1996 ATP Tour explained

1996 ATP Tour
Duration:	–
Most Tournament Titles:	Pete Sampras (8)
Most Tournament Finals:	Goran Ivanišević (10) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (10)
Prize Money Leader:	Boris Becker ($4,290,477)
Points Leader:	Pete Sampras (4865)
Player Of The Year:	Pete Sampras
Doubles Team Of The Year:	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Most Improved Player Of The Year:	Tim Henman
Newcomer Of The Year:	Dominik Hrbatý
Comeback Player Of The Year:	Stephane Simian
Previous:	1995
Next:	1997

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments (organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup (organized by the ITF).

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1996 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.^[1]

Key

Grand Slam events

ATP Tour World Championships

Summer Olympic Games

ATP Super 9

ATP Championship Series

ATP World Series

Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Jan	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia Hopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	2–1
	Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6^(7–0), 3–6, 6–1			Greg Rusedski Renzo Furlan Henrik Holm Daniel Vacek
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–5, 7–6	Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho
	Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, Qatar World Series Hard – $600,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Petr Korda 7–6^(7–5), 2–6, 7–6^(7–5)			Adrian Voinea Guillaume Raoux Magnus Larsson Nicolas Pereira
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6, 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
8 Jan	Indonesia Open Jakarta, Indonesia World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sjeng Schalken 6–3, 6–2			Guillaume Raoux Emilio Sánchez Mikael Tillström Gilbert Schaller
	Rick Leach Scott Melville 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	Kent Kinnear Dave Randall
		Todd Martin 5–7, 6–3, 6–4			Mark Woodforde Jason Stoltenberg Richard Fromberg Scott Draper
	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 5–7, 6–4, 6–1	Patrick McEnroe Sandon Stolle
		Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–4			Jaime Yzaga Hernán Gumy David Rikl MaliVai Washington
	Marcos Ondruska Jack Waite W/O	Jonas Björkman Brett Steven
15 Jan 22 Jan		Boris Becker 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2		Mark Woodforde Andre Agassi	Thomas Enqvist Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mikael Tillström Jim Courier
	Stefan Edberg Petr Korda 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
	Larisa Neiland Mark Woodforde 4–6, 7–5, 6–0	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen
29 Jan	Croatian Indoors Zagreb, Croatia World Series $375,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–3, 6–2			Adrian Voinea Carl-Uwe Steeb Filip Dewulf Guillaume Raoux
	Menno Oosting Libor Pimek 6–3, 7–6	Martin Damm Hendrik Jan Davids
		Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6^(7–5), 6–2			Jeff Tarango Marcos Ondruska Cristiano Caratti Mark Petchey
	Mark Knowles Roger Smith 4–6, 6–2, 7–6	Jim Grabb Michael Tebbutt

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Feb	Davis Cup first round Rome, Italy – clay Johannesburg, South Africa – hard (i) Geneva, Switzerland – clay (i) Besançon, France – hard (i) Jaipur, India – grass Katrineholm, Sweden – carpet (i) Plzeň, Czech Republic – carpet (i) Carlsbad, CA, United States – hard	3–2 3–2 5–0 5–0 5–0 4–1 3–2 5–0
12 Feb		Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3			Sandon Stolle Hendrik Jan Davids Wayne Ferreira Thomas Enqvist
	Byron Black Grant Connell 6–0, 6–1	Karel Nováček Jiří Novák
		Guy Forget 7–5, 6–4			Stephane Simian Adrian Voinea Filip Dewulf Sergi Bruguera
	Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux 6–3, 6–2	Marius Barnard Peter Nyborg
		Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–3			Richey Reneberg Jason Stoltenberg Vincent Spadea Greg Rusedski
	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark
19 Feb		Michael Stich 6–3, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)			Francisco Clavet Renzo Furlan Richard Krajicek Marc Rosset
	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Menno Oosting
		Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)			Mark Woodforde MaliVai Washington Thomas Enqvist Jiří Novák
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–6, 1–6, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
26 Feb	Comcast U.S. Indoor Philadelphia, PA, United States Championship Series $589,250 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3			Tomás Carbonell Marcelo Ríos Jason Stoltenberg Byron Black
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 6–2	Byron Black Grant Connell
		Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)			Renzo Furlan Daniel Vacek Adrian Voinea Andrei Medvedev
	Andrea Gaudenzi Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 7–5	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Mar		Wayne Ferreira 2–6, 6–3, 6–3			Justin Gimelstob Richey Reneberg Albert Costa Stefan Edberg
	Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach 5–7, 7–5, 7–5	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven
		Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 3–6, 6–3			Pete Sampras Cédric Pioline Marc Rosset Martin Damm
	David Adams Marius Barnard 6–3, 5–7, 7–6	Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk
		Thomas Muster 7–6^(7–3), 6–2			Alejandro Hernández Javier Frana Javier Sánchez Andrea Gaudenzi
	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–2, 6–4	Nicolas Pereira Emilio Sánchez
11 Mar		Cédric Pioline 6–2, 7–6^(9–7)			Martin Sinner Mikael Tillström Filip Dewulf Magnus Gustafsson
	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann
		Michael Chang 7–5, 6–1, 6–1			Pete Sampras Carlos Costa Andre Agassi Wayne Ferreira
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–4	Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt
18 Mar		Magnus Gustafsson 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)			Jeff Tarango Mikael Tillström David Prinosil Daniel Vacek
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–4	Nicklas Kulti Peter Nyborg
		Andre Agassi 3–0 retired			Jim Courier Michael Joyce Michael Chang Vincent Spadea
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–1, 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
25 Mar		Tomás Carbonell 7–5, 1–6, 6–2			Richard Fromberg Jiří Novák Magnus Norman Carlos Moyà
	Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–6, 6–3	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Rome, Italy – clay Limoges, France – clay (i) Calcutta, India – grass Prague, Czech Republic – carpet (i)	4–1 5–0 5–0 3–2
8 Apr		Pete Sampras 6–4, 3–6, 6–4			David Prinosil Shuzo Matsuoka Richard Krajicek Martin Damm
	Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–7, 7–6	Kent Kinnear Dave Randall
	Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal World Series $600,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6^(7–4), 6–4			Francisco Clavet Carlos Costa Richard Fromberg Tomás Carbonell
	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 6–3, 6–2	Tom Nijssen Greg Van Emburgh
	Gold Flake Open New Delhi, India World Series Hard – $405,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)			Jean-Philippe Fleurian Sandon Stolle Cristiano Caratti Jérôme Golmard
	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Byron Black Sandon Stolle
15 Apr	Trofeo Conde de Godó Barcelona, Spain Championship Series $800,000 – clay – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1			Francisco Roig Alberto Berasategui Magnus Larsson Todd Martin
	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–1, 6–3	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	XL Bermuda Open Bermuda, Bermuda World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	MaliVai Washington 6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 7–5			Bill Behrens Dirk Dier Vincent Spadea Mats Wilander
	Jan Apell Brent Haygarth 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Pat Cash Patrick Rafter
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard – $935,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–5			Guy Forget Thomas Enqvist Richard Krajicek Michael Chang
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–2, 6–3	Mark Knowles Rick Leach
22 Apr		Byron Black 7–6^(7–3), 6–3			Gianluca Pozzi Shuzo Matsuoka Oleg Ogorodov Greg Rusedski
	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4	Kent Kinnear Kevin Ullyett
		Thomas Muster 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2			Sjeng Schalken Carlos Costa Magnus Gustafsson Félix Mantilla
	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 2–6, 6–3, 6–2	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
29 Apr	AT&T Challenge Atlanta, GA, United States World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Karim Alami 6–3, 6–4			Fernando Meligeni Javier Frana Vincent Spadea Bryan Shelton
	Christo van Rensburg David Wheaton 7–6, 6–2	Bill Behrens Matt Lucena
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 1–6, 6–3			Alberto Martín Michal Tabara Daniel Vacek Javier Sánchez
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
	BMW Open Munich, Germany World Series $400,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Slava Doseděl 6–4, 4–6, 6–3			Mark Philippoussis Goran Ivanišević Hernán Gumy Bernd Karbacher
	Lan Bale Stephen Noteboom 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Diego Nargiso

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 May		Roberto Carretero 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4			Gilbert Schaller Sergi Bruguera Wayne Ferreira Magnus Larsson
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–2, 6–4	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Pinehurst, NC, United States World Series $264,250 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–2			Vincent Spadea Jonas Björkman Richey Reneberg Patrick Rafter
	Pat Cash Patrick Rafter 6–2, 6–3	Ken Flach David Wheaton
13 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Super 9 $1,950,000 – clay – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3			Marcelo Ríos Andrea Gaudenzi Andrei Medvedev Stefan Edberg
	Byron Black Grant Connell 6–2, 6–3	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
		Jason Stoltenberg 7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 7–5			Richard Fromberg Michael Tebbutt Vincent Spadea Sandon Stolle
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–3	Ivan Baron Brett Hansen-Dent
20 May	St. Pölten Open St. Pölten, Austria World Series $400,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–4			Thomas Muster Kenneth Carlsen Stefan Edberg Francisco Clavet
	Slava Doseděl Pavel Vízner 6–7, 6–4, 6–3	David Adams Menno Oosting
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany – clay	Switzerland 2–1
27 May 3 Jun		Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6^(7–4), 7–5, 7–6^(7–4)		Pete Sampras Marc Rosset	Jim Courier Richard Krajicek Bernd Karbacher Cédric Pioline
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–2, 6–3	Guy Forget Jakob Hlasek
	Patricia Tarabini Javier Frana 6–2, 6–2	Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Jun	Wilkinson Championships Rosmalen, The Netherlands World Series $475,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Richey Reneberg 6–4, 6–0			Leander Paes Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink Frederik Fetterlein
	Paul Kilderry Pavel Vízner 7–5, 6–3	Anders Järryd Daniel Nestor
		Félix Mantilla 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–3			Johan Van Herck Tomás Carbonell Stefano Pescosolido Richard Fromberg
	Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
		Boris Becker 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)			Mark Woodforde Todd Martin Michael Stich Patrick Rafter
	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 7–6	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
17 Jun	Internazionali di Carisbo Bologna, Italy World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–3, 6–4			Jimy Szymanski Javier Sánchez Andrei Chesnokov Karim Alami
	Brent Haygarth Christo van Rensburg 6–1, 6–4	Karim Alami Gábor Köves
	Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany World Series $875,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Nicklas Kulti 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4			Brett Steven Jim Courier Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
	Byron Black Grant Connell 6–1, 7–5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
	Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain World Series $303,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Jan Siemerink 6–3, 7–6^(7–0)			Mark Petchey Vincent Spadea Tim Henman Shuzo Matsuoka
	Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford 6–7, 7–6, 6–4	Neil Broad Piet Norval
24 Jun 1 Jul	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $4,736,161 – grass – 128S/64D/32X Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–3, 6–4, 6–3		Jason Stoltenberg Todd Martin	Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević Tim Henman Alex Rădulescu
	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2	Byron Black Grant Connell
	Helena Suková Cyril Suk 1–6, 6–3, 6–2	Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Mark Woodforde

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jul	Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland World Series $525,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–1, 6–0			Francisco Clavet Renzo Furlan Sergi Bruguera Alberto Berasategui
	Jiří Novák Pavel Vízner 4–6, 7–6, 7–6	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, RI, United States World Series $230,000 – grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Nicolas Pereira 4–6, 6–4, 6–4			Byron Black Andrei Olhovskiy Marcos Ondruska David Nainkin
	Marius Barnard Piet Norval 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Paul Kilderry Michael Tebbutt
		Magnus Gustafsson 6–1, 6–3			Thomas Johansson Tomás Carbonell Galo Blanco Magnus Larsson
	David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Joshua Eagle Peter Nyborg
15 Jul	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series $915,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–2, 6–4			Francisco Clavet Marc-Kevin Goellner Alexander Volkov Félix Mantilla
	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
		Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4			Patrick Rafter Richey Reneberg Neville Godwin Paul Haarhuis
	Grant Connell Scott Davis 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff
22 Jul		Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–3, 6–1			Wayne Ferreira Renzo Furlan MaliVai Washington Andrei Olhovskiy
	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 6–4, 6–2	Neil Broad Tim Henman
	EA Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria World Series $400,000 – clay – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–2, 6–4, 6–4			Thomas Muster Franco Squillari Filip Dewulf Nicolas Kiefer
	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 7–6, 6–3	David Adams Menno Oosting
29 Jul		Francisco Clavet 7–5, 6–1, 6–1			Slava Doseděl Félix Mantilla Carlos Moyà Hernán Gumy
	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Rikard Bergh Jack Waite
	Infiniti Open Los Angeles, CA, United States World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–4, 6–3			Stefano Pescosolido Scott Draper Alex O'Brien Jonas Björkman
	Marius Barnard Piet Norval 7–5, 6–2	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Aug		Albert Costa 7–6^(9–7), 6–3			Adrian Voinea Gilbert Schaller Christian Ruud Slava Doseděl
	Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker 6–1, 6–3	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
		Andre Agassi 7–6^(7–4), 6–4			Pete Sampras Goran Ivanišević Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wayne Ferreira
	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
12 Aug	RCA Championships Indianapolis, IN, USA Championship Series Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 7–6^(7–3), 7–5			Tommy Haas Àlex Corretja Thomas Enqvist Lionel Roux
	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 7–6, 4–6, 6–4	Petr Korda Cyril Suk
		Alex O'Brien 7–6^(8–6), 6–4			Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc Rosset Daniel Vacek Richard Krajicek
	Byron Black Grant Connell 6–4, 6–4	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
		Carlos Moyà 6–0, 7–6^(7–4)			Albert Costa Gilbert Schaller Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Gustavo Kuerten
	Pablo Albano Luis Lobo 6–4, 6–1	Ģirts Dzelde Udo Plamberger
19 Aug	Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup Long Island, NY, United States World Series Hard – $225,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrei Medvedev 7–5, 6–3			Michael Chang Jonathan Stark Michael Joyce Thomas Johansson
	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–3, 7–6	Hendrik Dreekmann Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov
		Wayne Ferreira 6–2, 6–4			Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter Thomas Enqvist Alex O'Brien
	Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
26 Aug 2 Sep	US Open New York City, NY, United States Grand Slam Hard – $4,806,000 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras 6–1, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)		Goran Ivanišević Andre Agassi	Àlex Corretja Stefan Edberg Thomas Muster Javier Sánchez
	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 7–6, 7–6	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
	Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith 7–6, 7–6	Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Sep		Thomas Muster 6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–3			Ramón Delgado Eyal Ran Alejandro Hernández Sjeng Schalken
	Nicolas Pereira David Rikl 6–3, 7–6	Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti
		Alberto Berasategui 6–1, 7–6^(7–5)			Dinu Pescariu Ion Moldovan Francisco Clavet Jiří Novák
	David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 7–6, 7–6	David Adams Menno Oosting
		Albert Costa 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–2			Danny Sapsford Sergi Bruguera Greg Rusedski Mariano Zabaleta
	Marc-Kevin Goellner Greg Rusedski 6–3, 7–6	Rodolphe Gilbert Nuno Marques
16 Sep	Davis Cup Semifinals Nantes, France – carpet (i) Prague, Czech Republic – carpet (i)	3–2 4–1
23 Sep		Pete Sampras 7–5, 6–2, 6–0			Mikael Tillström Marc-Kevin Goellner Olivier Delaître Petr Korda
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–4	David Adams Menno Oosting
		Karim Alami 7–5, 2–1 retired			Hicham Arazi Àlex Corretja Francisco Clavet Jordi Burillo
	Andrew Kratzmann Marcos Ondruska 7–6, 6–4	Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez
30 Sep	Singapore Open Singapore, Singapore World Series $389,250 Singles – Doubles	Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4			Javier Frana Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Sinner Richard Krajicek
	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 7–6, 7–6	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–3			Lionel Roux Marcelo Ríos Karol Kučera Magnus Gustafsson
	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–2, 6–1	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	Marbella Open Marbella, Spain World Series $303,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Marc-Kevin Goellner 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–2)			Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Marcelo Filippini Fernando Vicente Christian Ruud
	Andrew Kratzmann Jack Waite 6–7, 6–3, 6–4	Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Oct	CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria Championship Series $675,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–7^(7–9), 6–2, 6–3			Stefan Edberg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc Rosset Goran Ivanišević
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6, 6–4	Menno Oosting Pavel Vízner
	Nokia Open Beijing, China World Series $303,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 7–6^(7–5), 6–4			Scott Draper Hendrik Dreekmann Sjeng Schalken Gustavo Kuerten
	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 7–5	Patrik Kühnen Gary Muller
14 Oct	IPB Czech Indoor Ostrava, Czech Republic World Series $450,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	David Prinosil 6–1, 6–2			Jiří Novák Michael Stich Todd Martin Wayne Ferreira
	Cyril Suk Sandon Stolle 7–6, 6–3	Ján Krošlák Karol Kučera
	Eisenberg Israel Open Tel Aviv, Israel World Series Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Javier Sánchez 6–4, 7–5			Grant Stafford Javier Frana Hernán Gumy Scott Draper
	Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford 6–3, 6–2	Noam Behr Eyal Erlich
	Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse Toulouse, France World Series Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 6–1, 5–7, 6–4			Orlin Stanoytchev Bernd Karbacher Hicham Arazi Cédric Pioline
	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–5	Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux
21 Oct	Eurocard Open Stuttgart, Germany Super 9 $1,950,000 – carpet (i) – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Boris Becker 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4			Andre Agassi Goran Ivanišević Magnus Gustafsson Marcelo Ríos
	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
28 Oct	Paris Open Paris, France Super 9 $2,300,000 – carpet (i) – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 6–4, 7–5			Marc Rosset Stefan Edberg Paul Haarhuis Arnaud Boetsch
	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Nov	Hellmann's Cup Santiago, Chile World Series $203,000 – clay – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Hernán Gumy 6–4, 7–5			Fernando Meligeni Marcelo Filippini Emilio Benfele Álvarez Oliver Gross
	Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–2	Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden World Series Hard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 6–4, 7–6^(7–0)			Greg Rusedski Patrik Fredriksson Vincent Spadea Richey Reneberg
	Patrick Galbraith Jonathan Stark 7–6, 6–4	Todd Martin Chris Woodruff
		Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–1, 6–3			Byron Black Andrei Olhovskiy Sjeng Schalken Petr Korda
	Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Jiří Novák David Rikl
13 Nov	ATP World Doubles Championships Hartford, CT, United States ATP Tour World Championships $500,000 – carpet (i) – 8D Doubles	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6		Byron Black / Grant Connell Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson
19 Nov		Pete Sampras 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(11–13), 6–4			Thomas Muster Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andre Agassi
26 Nov	Davis Cup Final Malmö, Sweden – hard (i)	3–2

December

Statistical information

List of players and singles titles won:

• Andre Agassi – Miami Masters, Atlanta Olympics, Cincinnati Masters (3)
• Karim Alami – Atlanta, Palermo (2)
• Boris Becker – Australian Open, London, Vienna, Stuttgart Masters, Grand Slam Cup (5)
• Byron Black – Seoul (1)
• Alberto Berasategui – Bologna, Kitzbühel, Bucharest (3)
• Tomás Carbonell – Casablanca (1)
• Roberto Carretero – Hamburg Masters (1)
• Michael Chang – Indian Wells Masters, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles (3)
• Francisco Clavet – Amsterdam (1)
• Albert Costa – Gstaad, San Marino, Bournemouth (3)
• Jim Courier – Philadelphia (1)
• Slava Doseděl – Munich (1)
• Thomas Enqvist – New Delhi, Paris Masters, Stockholm (3)
• Wayne Ferreira – Scottsdale, Canada Masters (2)
• Guy Forget – Marseille (1)
• Marc-Kevin Goellner – Marbella (1)
• Hernán Gumy – Santiago (1)
• Magnus Gustafsson – Saint Petersburg, Båstad (2)
• Goran Ivanišević – Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, Moscow (5)
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov – Adelaide, Prague, French Open, Lyon (4)
• Petr Korda – Doha (1)
• Richard Krajicek – Wimbledon (1)
• Nicklas Kulti – Halle (1)
• Félix Mantilla – Oporto (1)
• Todd Martin – Sydney Outdoor (1)
• Andrei Medvedev – Long Island (1)
• Fernando Meligeni – Pinehurst (1)
• Carlos Moyà – Umag (1)
• Thomas Muster – Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Stuttart Outdoor, Bogotá (7)
• Jiří Novák – Auckland (1)
• Andrei Olhovskiy – Shanghai (1)
• Alex O'Brien – New Haven (1)
• Nicolas Pereira – Newport (1)
• Mark Philippoussis – Toulouse (1)
• Cédric Pioline – Copenhagen (1)
• David Prinosil – Ostrava (1)
• Richey Reneberg – Rosmalen (1)
• Marcelo Ríos – St. Poelten (1)
• Pete Sampras – San Jose, Memphis, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Indianapolis, US Open, Basel, ATP Championships (8)
• Javier Sánchez – Tel Aviv (1)
• Sjeng Schalken – Jakarta (1)
• Jan Siemerink – Nottingham (1)
• Jonathan Stark – Singapore (1)
• Greg Rusedski – Beijing (1)
• Michael Stich – Antwerp (1)
• Jason Stoltenberg – Coral Springs (1)
• MaliVai Washington – Bermuda (1)

Titles won by nation:

• 20 (Sydney Outdoor, San Jose, Memphis, Philadelphia, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Tokyo, Rosmalen, Washington, D.C., Atlanta Olympics, Los Angeles, Cincinnati Masters, Indianapolis, New Haven, US Open, Basel, Singapore, ATP Championships)
• 12 (Casablanca, Hamburg Masters, Oporto, Bologna, Gstaad, Kitzbühel, Amsterdam, San Marino, Umag, Bucharest, Bournemouth, Tel Aviv)
• 7 (Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Stuttgart Outdoor, Bogotá)
• 7 (Australian Open, Antwerp, London, Marbella, Vienna, Ostrava, Stuttgart Masters)
• 6 (Saint Petersburg, New Delhi, Halle, Båstad, Paris Masters, Stockholm)
• 5 (Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, Moscow)
• 5 (Adelaide, Shanghai, Prague, French Open, Lyon)
• 3 (Auckland, Doha, Prague)
• 3 (Jakarta, Nottingham, Wimbledon)
• 2 (Coral Springs, Toulouse)
• 2 (Marseille, Copenhagen)
• 2 (Atlanta, Palermo)
• 2 (Scottsdale, Canada Masters)
• 1 (Santiago)
• 1 (Pinehurst)
• 1 (St. Poelten)
• 1 (Beijing)
• 1 (Long Island)
• 1 (Newport)
• 1 (Seoul)

The following players won their first career title:

• Karim Alami – Atlanta
• Byron Black – Seoul
• Roberto Carretero – Hamburg Masters
• Hernán Gumy – Santiago
• Félix Mantilla – Oporto
• Jiří Novák – Auckland
• Mark Philippoussis – Toulouse
• Cédric Pioline – Copenhagen

See also

• 1996 WTA Tour

External links

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website
• 1996 ATP Tour draws

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATP. 1996 ATP calendar. 2013-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507141854/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Archive-Event-Calendar.aspx?t=2&y=1996. 2013-05-07. dead.
2. Web site: ATP Year-end top 20 . ATP . 15 September 2023.