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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.

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, AustraliaHopman Cup Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	2–1
Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships Adelaide, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1	Byron Black	Javier Frana Martin Damm	Greg Rusedski Renzo Furlan Henrik Holm Daniel Vacek
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–5, 7–6	Jonas Björkman Tommy Ho
Qatar ExxonMobil Open Doha, QatarWorld SeriesHard – $600,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Petr Korda 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)	Younes El Aynaoui	Thomas Muster David Prinosil	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, IndonesiaWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Sjeng Schalken 6–3, 6–2	Younes El Aynaoui	Paul Haarhuis Michael Joyce	Guillaume Raoux Emilio Sánchez Mikael Tillström Gilbert Schaller
Rick Leach Scott Melville 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	Kent Kinnear Dave Randall
Peters International Sydney, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Todd Martin 5–7, 6–3, 6–4	Goran Ivanišević	Todd Woodbridge Greg Rusedski	Mark Woodforde Jason Stoltenberg Richard Fromberg Scott Draper
Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink 5–7, 6–4, 6–1	Patrick McEnroe Sandon Stolle
BellSouth Open Auckland, New ZealandWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Jiří Novák 6–4, 6–4	Brett Steven	Javier Frana Guy Forget	Jaime Yzaga Hernán Gumy David Rikl MaliVai Washington
Marcos Ondruska Jack Waite W/O	Jonas Björkman Brett Steven
15 Jan22 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – $3,180,318 – 128S/64DSingles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Boris Becker6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Michael Chang	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, CroatiaWorld Series$375,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Cédric Pioline	Guy Forget Marc-Kevin Goellner	Adrian Voinea Carl-Uwe Steeb Filip Dewulf Guillaume Raoux
Menno Oosting Libor Pimek 6–3, 7–6	Martin Damm Hendrik Jan Davids
Shanghai Open Shanghai, ChinaWorld Series$303,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Mark Knowles	Michael Tebbutt Tim Henman	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	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWorld SeriesHard – $1,014,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 6–3	Albert Costa	Javier Sánchez David Prinosil	Sandon Stolle Hendrik Jan Davids Wayne Ferreira Thomas Enqvist
Byron Black Grant Connell 6–0, 6–1	Karel Nováček Jiří Novák
Open 13 Marseille, FranceWorld SeriesHard (i) – $514,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Guy Forget 7–5, 6–4	Cédric Pioline	Tomás Carbonell Hendrik Dreekmann	Stephane Simian Adrian Voinea Filip Dewulf Sergi Bruguera
Jean-Philippe Fleurian Guillaume Raoux 6–3, 6–2	Marius Barnard Peter Nyborg
Sybase Open San Jose, CA, United StatesWorld SeriesHard (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–3	Andre Agassi	Michael Chang Ján Krošlák	Richey Reneberg Jason Stoltenberg Vincent Spadea Greg Rusedski
Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark
19 Feb	ECC Antwerp Antwerp, BelgiumChampionship SeriesCarpet (i) – $875,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Michael Stich 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)	Goran Ivanišević	Boris Becker Andrei Medvedev	Francisco Clavet Renzo Furlan Richard Krajicek Marc Rosset
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 6–4, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Menno Oosting
Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, TN, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard (i) – $683,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6(7–2)	Todd Martin	Michael Chang Mark Philippoussis	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 StatesChampionship SeriesCarpet (i) – $589,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3	Chris Woodruff	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Tomás Carbonell Marcelo Ríos Jason Stoltenberg Byron Black
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 6–2	Byron Black Grant Connell
Internazionali di Lombardia Milan, ItalyChampionship SeriesCarpet (i) – $689,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Marc Rosset	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Guy Forget	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	Franklin Templeton Classic Scottsdale, AZ, United StatesWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Wayne Ferreira 2–6, 6–3, 6–3	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Sandon Stolle	Justin Gimelstob Richey Reneberg Albert Costa Stefan Edberg
Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach 5–7, 7–5, 7–5	Richey Reneberg Brett Steven
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, The NetherlandsWorld SeriesCarpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Tim Henman Guillaume Raoux	Pete Sampras Cédric Pioline Marc Rosset Martin Damm
David Adams Marius Barnard 6–3, 5–7, 7–6	Hendrik Jan Davids Cyril Suk
Abierto Mexicano Telcel Mexico City, MexicoWorld SeriesClay – $305,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Jiří Novák	Francisco Clavet Fernando Meligeni	Alejandro Hernández Javier Frana Javier Sánchez Andrea Gaudenzi
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–2, 6–4	Nicolas Pereira Emilio Sánchez
11 Mar	Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, DenmarkWorld SeriesCarpet (i) – $203,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Cédric Pioline 6–2, 7–6(9–7)	Kenneth Carlsen	Tim Henman Johan Van Herck	Martin Sinner Mikael Tillström Filip Dewulf Magnus Gustafsson
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann
Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, CA, United StatesSuper 9Hard – $1,950,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Michael Chang 7–5, 6–1, 6–1	Paul Haarhuis	Goran Ivanišević Marcelo Ríos	Pete Sampras Carlos Costa Andre Agassi Wayne Ferreira
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–4	Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt
18 Mar	St. Petersburg Open Saint Petersburg, RussiaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Magnus Gustafsson 6–2, 7–6(7–4)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Filip Dewulf Lars Burgsmüller	Jeff Tarango Mikael Tillström David Prinosil Daniel Vacek
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 6–4	Nicklas Kulti Peter Nyborg
Lipton Championships Key Biscayne, FL, United StatesSuper 9Hard – $2,300,000 – 96S/48DSingles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 3–0 retired	Goran Ivanišević	Arnaud Boetsch Pete Sampras	Jim Courier Michael Joyce Michael Chang Vincent Spadea
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–1, 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
25 Mar	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, MoroccoWorld SeriesClay – $203,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Tomás Carbonell 7–5, 1–6, 6–2	Gilbert Schaller	Alberto Berasategui Andrei Chesnokov	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	Salem Open Hong Kong, Hong KongWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Michael Chang	Jan Siemerink Todd Woodbridge	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, PortugalWorld SeriesClay – $600,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Andrea Gaudenzi	Àlex Corretja Paul Haarhuis	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, IndiaWorld SeriesHard – $405,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 7–6(7–3)	Byron Black	Jonathan Stark Alex Rădulescu	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, SpainChampionship SeriesClay – $800,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Marcelo Ríos	Carlos Moyà Jim Courier	Francisco Roig Alberto Berasategui Magnus Larsson Todd Martin
Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 6–1, 6–3	Neil Broad Piet Norval
XL Bermuda Open Bermuda, BermudaWorld SeriesClay – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	MaliVai Washington 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–5	Marcelo Filippini	Mariano Zabaleta Javier Frana	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, JapanChampionship SeriesHard – $935,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–5	Richey Reneberg	Mark Woodforde Hendrik Dreekmann	Guy Forget Thomas Enqvist Richard Krajicek Michael Chang
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–2, 6–3	Mark Knowles Rick Leach
22 Apr	Seoul Open Seoul, South KoreaWorld SeriesHard – $203,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Byron Black 7–6(7–3), 6–3	Martin Damm	Tim Henman Ján Krošlák	Gianluca Pozzi Shuzo Matsuoka Oleg Ogorodov Greg Rusedski
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4	Kent Kinnear Kevin Ullyett
Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, FranceSuper 9Clay – $1,950,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Albert Costa	Cédric Pioline Marcelo Ríos	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 StatesWorld SeriesClay – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Karim Alami 6–3, 6–4	Nicklas Kulti	Michael Chang Richey Reneberg	Fernando Meligeni Javier Frana Vincent Spadea Bryan Shelton
Christo van Rensburg David Wheaton 7–6, 6–2	Bill Behrens Matt Lucena
Skoda Czech Open Prague, Czech RepublicWorld SeriesClay – $340,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 1–6, 6–3	Bohdan Ulihrach	Emilio Sánchez Christian Ruud	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, GermanyWorld SeriesClay – $400,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Slava Doseděl 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Carlos Moyà	Thomas Muster Boris Becker	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	Panasonic German Open Hamburg, GermanySuper 9Clay – $1,950,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Roberto Carretero 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Àlex Corretja	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marcelo Ríos	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 StatesWorld SeriesClay – $264,250 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–2	Mats Wilander	Javier Frana Jason Stoltenberg	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, ItalySuper 9Clay – $1,950,000 – 64S/32DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Richard Krajicek	Albert Costa Wayne Ferreira	Marcelo Ríos Andrea Gaudenzi Andrei Medvedev Stefan Edberg
Byron Black Grant Connell 6–2, 6–3	Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
International Tennis Championships Coral Springs, FL, United StatesWorld SeriesClay – $245,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Jason Stoltenberg 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–5	Chris Woodruff	Javier Frana Magnus Gustafsson	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, AustriaWorld SeriesClay – $400,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–4	Félix Mantilla	Andrea Gaudenzi Slava Doseděl	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	Switzerland2–1	Czech Republic
27 May 3 Jun	French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay – $5,125,107 – 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)	Michael Stich	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 NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass – $475,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Richey Reneberg 6–4, 6–0	Stephane Simian	Paul Haarhuis Jonas Björkman	Leander Paes Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink Frederik Fetterlein
Paul Kilderry Pavel Vízner 7–5, 6–3	Anders Järryd Daniel Nestor
Oporto Open Porto, PortugalWorld SeriesClay – $400,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Félix Mantilla 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3	Hernán Gumy	Carlos Moyà Christian Ruud	Johan Van Herck Tomás Carbonell Stefano Pescosolido Richard Fromberg
Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
Stella Artois Championships London, Great BritainWorld SeriesGrass – $675,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Stefan Edberg	Thomas Muster Wayne Ferreira	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, ItalyWorld SeriesClay – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–3, 6–4	Carlos Costa	Bohdan Ulihrach Francisco Clavet	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, GermanyWorld SeriesGrass – $875,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Nicklas Kulti 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Richey Reneberg Daniel Vacek	Brett Steven Jim Courier Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson
Byron Black Grant Connell 6–1, 7–5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great BritainWorld SeriesGrass – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Jan Siemerink 6–3, 7–6(7–0)	Sandon Stolle	Todd Woodbridge Greg Rusedski	Mark Petchey Vincent Spadea Tim Henman Shuzo Matsuoka
Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford 6–7, 7–6, 6–4	Neil Broad Piet Norval
24 Jun1 Jul	The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass – $4,736,161 – 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles Mixed doubles	Richard Krajicek6–3, 6–4, 6–3	MaliVai Washington	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, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesClay – $525,000 – 32S/16D	Albert Costa 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1, 6–0	Félix Mantilla	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Bohdan Ulihrach	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 StatesWorld SeriesGrass – $230,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Nicolas Pereira 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Grant Stafford	Leander Paes Daniel Nestor	Byron Black Andrei Olhovskiy Marcos Ondruska David Nainkin
Marius Barnard Piet Norval 6–7, 6–4, 6–4	Paul Kilderry Michael Tebbutt
Investor Swedish Open Båstad, SwedenWorld Series$303,000 – clay – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Magnus Gustafsson 6–1, 6–3	Andrei Medvedev	Stefan Edberg Carlos Costa	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, GermanyChampionship SeriesClay – $915,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–2, 6–2, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Alberto Berasategui Àlex Corretja	Francisco Clavet Marc-Kevin Goellner Alexander Volkov Félix Mantilla
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 6–2, 5–7, 6–4	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., UnitedChampionship SeriesHard – $550,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4	Wayne Ferreira	Renzo Furlan Kenneth Carlsen	Patrick Rafter Richey Reneberg Neville Godwin Paul Haarhuis
Grant Connell Scott Davis 7–6, 3–6, 6–3	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff
22 Jul	Summer Olympic Games Atlanta, GA, United StatesOlympicsHard Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–3, 6–1	Sergi Bruguera	Leander Paes Fernando Meligeni	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, AustriaWorld SeriesClay – $400,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–2, 6–4, 6–4	Àlex Corretja	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Juan Albert Viloca	Thomas Muster Franco Squillari Filip Dewulf Nicolas Kiefer
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 7–6, 6–3	David Adams Menno Oosting
29 Jul	Dutch Open Amsterdam, The NetherlandsWorld SeriesClay – $475,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Francisco Clavet 7–5, 6–1, 6–1	Younes El Aynaoui	Adrian Voinea Dennis van Scheppingen	Slava Doseděl Félix Mantilla Carlos Moyà Hernán Gumy
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Rikard Bergh Jack Waite
Infiniti Open Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–4, 6–3	Richard Krajicek	Stefan Edberg Sandon Stolle	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	San Marino Open San Marino, San MarinoWorld SeriesClay – $275,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Albert Costa 7–6(9–7), 6–3	Félix Mantilla	Marcelo Charpentier Javier Sánchez	Adrian Voinea Gilbert Schaller Christian Ruud Slava Doseděl
Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker 6–1, 6–3	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
Great American Insurance ATP Championships Mason, OH, United StatesSuper 9Hard – $1,950,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Michael Chang	Thomas Enqvist Thomas Muster	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, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard – $915,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 7–6(7–3), 7–5	Goran Ivanišević	Bohdan Ulihrach Todd Martin	Tommy Haas Àlex Corretja Thomas Enqvist Lionel Roux
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 7–6, 4–6, 6–4	Petr Korda Cyril Suk
Pilot Pen International New Haven, CT, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard – $915,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Alex O'Brien 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Jan Siemerink	Mark Philippoussis Wayne Ferreira	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc Rosset Daniel Vacek Richard Krajicek
Byron Black Grant Connell 6–4, 6–4	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
Croatia Open Umag Umag, CroatiaWorld SeriesClay – $375,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Carlos Moyà 6–0, 7–6(7–4)	Félix Mantilla	Slava Doseděl Christian Ruud	Albert Costa Gilbert Schaller Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Gustavo Kuerten
Pablo Albano Luis Lobo 6–4, 6–1	Ģirts Dzelde Udo Plamberger
19 Aug	Genovese Hamlet Cup Long Island, NY, United StatesWorld SeriesHard – $225,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Andrei Medvedev 7–5, 6–3	Martin Damm	Karol Kučera Adrian Voinea	Michael Chang Jonathan Stark Michael Joyce Thomas Johansson
Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen 6–3, 7–6	Hendrik Dreekmann Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov
du Maurier Open Toronto, CanadaSuper 9Hard – $1,750,000 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles	Wayne Ferreira 6–2, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge	Marcelo Ríos Todd Martin	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter Thomas Enqvist Alex O'Brien
Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
26 Aug2 Sep	US Open New York City, NY, United StatesGrand SlamHard – $4,806,000 – 128S/64DSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Pete Sampras6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)	Michael Chang	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 Galbraith7–6, 7–6	Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Sep	Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, ColombiaWorld SeriesClay – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Muster 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–3	Nicolás Lapentti	Lucas Arnold Ker Mauricio Hadad	Ramón Delgado Eyal Ran Alejandro Hernández Sjeng Schalken
Nicolas Pereira David Rikl 6–3, 7–6	Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti
Romanian Open Bucharest, RomaniaWorld SeriesClay – $475,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 6–1, 7–6(7–5)	Carlos Moyà	Christian Ruud Andrei Pavel	Dinu Pescariu Ion Moldovan Francisco Clavet Jiří Novák
David Ekerot Jeff Tarango 7–6, 7–6	David Adams Menno Oosting
Bournemouth International Bournemouth, Great BritainWorld SeriesClay – $375,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Albert Costa 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2	Marc-Kevin Goellner	Magnus Norman Jason Stoltenberg	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	Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesHard (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 7–5, 6–2, 6–0	Hendrik Dreekmann	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jiří Novák	Mikael Tillström Marc-Kevin Goellner Olivier Delaître Petr Korda
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–3, 6–4	David Adams Menno Oosting
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, ItalyWorld SeriesClay – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Karim Alami 7–5, 2–1 retired	Adrian Voinea	Johan Van Herck Marzio Martelli	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, SingaporeWorld Series$389,250Singles – Doubles	Jonathan Stark 6–4, 6–4	Michael Chang	Greg Rusedski Thomas Johansson	Javier Frana Andrei Olhovskiy Martin Sinner Richard Krajicek
Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 7–6, 7–6	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, FranceWorld Seriescarpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–3	Arnaud Boetsch	Thomas Enqvist Tim Henman	Lionel Roux Marcelo Ríos Karol Kučera Magnus Gustafsson
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–2, 6–1	Neil Broad Piet Norval
Marbella Open Marbella, SpainWorld SeriesClay – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Marc-Kevin Goellner 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)	Àlex Corretja	Bernd Karbacher Félix Mantilla	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, AustriaChampionship SeriesCarpet (i) – $675,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Boris Becker 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–3	Jan Siemerink	Arnaud Boetsch Todd Martin	Stefan Edberg Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc Rosset Goran Ivanišević
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–6, 6–4	Menno Oosting Pavel Vízner
Nokia Open Beijing, ChinaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 7–6(7–5), 6–4	Martin Damm	Thomas Johansson Byron Black	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 RepublicWorld SeriesCarpet (i) – $450,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	David Prinosil 6–1, 6–2	Petr Korda	Martin Damm Tim Henman	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, IsraelWorld SeriesHard – $303,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Javier Sánchez 6–4, 7–5	Marcos Ondruska	MaliVai Washington Albert Costa	Grant Stafford Javier Frana Hernán Gumy Scott Draper
Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford6–3, 6–2	Noam Behr Eyal Erlich
Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesHard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Magnus Larsson	Marcelo Ríos Mark Woodforde	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, GermanySuper 9Carpet (i) – $1,950,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles	Boris Becker 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Pete Sampras	Jan Siemerink Michael Chang	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, FranceSuper 9Carpet (i) – $2,300,000 – 48S/24DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Magnus Gustafsson Petr Korda	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, ChileWorld SeriesClay – $203,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Hernán Gumy 6–4, 7–5	Marcelo Ríos	Alberto Berasategui Félix Mantilla	Fernando Meligeni Marcelo Filippini Emilio Benfele Álvarez Oliver Gross
Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 6–2	Dinu Pescariu Albert Portas
Stockholm Open Stockholm, SwedenWorld SeriesHard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–0)	Todd Martin	Thomas Johansson Magnus Norman	Greg Rusedski Patrik Fredriksson Vincent Spadea Richey Reneberg
Patrick Galbraith Jonathan Stark 7–6, 6–4	Todd Martin Chris Woodruff
Kremlin Cup Moscow, RussiaWorld SeriesCarpet (i) – $1,125,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	David Prinosil Alex O'Brien	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 StatesATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpet (i) – $500,000 – 8DDoubles	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	Byron Black / Grant Connell Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson
19 Nov	ATP World Championships Hannover, GermanyATP Tour World ChampionshipsCarpet (i) – $3,300,000 – 8SSingles	Pete Sampras 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4	Boris Becker	Goran Ivanišević Richard Krajicek	Thomas Muster Michael Chang Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andre Agassi
26 Nov	Davis Cup Final Malmö, Sweden – hard (i)	3–2

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Dec	Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Carpet (i) – $6,000,000 – 8S	Boris Becker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Goran Ivanišević	Tim Henman Yevgeny Kafelnikov	MaliVai Washington Jakob Hlasek Jim Courier Mark Woodforde

ATP rankings

As of 8 January 1996
Rk	Name	Nation
1	Pete Sampras
2	Andre Agassi
3	Thomas Muster
4	Boris Becker
5	Michael Chang
6	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7	Thomas Enqvist
8	Jim Courier
9	Wayne Ferreira
10	Goran Ivanišević
11	Richard Krajicek
12	Sergi Bruguera
13	Michael Stich
14	Arnaud Boetsch
15	Marc Rosset
16	Andrei Medvedev
17	Todd Martin
18	Paul Haarhuis
19	Gilbert Schaller
20	Andrea Gaudenzi
Year-end rankings 1996 (30 December 1996)
Rk	Name	Nation	Points	High	Low	Change
1	Pete Sampras	4865	1	3
2	Michael Chang	3597	2	6	3
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	3564	3	8	3
4	Goran Ivanišević	3492	4	10	6
5	Thomas Muster	3166	1	6	2
6	Boris Becker	2983	3	7	2
7	Richard Krajicek	2380	7	27	4
8	Andre Agassi	2364	1	9	6
9	Thomas Enqvist	2191	6	14	2
10	Wayne Ferreira	2149	6	13	1
11	Marcelo Ríos	2114	10	24	13
12	Todd Martin	2039	11	22	5
13	Albert Costa	1757	13	23	10
14	Stefan Edberg	1567	14	55	16
15	Jan Siemerink	1530	15	38	6
16	Michael Stich	1518	11	21	3
17	Magnus Gustafsson	1515	17	87	69
18	Félix Mantilla	1505	15	96	74
19	Alberto Berasategui	1477	18	50	15
20	MaliVai Washington	1472	11	25	5

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