1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

1996 ATP Tour World Championships
Champion		Pete Sampras
Runner-up		Boris Becker
Final score		3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4
Events
Singles		Doubles

Boris Becker was the defending champion but lost in the final 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(11–13), 6–4 against Pete Sampras.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
2. Michael Chang (Round Robin)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Round Robin)
4. Goran Ivanišević (Semifinals)
5. Thomas Muster (Round Robin)
6. Boris Becker (Final)
7. Andre Agassi (Round Robin)
8. Richard Krajicek (Semifinals)
9. Thomas Enqvist (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	66	77	7
	4	Goran Ivanišević	78	64	5
								1	Pete Sampras	3	77	77	611	6
								6	Boris Becker	6	65	64	713	4
	6	Boris Becker	64	77	6
	8	Richard Krajicek	77	63	3

Red Group

		Sampras	Kafelnikov	Becker	Agassi Enqvist	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Pete Sampras		6–4, 6–4	6–7(10–12), 6–7(4–7)	6–2, 6–1 (w/ Agassi)	2–1	4–2	36–25	2
3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4–6, 4–6		4–6, 5–7	6–3, 7–6(7–5) (w/ Enqvist)	1–2	2–4	30–34	3
6	Boris Becker	7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4)	6–4, 7–5		3–6, 6–7(1–7) (w/ Enqvist)	2–1	4–2	36–34	1
7 9	Andre Agassi Thomas Enqvist	2–6, 1–6 (w/ Agassi)	3–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/ Enqvist)	6–3, 7–6(7–1) (w/ Enqvist)		0–1 1–1	0–2 2–2	3–12 22–22	5 4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

White Group

		Chang	Ivanišević	Muster	Krajicek	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Michael Chang		6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–1	4–6, 3–6	4–6, 4–6	1–2	2–5	34–38	4
4	Goran Ivanišević	7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 1–6		6–4, 6–4	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1)	2–1	5–3	45–44	1
5	Thomas Muster	6–4, 6–3	4–6, 4–6		6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6	1–2	3–4	36–38	3
8	Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–4	4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7)	7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–3		2–1	5–3	48–43	2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances

External links

• 1996 ATP Tour World Championships Round Robin Draw (Red Group)
• 1996 ATP Tour World Championships Round Robin Draw (White Group)
• 1996 ATP Tour World Championships Finals Draw