1996 Lipton Championships – Men's Singles

Andre Agassi was the defending champion and won the final 3–0 after Goran Ivanišević was forced to retire.

Men's Singles
1996 Lipton Championships
Champion Andre Agassi
Runner-up Goran Ivanišević
Final score3–0 (Ivanišević retired)
Draw96
Seeds32

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Thomas Muster (Second Round)
  2. Pete Sampras (Semifinals)
  3. Andre Agassi (Champion)
  4. Michael Chang (Quarterfinals)
  5. Boris Becker (Withdrew)
  6. Goran Ivanišević (Final, retired)
  7. Jim Courier (Quarterfinals)
  8. Thomas Enqvist (Second Round)
  9. Wayne Ferreira (Second Round)
  10. Sergi Bruguera (Third Round)
  11. Marc Rosset (Fourth Round)
  12. Andriy Medvedev (Fourth Round)
  13. Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
  14. Albert Costa (Third Round)
  15. Arnaud Boetsch (Semifinals)
  16. Todd Martin (Fourth Round)
  17. MaliVai Washington (Third Round)
  18. Renzo Furlan (Third Round)
  19. Mark Woodforde (Second Round)
  20. Jan Siemerink (Second Round)
  21. Cédric Pioline (Third Round)
  22. Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  23. Richard Krajicek (Fourth Round)
  24. Paul Haarhuis (Fourth Round)
  25. Mark Philippoussis (Second Round)
  26. Byron Black (Third Round)
  27. Magnus Larsson (Second Round)
  28. Guy Forget (Second Round)
  29. Jonas Björkman (Third Round)
  30. Andrea Gaudenzi (Second Round)
  31. Javier Frana (Second Round)
  32. Jakob Hlasek (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
15 Arnaud Boetsch 77 3 7
7 Jim Courier 63 6 5
15 Arnaud Boetsch 4 3  
3 Andre Agassi 6 6  
3 Andre Agassi 6 6  
  Michael Joyce 4 1  
3 Andre Agassi 3    
6 Goran Ivanišević 0r    
6 Goran Ivanišević 6 6  
4 Michael Chang 4 4  
6 Goran Ivanišević 2 6 6
2 Pete Sampras 6 4 4
  Vince Spadea 3 4  
2 Pete Sampras 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 T Muster 64 4  
  D Rostagno 610 5     N Pereira 77 6  
  N Pereira 712 7     N Pereira 4 2  
  S Edberg 66 6 6   S Edberg 6 6  
  E Sánchez 78 3 2   S Edberg 77 77  
31 J Frana 65 65  
  S Edberg 6 4 2
15 A Boetsch 3 6 6
17 M Washington 6 2 6
  W Kowalski 6 3 7   W Kowalski 3 6 4
WC A Krickstein 3 6 5 17 M Washington 3 4  
  G Pozzi 1 2   15 A Boetsch 6 6  
Q D Nestor 6 6   Q D Nestor 5 3  
15 A Boetsch 7 6  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 W Ferreira 64 6 4
  H Dreekmann 77 6     H Dreekmann 77 3 6
Q D Musa 63 4     H Dreekmann 2 3  
  P McEnroe 6 63 0   M Tebbutt 6 6  
  M Tebbutt 2 77 6   M Tebbutt 6 77  
24 P Haarhuis 1 63  
  M Tebbutt 6 4 5
7 J Courier 3 6 7
26 B Black 6 6  
Q R Jabali 77 6   Q R Jabali 3 1  
Q D DiLucia 65 4   26 B Black 61 0  
Q B Shelton 5 7 4 7 J Courier 77 6  
Q S Bryan 7 5 6 Q S Bryan 1 0  
7 J Courier 6 6  

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 A Agassi 6 1 77
  B Karbacher 6 6     B Karbacher 4 6 64
  C Woodruff 2 3   3 A Agassi 6 4 6
  J-P Fleurian 6 6     J-P Fleurian 2 6 2
Q R Koenig 4 3     J-P Fleurian 6 7  
30 A Gaudenzi 1 5  
3 A Agassi 6 6  
  S Lareau 4 4  
20 J Siemerink 4 3  
  S Lareau 3 6 6   S Lareau 6 6  
  H Gumy 6 3 4   S Lareau 6 6  
  C Caratti 64 4   14 A Costa 3 1  
Q J L Rascon 77 6   Q J L Rascon 7 3 4
14 A Costa 5 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 M Rosset 4 6 6
  J Stark 6 7     J Stark 6 4 2
  J Eltingh 2 5   11 M Rosset 7 5 77
Q K Nováček 66 1   22 T Woodbridge 5 7 64
  M Damm 78 6     M Damm 4 3  
22 T Woodbridge 6 6  
11 M Rosset 4 1  
  M Joyce 6 6  
28 G Forget 65 5  
  M Joyce 4 77 6   M Joyce 77 7  
  M Hadad 6 65 4   M Joyce 6 6  
Q D Nainkin 6 6   Q D Nainkin 0 2  
WC S Stolle 4 2   Q D Nainkin 6 5 77
LL T Nydahl 1 7 64

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 G Ivanišević 6 6  
  A Rădulescu 67 4     R Reneberg 4 3  
  R Reneberg 79 6   6 G Ivanišević 6 6  
  S Matsuoka 65 6 62   J Sánchez 0 3  
  J Sánchez 77 4 77   J Sánchez 6 3 6
27 M Larsson 4 6 2
6 G Ivanišević 77 6  
12 A Medvedev 64 4  
21 C Pioline 6 6  
  C Wilkinson 3 4     S Draper 4 2  
  S Draper 6 6   21 C Pioline 2 2  
  J Krošlák 5 77 2 12 A Medvedev 6 6  
  G Raoux 7 65 6   G Raoux 4 4  
12 A Medvedev 6 6  

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 M Ríos 6 6  
  F Clavet 5 6 4   K Kučera 4 2  
  K Kučera 7 2 6 13 M Ríos 4 77 4
  D Dier 4 3     P Korda 6 64 6
  P Korda 6 6     P Korda 6 77  
19 M Woodforde 4 63  
  P Korda 3 6 3
4 M Chang 6 3 6
29 J Björkman 6 711  
  G Rusedski 6 77     G Rusedski 4 69  
WC J Gimelstob 4 65   29 J Björkman 3 2  
  J Stoltenberg 6 6   4 M Chang 6 6  
  G Etlis 1 1     J Stoltenberg 3 4  
4 M Chang 6 6  

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 T Enqvist 3 5  
  K Alami 2 66     V Spadea 6 7  
  V Spadea 6 78     V Spadea 7 6  
  S Pescosolido 6 6     S Pescosolido 5 2  
  F Meligeni 1 2     S Pescosolido 6 6  
25 M Philippoussis 4 4  
  V Spadea 77 6  
23 R Krajicek 61 2  
23 R Krajicek 6 6  
  M Ondruska 6 4 6   M Ondruska 3 1  
  N Lapentti 2 6 2 23 R Krajicek 7 77  
  T Henman 6 6   10 S Bruguera 5 65  
  S Campbell 1 2     T Henman 3 6 1
10 S Bruguera 6 3 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 T Martin 77 6  
  À Corretja 6 6     À Corretja 64 4  
  M Wilander 2 4   16 T Martin 6 6  
Q P Tramacchi 6 6   18 R Furlan 3 2  
Q G Stafford 3 4   Q P Tramacchi 65 3  
18 R Furlan 77 6  
16 T Martin 3 4  
2 P Sampras 6 6  
32 J Hlasek 6 6  
  P Baur 3 4     L Paes 1 3  
  L Paes 6 6   32 J Hlasek 5 63  
  M Knowles 3 5   2 P Sampras 7 77  
  S Schalken 6 7     S Schalken 3 2  
2 P Sampras 6 6  
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