1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships included this tournament in men's singles. Jim Courier was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Men's singles
1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upUnited States Richey Reneberg
Score6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw56 (7 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Pete Sampras won in the final 6–4, 7–5 against Richey Reneberg.

Seeds

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

  1.   Pete Sampras (champion)
  2.   Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
  3.   Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  4.   Wayne Ferreira (third round)
  5.   Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  6.   Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  7.   Jan Siemerink (second round)
  8.   Todd Woodbridge (third round)
  9.   Byron Black (first round)
  10.   Guy Forget (quarterfinals)
  11.   David Prinosil (third round)
  12.   Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  13.   Greg Rusedski (third round)
  14.   Bernd Karbacher (first round)
  15.   Tim Henman (first round)
  16.   Kenneth Carlsen (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Pete Sampras 77 6  
5   Mark Woodforde 65 4  
1   Pete Sampras 6 7  
    Richey Reneberg 4 5  
    Hendrik Dreekmann 6 4 64
    Richey Reneberg 3 6 77

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   P Sampras 6 6  
Q   A O'Brien 5 7 3     L Roux 3 2  
    L Roux 7 5 6 1   P Sampras 5 6 6
    O Ogorodov 6 3 4 Q   M Norman 7 4 1
Q   M Norman 2 6 6 Q   M Norman 6 6  
WC   Y Yamamoto 7 4 2 16   K Carlsen 3 2  
16   K Carlsen 5 6 6 1   P Sampras 3 6 6
10   G Forget 6 7   10   G Forget 6 3 4
    J Cunha e Silva 2 5   10   G Forget 6 6  
    J Golmard 4 6 65 WC   K Miyachi 0 3  
WC   K Miyachi 6 1 77 10   G Forget 6 6  
    N Kulti 3 1   8   T Woodbridge 4 4  
WC   T Suzuki 6 6   WC   T Suzuki 2 1  
8   T Woodbridge 6 6  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   T Enqvist 6 6  
    J Van Herck 7 6       J Van Herck 2 1  
    A Järryd 5 2   3   T Enqvist 77 6  
    S Matsuoka 6 77   13   G Rusedski 64 1  
    C Caratti 1 63       S Matsuoka 77 5 4
    C-U Steeb 2 1   13   G Rusedski 64 7 6
13   G Rusedski 6 6 6 3   T Enqvist 4 5  
12   J Hlasek 77 3 6 5   M Woodforde 6 7  
Q   L Rehmann 64 6 0 12   J Hlasek 3 77 4
    M Damm 65 66       F Fetterlein 6 63 6
    F Fetterlein 77 78       F Fetterlein 3 2  
    A Olhovskiy 63 2   5   M Woodforde 6 6  
Q   W Black 77 6   Q   W Black 4 2  
5   M Woodforde 6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   R Krajicek 6 6  
    A Volkov 4 4       J-P Fleurian 3 3  
    J-P Fleurian 6 6   6   R Krajicek 7 6  
WC   H Kaneko 2 5   11   D Prinosil 5 0  
    J Krošlák 6 7       J Krošlák 7 3 4
    S Stolle 1 4   11   D Prinosil 5 6 6
11   D Prinosil 6 6   6   R Krajicek 65 67  
14   B Karbacher 2 4       H Dreekmann 77 79  
    H Dreekmann 6 6       H Dreekmann 6 6  
    D Norman 2 6 2 Q   J Renzenbrink 1 3  
Q   J Renzenbrink 6 3 6     H Dreekmann 6 6  
    G Pozzi 0 6 1 4   W Ferreira 4 3  
    T Johansson 6 4 6     T Johansson 7 3 3
4   W Ferreira 5 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Siemerink 77 2 1
    M Knowles 1 2       S Lareau 64 6 6
    S Lareau 6 6       S Lareau 2 4  
Q   S Campbell 4 7 6     R Reneberg 6 6  
Q   D Nestor 6 5 3 Q   S Campbell 1 4  
    R Reneberg 6 6       R Reneberg 6 6  
9   B Black 3 0       R Reneberg 6 77  
15   T Henman 1 4   2   M Chang 4 63  
    J Tarango 6 6       J Tarango 6 6  
    M Ondruska 1 1       C Wilkinson 4 3  
    C Wilkinson 6 6       J Tarango 7 3 4
    A Rădulescu 77 6   2   M Chang 5 6 6
WC   G Motomura 65 0       A Rădulescu 2 6 1
2   M Chang 6 3 6
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