1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles explained

Champ:	Andre Agassi
Runner:	Michael Chang
Score:	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Draw:	56 (5/7)
Seeds:	16
Type:	singles doubles
Main Name:	Cincinnati Open
Before Name:	Thriftway ATP Championships – Singles

See main article: 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships.

Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Michael Chang in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Cincinnati Masters.^{[1] [2]}

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
2. Thomas Muster (semifinals)
3. Michael Chang (final)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
5. Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
6. Andre Agassi (champion)
7. Richard Krajicek (third round)
8. Jim Courier (third round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
10. Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
11. MaliVai Washington (second round)
12. Todd Martin (second round)
13. Marc Rosset (first round)
14. Cédric Pioline (second round)
15. Richey Reneberg (first round)
16. Jason Stoltenberg (third round)

Draw

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

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

Qualifying draw

Seventh qualifier

External links

• Main draw (ATP)
• ITF tournament profile

Notes and References

1. News: Agassi gana el torneo de Cincinnati . Agassi wins the Cincinnati tournament . 4 March 2024 . . 13 August 1996 . es.
2. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. 1997. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002187145. John Barrett. 131, 142–143.