team02=GER D Prinosil | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=GER H Dreekmann | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=RSA W Ferreira | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=3 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team01=NED R Krajicek | RD4-score01-1=65 | RD4-score01-2=67 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=GER H Dreekmann | RD4-score02-1=77 | RD4-score02-2=79 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 4

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=BAH M Knowles | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CAN S Lareau | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=USA S Campbell | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=CAN D Nestor | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA R Reneberg | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=9 | RD1-team08=ZIM B Black | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score08-2=0 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team09=GBR T Henman | RD1-score09-1=1 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA J Tarango | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=RSA M Ondruska | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=GBR C Wilkinson | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=GER A Rădulescu | RD1-score13-1=77 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=WC | RD1-team14=JPN G Motomura | RD1-score14-1=65 | RD1-score14-2=0 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=7 | RD2-team01=NED J Siemerink | RD2-score01-1=77 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=1 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=CAN S Lareau | RD2-score02-1=64 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=USA S Campbell | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=USA R Reneberg | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA J Tarango | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=GBR C Wilkinson | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=GER A Rădulescu | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=USA M Chang | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=3 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=CAN S Lareau | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA R Reneberg | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA J Tarango | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=4 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=USA M Chang | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=USA R Reneberg | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=77 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=USA M Chang | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=63 | RD4-score02-3=

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