1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

Singles
1996 Panasonic German Open
Champion	Roberto Carretero
Runner-up	Àlex Corretja
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open

Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Hamburg European Open.

Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jordi Burillo.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Boris Becker (third round)
2. Goran Ivanišević (second round)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
4. Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
5. Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
6. Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
7. Arnaud Boetsch (third round)
8. Marc Rosset (third round)
9. Albert Costa (second round)
10. MaliVai Washington (second round)
11. Andriy Medvedev (second round)
12. Cédric Pioline (second round)
13. Jan Siemerink (first round)
14. Richard Krajicek (third round)
15. Carlos Costa (first round, retired)
16. Gilbert Schaller (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Roberto Carretero	7	6
	3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	2
								Q	Roberto Carretero	2	6	6	6
									Àlex Corretja	6	4	4	4
	5	Marcelo Ríos	4	4
		Àlex Corretja	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	B Becker	6	3	6
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	7	712				Q	E Benfele Álvarez	2	6	3
	WC	N Kiefer	5	610											1	B Becker	2	2
	Q	A Olhovskiy	6	62	79										16	G Schaller	6	6
		M Knowles	3	77	67			Q	A Olhovskiy	5	6	67
	Q	V Sendin	2	0				16	G Schaller	7	3	79
	16	G Schaller	6	6																		16	G Schaller	6	4	4
	10	M Washington	7	6																		Q	R Carretero	4	6	6
		F Clavet	5	2				10	M Washington	1	0
		J Arrese	3	7	62			Q	R Carretero	6	6
	Q	R Carretero	6	5	77										Q	R Carretero	6	6
		B Karbacher	6	6											7	A Boetsch	4	1
		B Ulihrach	4	1					B Karbacher	6	5	64
								7	A Boetsch	4	7	77

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Y Kafelnikov	6	77
		S Pescosolido	68	6	77				S Pescosolido	2	62
	WC	G Forget	710	4	60										3	Y Kafelnikov	6	2	6
		S Schalken	3	4												C Moyá	3	6	4
		C Moyá	6	6					C Moyá	6	6
		H Gumy	6	65	6				H Gumy	4	4
	13	J Siemerink	4	77	3																	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	77
	11	A Medvedev	6	7																		6	S Bruguera	2	65
		T Carbonell	2	5				11	A Medvedev	3	4
		J Burillo	3	6	77				J Burillo	6	6
		P Haarhuis	6	4	64											J Burillo	2	65
	Q	F Roig	6	7											6	S Bruguera	6	77
		S Matsuoka	1	5				Q	F Roig	2	5
								6	S Bruguera	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Ríos	6	6
		A Voinea	6	6					A Voinea	2	1
		D Prinosil	4	3											5	M Ríos	6	6
		K Kučera	4	4												C Doseděl	3	4
		C Doseděl	6	6					C Doseděl	7	6
		J Sánchez	4	1				12	C Pioline	5	1
	12	C Pioline	6	6																		5	M Ríos	3	6	6
	14	R Krajicek	77	2	6																	4	W Ferreira	6	4	4
	Q	M Zillner	64	6	1			14	R Krajicek	63	77	6
		M-K Goellner	67	6	6				M-K Goellner	77	65	4
		D Rikl	79	4	0										14	R Krajicek	4	3
		D Vacek	6	6											4	W Ferreira	6	6
		H Dreekmann	3	2					D Vacek	2	0
								4	W Ferreira	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	M Rosset	6	6
		J Hlasek	3	4				WC	O Gross	2	1
	WC	O Gross	6	6											8	M Rosset	3	2
		A Volkov	4	5												À Corretja	6	6
		À Corretja	6	7					À Corretja	6	6
	WC	P Kühnen	3	0				9	A Costa	2	1
	9	A Costa	6	6																			À Corretja	6	6
	15	C Costa	3	1r																			M Larsson	2	0
		A Berasategui	6	4					A Berasategui	65	7	4
		M Larsson	6	6					M Larsson	77	5	6
	WC	J Renzenbrink	4	2												M Larsson	6	6
		C-U Steeb	6	6												C-U Steeb	2	0
	Q	K Tiilikainen	4	3					C-U Steeb	6	6
								2	G Ivanišević	3	4

External links

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