1996 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Fourth-seeded Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open.

Men's Singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion Boris Becker
Runner-up Michael Chang
Final score6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Michael Chang.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Boris Becker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Pete Sampras (Third round)
  2. Andre Agassi (Semifinalist)
  3. Thomas Muster (Fourth round)
  4. Boris Becker (Champion)
  5. Michael Chang (Finalist)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinalist)
  8. Jim Courier (Quarterfinalist)
  9. Wayne Ferreira (Second round)
  10. Goran Ivanišević (Third round)
  11. Richard Krajicek (Third round)
  12. Arnaud Boetsch (Second round)
  13. Marc Rosset (Withdrew)
  14. Andriy Medvedev (Second round)
  15. Todd Martin (Third round)
  16. Paul Haarhuis (First round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1996 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
Mark Woodforde 6 6 6
7 Thomas Enqvist 4 4 4
Mark Woodforde 4 2 0
4 Boris Becker 6 6 6
4 Boris Becker 6 711 6
6 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 69 1
4 Boris Becker 6 6 2 6
5 Michael Chang 2 4 6 2
5 Michael Chang 6 6 6
Mikael Tillström 0 2 4
5 Michael Chang 6 6 77
2 Andre Agassi 1 4 61
8 Jim Courier 79 6 3 4 2
2 Andre Agassi 67 2 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 P Sampras 7 6 6
R Fromberg 5 3 2 1 P Sampras 3 6 6 6
M Joyce 6 6 6 M Joyce 6 3 4 4
K Goossens 4 4 3 1 P Sampras 4 69 63
Q N Kiefer 63 0 1 M Philippoussis 6 711 77
M Philippoussis 77 6 6 M Philippoussis 2 6 6 6
Q A Cherkasov 1 3 1 LL E Ran 6 4 4 2
LL E Ran 6 6 6 M Philippoussis 2 2 2
M Sinner 5 3 6 7 6 M Woodforde 6 6 6
WC A Belobrajdic 7 6 4 5 3 M Sinner 4 1 4
S Matsuoka 1 r M Woodforde 6 6 6
M Woodforde 2 M Woodforde 4 78 6 6
E Sánchez 0 3 3 F Clavet 6 66 2 4
F Clavet 6 6 6 F Clavet 2 7 6 6
F Dewulf 6 6 6 F Dewulf 6 5 3 2
16 P Haarhuis 4 4 4

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 G Ivanišević 6 711 6
B Karbacher 4 69 3 10 G Ivanišević 6 6 6
K Carlsen 6 6 3 4 5 Q S Lareau 4 4 4
Q S Lareau 4 4 6 6 7 10 G Ivanišević 2 6 4 2
A Costa 4 4 7 3 R Furlan 6 3 6 6
F Meligeni 6 6 5 0 r A Costa 6 64 1 3
R Furlan 2 6 77 5 9 R Furlan 1 77 6 6
S Draper 6 3 65 7 7 R Furlan 5 0 3
WC J Morgan 2 4 5 7 T Enqvist 7 6 6
D Wheaton 6 6 7 D Wheaton 3 77 4 5
K Alami 6 2 0 1 H Gumy 6 63 6 7
H Gumy 4 6 6 6 H Gumy 2 63 6 1
L Roux 66 77 6 1 5 7 T Enqvist 6 77 3 6
A Voinea 78 62 3 6 7 A Voinea 4 4 1
M-K Goellner 3 2 4 7 T Enqvist 6 6 6
7 T Enqvist 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 B Becker 6 3 4 6 6
G Rusedski 4 6 6 3 3 4 B Becker 4 3 6 6 6
J Eltingh 4 3 1 T Johansson 6 6 2 1 4
T Johansson 6 6 6 4 B Becker 77 6 6
H Holm 3 2 4 M Larsson 65 3 3
B Black 6 6 6 B Black 3 6 4 4
N Lapentti 77 3 63 3 M Larsson 6 3 6 6
M Larsson 61 6 77 6 4 B Becker 1 6 6 6
Q B MacPhie 7 6 6 B Steven 6 4 3 2
J Apell 5 4 4 Q B MacPhie 1 7 66 4
N Marques 3 5 5 B Steven 6 5 78 6
B Steven 6 7 7 B Steven 6 6 63 6
LL D Nargiso 6 77 4 2 6 J Siemerink 1 4 77 2
D Prinosil 4 63 6 6 3 LL D Nargiso 6 7 2 68 1
J Siemerink 4 77 77 7 J Siemerink 1 5 6 710 6
G Schaller 6 64 63 5

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 A Boetsch 4 77 6 6
G Forget 6 65 3 3 12 A Boetsch 4 1 6 1
M Washington 6 6 4 6 M Washington 6 6 3 6
J Sánchez 4 2 6 2 M Washington 6 6 6
M Ríos 3 4 3 M Hadad 4 2 3
P Rafter 6 6 6 P Rafter 65 4 2 r
M Hadad 4 6 6 6 M Hadad 77 6 2
A Chesnokov 6 4 2 2 M Washington 3 2 4
M Tebbutt 6 3 6 6 6 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
C-U Steeb 3 6 1 4 M Tebbutt 6 6 7
WC P Tramacchi 77 77 6 WC P Tramacchi 3 4 5
S Noszály 63 63 2 M Tebbutt 5 7 4 2
À Corretja 6 6 6 6 Y Kafelnikov 7 5 6 6
LL L Jonsson 3 3 0 À Corretja 1 2 3
F Santoro 1 1 5 6 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
6 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 7

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 M Chang 6 6 6
D Rikl 2 1 2 5 M Chang 6 6 6
J Hlasek 6 6 6 J Hlasek 1 3 3
D Norman 4 1 1 5 M Chang 6 6 78
O Delaître 2 2 1 G Raoux 2 2 66
WC B Ellwood 6 6 6 WC B Ellwood 3 4 65
G Raoux 6 77 6 G Raoux 6 6 77
Q M Norman 3 62 1 5 M Chang 6 6 6
J Novák 66 5 6 7 1 Q J-P Fleurian 2 3 4
S Edberg 78 7 3 5 6 S Edberg 4 6 6 2 3
Q J-P Fleurian 6 4 77 2 Q J-P Fleurian 6 2 4 6 6
S Schalken 3 6 61 1 r Q J-P Fleurian 4 6 2
H Dreekmann 0 2 6 6 4 11 R Krajicek 6 3 2 r
F Fetterlein 6 6 1 3 6 F Fetterlein 2 4 4
J Stoltenberg 1 3 2 11 R Krajicek 6 6 6
11 R Krajicek 6 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 A Medvedev 6 7 2 79
C Moyà 4 5 6 67 14 A Medvedev 6 6 2 3 2
Q P Fredriksson 6 2 1 64 P McEnroe 3 2 6 6 6
P McEnroe 3 6 6 77 P McEnroe 6 1 65 3
Q R Gilbert 6 4 68 7 1 M Tillström 1 6 77 6
C Ruud 4 6 710 5 6 C Ruud 3 6 4 6 4
M Tillström 6 6 1 5 6 M Tillström 6 3 6 4 6
A Krickstein 4 4 6 7 2 M Tillström 7 4 6 6
Q N Kulti 5 77 6 6 3 T Muster 5 6 3 2
A Gaudenzi 7 64 4 2 Q N Kulti 6 6 6
C Costa 1 6 0 7 6 C Costa 3 2 2
A Volkov 6 4 6 5 4 Q N Kulti 4 69 4
Q D Nestor 4 4 4 3 T Muster 6 711 6
J Frana 6 6 6 J Frana 4 4 6 64
Q T Guardiola 3 3 2 3 T Muster 6 6 1 77
3 T Muster 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 J Courier 7 77 6
J Van Herck 5 61 4 8 J Courier 7 62 6 6
WC P Kilderry 2 2 4 J Tarango 5 77 4 3
J Tarango 6 6 6 8 J Courier 6 62 77 3 8
O Ogorodov 5 4 4 T Woodbridge 3 77 63 6 6
T Woodbridge 7 6 6 T Woodbridge 6 4 6 6
B Ulihrach 6 710 1 B Ulihrach 3 6 2 4
S Pescosolido 4 68 0 r 8 J Courier 7 2 4 6 6
C Adams 6 64 62 6 9 M Ondruska 5 6 6 4 2
WC T Larkham 4 77 77 3 7 C Adams 5 63 6 0
D Rostagno 77 1 2 5 M Ondruska 7 77 3 6
M Ondruska 65 6 6 7 M Ondruska 6 4 6 6
K Kučera 7 6 6 K Kučera 2 6 3 0
Q D Adams 5 0 0 K Kučera 6 6 6
J Stark 2 1 6 6 5 9 W Ferreira 1 3 0
9 W Ferreira 6 6 3 3 7

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 T Martin 6 65 6 6
D Vacek 4 77 3 4 15 T Martin 6 7 3 77
R Reneberg 6 63 6 1 6 R Reneberg 2 5 6 65
M Damm 3 77 3 6 2 15 T Martin 3 6 3 6 1
J Björkman 7 6 60 63 6 J Björkman 6 3 6 2 6
WC A Ilie 5 3 77 77 1 J Björkman 6 6 6
T Henman 5 77 6 6 T Henman 1 3 2
P Korda 7 64 3 4 J Björkman 6 2 6 1 2
Q H Denman 3 2 4 2 A Agassi 4 6 4 6 6
Q S Bryan 6 6 6 Q S Bryan 6 79 6
J Yzaga 3 5 4 WC S Stolle 3 67 1
WC S Stolle 6 7 6 Q S Bryan 6 0 2 1
Q D Nainkin 2 0 1 2 A Agassi 4 6 6 6
V Spadea 6 6 6 V Spadea 4 2 3
Q G Etlis 6 62 6 65 3 2 A Agassi 6 6 6
2 A Agassi 3 77 4 77 6
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Preceded by
1995 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1996 French Open – Men's Singles
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