XIV

Men's singles
1996 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Thomas Muster
Runner-up	Richard Krajicek
Score	6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Defending champion Thomas Muster defeated Richard Krajicek in the: final, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3——to win the——men's singles tennis title at the "1996 Italian Open."

Seeds※

Draw※

Key※

Finals※

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Thomas Muster	6	3	6
	11	Albert Costa	3	6	4
								1	Thomas Muster	6	6	3	6
									Richard Krajicek	2	4	6	3
	6	Wayne Ferreira	3	3
		Richard Krajicek	6	6

Top half※

Section 1※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Muster	6	6
	Q	H Wiltschnig	3	0				1	T Muster	6	6
		P Korda	3	6	6				P Korda	2	3
		J Sánchez	6	3	4										1	T Muster	1	6	6
	Q	V Santopadre	6	2											15	T Martin	6	4	2
		A Berasategui	7	6					A Berasategui	6	3	4
		K Kučera	1	3				15	T Martin	4	6	6
	15	T Martin	6	6																		1	T Muster	6	6
	10	M Rosset	6	7																		7	M Ríos	3	2
	Q	M Zabaleta	3	6				10	M Rosset	6	3
		B Karbacher	7	6					B Karbacher	1	0
	Q	T Larkham	6	0											10	M Rosset	6	4
		D Vacek	6	2	6										7	M Ríos	7	6
	WC	O Camporese	4	6	1				D Vacek	3	3
		À Corretja	6	6	2			7	M Ríos	6	6
	7	M Ríos	7	3	6

Section 2※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	T Enqvist	6	6
		B Black	2	1				4	T Enqvist	6	7
	WC	D Nargiso	1	4					P Haarhuis	4	6
		P Haarhuis	6	6											4	T Enqvist	2	6
		J Hlasek	5	1												A Gaudenzi	6	7
		A Gaudenzi	7	6					A Gaudenzi	6	3	6
	WC	E Sánchez	6	1				13	M Stich	4	6	4
	13	M Stich	7	6																			A Gaudenzi	2	1
	11	A Costa	6	6	6																	11	A Costa	6	6
		K Carlsen	1	7	4			11	A Costa	6	6
		S Schalken	6	3	6				S Schalken	1	4
	WC	C Caratti	4	6	4										11	A Costa	6	6
	Q	T El-Sawy	2	5												H Gumy	4	2
		H Gumy	6	7					H Gumy	6	6
		R Furlan	3	3				5	J Courier	4	4
	5	J Courier	6	6

Bottom half※

Section 3※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	W Ferreira	7	6
		G Forget	6	2				6	W Ferreira	6	6	6
		R Reneberg	6	6	6				R Reneberg	3	7	4
		Y El Aynaoui	7	3	1										6	W Ferreira	2	6	6
		J Arrese	2	6	4											C Moyá	6	3	3
		C Moyá	6	4	6				C Moyá	7	7
	WC	G Pozzi	4	3				12	M Washington	6	5
	12	M Washington	6	6																		6	W Ferreira	6	6
	14	A Medvedev	6	2	6																	14	A Medvedev	4	4
		C Ruud	3	6	3			14	A Medvedev	6	3	6
		G Schaller	6	4	1			Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	6	1
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	1	6	6										14	A Medvedev	3	6	6
		C Costa	6	6											3	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	0
	Q	T Guardiola	2	1					C Costa	1	2
	Q	C Borroni	6	3	4			3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6

Section 4※

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Bruguera	4	4
		R Krajicek	6	6					R Krajicek	6	6
		T Carbonell	6	3					F Clavet	4	4
		F Clavet	7	6												R Krajicek	6	6
		M Philippoussis	6	4	7											M Philippoussis	4	4
		R Carretero	3	6	6				M Philippoussis	7	6
		A Voinea	3	6	7				A Voinea	6	1
	9	A Boetsch	6	4	6																		R Krajicek	6	6
	16	C Pioline	6	6																			S Edberg	3	3
		S Pescosolido	3	2				16	C Pioline	3	6
		J Siemerink	3	4					S Edberg	6	7
		S Edberg	6	6												S Edberg	6	6
		S Matsuoka	4	2											2	G Ivanišević	4	2
		B Ulihrach	6	6					B Ulihrach	6	4	1
		G Rusedski	6	3				2	G Ivanišević	1	6	6
	2	G Ivanišević	7	6

References※

External links※

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)