1995 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1995 Italian Open
Champion Thomas Muster
Runner-up Sergi Bruguera
Score3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–3
Draw64 (5WC/8Q/1LL)
Seeds16

Thomas Muster defeated Sergi Bruguera in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1995 Italian Open.[1][2][3]

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Fabrice Santoro.[4]

Seeds

  1. Pete Sampras (first round)
  2. Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
  3. Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
  4. Wayne Ferreira (semifinals)
  5. Alberto Berasategui (first round)
  6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  7. Thomas Muster (champion)
  8. Sergi Bruguera (final)
  9. Jim Courier (first round)
  10. Todd Martin (second round)
  11. Marc Rosset (first round)
  12. Stefan Edberg (quarterfinals)
  13. Andrea Gaudenzi (second round)
  14. Andriy Medvedev (third round)
  15. Karel Nováček (first round)
  16. Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
8 Sergi Bruguera 6 6  
3 Goran Ivanišević 4 4  
8 Sergi Bruguera 6 65 2 3  
7 Thomas Muster 3 77 6 6  
4 Wayne Ferreira 6 1 3
7 Thomas Muster 3 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 P Sampras 4 3  
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 7 65 6
  S Doseděl 6 6     S Doseděl 5 77 4
  J Stoltenberg 1 0     F Santoro 6 5 1
  F Clavet 6 5 2 16 J Björkman 3 7 6
  A Chesnokov 2 7 6   A Chesnokov 65 3  
Q D Nestor 6 1 64 16 J Björkman 77 6  
16 J Björkman 3 6 77 16 J Björkman 4 1  
9 J Courier 6 3 63 8 S Bruguera 6 6  
Q T Guardiola 3 6 77 Q T Guardiola 3 5  
  J Palmer 2 2     R Fromberg 6 7  
  R Fromberg 6 6     R Fromberg 6 2 2
WC M Wilander 3 2   8 S Bruguera 1 6 6
  J Eltingh 6 6     J Eltingh 2 6 4
  P Rafter 4 5   8 S Bruguera 6 4 6
8 S Bruguera 6 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 G Ivanišević 7 6  
  O Martinez 5 1   3 G Ivanišević 6 6  
  V Spadea 6 6     V Spadea 4 3  
  C Costa 4 3   3 G Ivanišević 6 77  
  R Reneberg 77 77   14 A Medvedev 1 63  
WC S Pescosolido 62 65     R Reneberg 4 4  
  D Vacek 1 2   14 A Medvedev 6 6  
14 A Medvedev 6 6   3 G Ivanišević 77 6  
11 M Rosset 64 3     J Tarango 62 4  
  J Tarango 77 6     J Tarango w/o    
LL O Gross 6 3 6 LL O Gross      
  P Korda 4 6 3   J Tarango 3 6 6
  G Schaller 2 6 3   M Washington 6 3 4
Q M-K Goellner 6 3 6 Q M-K Goellner 65 2  
  M Washington 7 6     M Washington 77 6  
5 A Berasategui 5 2  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Y Kafelnikov 6 5 3
Q C Borroni 3 7 6 Q C Borroni 77 77  
Q R Carretero 6 6   Q R Carretero 64 65  
WC G Pozzi 3 3   Q C Borroni 0 2  
WC M Ríos 7 6   12 S Edberg 6 6  
Q E Benfele Álvarez 5 2   WC M Ríos 3 3  
  A Boetsch 2 6 3 12 S Edberg 6 6  
12 S Edberg 6 4 6 12 S Edberg 2 0  
13 A Gaudenzi 6 6   4 W Ferreira 6 6  
  A Olhovskiy 2 2   13 A Gaudenzi 6 62 0
  J Sánchez 1 6 3   Á Corretja 3 77 6
  Á Corretja 6 3 6   Á Corretja 3 4  
  J Yzaga 6 66 6 4 W Ferreira 6 6  
  A Volkov 2 78 4   J Yzaga 4 63  
  C Pioline 4 1   4 W Ferreira 6 77  
4 W Ferreira 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 T Muster 6 6  
  P Haarhuis 4 4   7 T Muster 3 6 6
Q M A Gorriz 3 2     J Siemerink 6 4 3
  J Siemerink 6 6   7 T Muster 6 6  
  M Filippini 6 2 4 Q B Ulihrach 2 2  
Q B Ulihrach 3 6 6 Q B Ulihrach 6 3 6
  Á Costa 63 7 3 10 T Martin 4 6 3
10 T Martin 77 5 6 7 T Muster 6 6  
15 K Nováček 3 2   2 M Chang 3 2  
  R Furlan 6 6     R Furlan 65 1  
  M Damm 6 3 3   K Kučera 77 6  
  K Kučera 4 6 6   K Kučera 2 6 4
  T Carbonell 6 6   2 M Chang 6 3 6
  M Sinner 2 4     T Carbonell 6 2 3
WC M Philippoussis 4 3   2 M Chang 2 6 6
2 M Chang 6 6  

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Christian Ruud (first round)
  2. Oliver Gross (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Bohdan Ulihrach (qualified)
  4. Marc-Kevin Goellner (qualified)
  5. Carl-Uwe Steeb (first round)
  6. Jörn Renzenbrink (first round)
  7. Karim Alami (qualifying competition)
  8. Diego Nargiso (first round)
  9. Marcelo Charpentier (second round)
  10. Daniele Musa (qualifying competition)
  11. Laurence Tieleman (first round)
  12. Daniel Nestor (qualified)
  13. Albert Portas (first round)
  14. Frédéric Vitoux (first round)
  15. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)
  16. Thierry Guardiola (qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Oliver Gross

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Christian Ruud 6 3 1
Alexandru Rădulescu 3 6 6
Alexandru Rădulescu 6 6 6
Marco Meneschincheri 7 2 2
Tom Vanhoudt 4 3
Marco Meneschincheri 6 6
Alexandru Rădulescu 6 5 3
16 Thierry Guardiola 4 7 6
Franco Squillari 2 4
Mark Knowles 6 6
Mark Knowles 3 3
16 Thierry Guardiola 6 6
Gabriel Silberstein 4 4
16 Thierry Guardiola 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Oliver Gross 6 4 6
Luis Lobo 1 6 4
2 Oliver Gross 6 2 7
Pietro Pennisi 4 6 6
Ellis Ferreira 2 6 4
Pietro Pennisi 6 3 6
2 Oliver Gross 5 0
15 Emilio Benfele Álvarez 7 6
Félix Mantilla 6 6
WC Riccardo Ciruolo 2 1
Félix Mantilla 3 0
15 Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 6
Roland Burtscher 4 2
15 Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Bohdan Ulihrach 7 6
Nicolas Kischkewitz 5 0
3 Bohdan Ulihrach 7 6
Massimo Valeri 6 1
Pier Gauthier 3 1
Massimo Valeri 6 6
3 Bohdan Ulihrach 6 6
Davide Sanguinetti 3 0
Thomas Gollwitzer 2 6 6
Stephen Noteboom 6 2 3
Thomas Gollwitzer 4 4
Davide Sanguinetti 6 6
Davide Sanguinetti 6 6
14 Frédéric Vitoux 1 1

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Marc-Kevin Goellner 6 6
Jan Weinzierl 2 4
4 Marc-Kevin Goellner 6 6 6
Jérôme Golmard 7 2 3
WC Cristian Brandi 1 1
Jérôme Golmard 6 6
4 Marc-Kevin Goellner 6 6
Libor Němeček 2 1
Lan Bale 4 4
Mikael Stadling 6 6
Mikael Stadling 4 4
Libor Němeček 6 6
Libor Němeček 6 6
13 Albert Portas 1 4

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Carl-Uwe Steeb 4 5
WC Stefano Cobolli 6 7
WC Stefano Cobolli 1 2
Dinu Pescariu 6 6
Dinu Pescariu 6 3 6
Gabrio Castrichella 3 6 3
Dinu Pescariu 3 3
12 Daniel Nestor 6 6
Filippo Messori 2 2
Massimo Calvelli 6 6
Massimo Calvelli 6 6
12 Daniel Nestor 7 7
Vincenzo Carlone 3 4
12 Daniel Nestor 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Jörn Renzenbrink 4 6 4
Marcos Górriz 6 3 6
Marcos Górriz 2 6 6
Marius Barnard 6 2 2
Marius Barnard 6 7 6
Jordi Mas 7 6 3
Marcos Górriz 6 5 6
Vincenzo Santopadre 2 7 4
Luis Morejón 6 6
WC Giuseppe Montenet 0 0
Luis Morejón 4 3
Vincenzo Santopadre 6 6
Vincenzo Santopadre 7 6
11 Laurence Tieleman 5 4

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Karim Alami 6 6
Giorgio Galimberti 3 1
7 Karim Alami 6 6
Fabio Rizzo 4 2
Fabio Rizzo 6 6
Mosé Navarra 3 3
7 Karim Alami 6 2
Corrado Borroni 7 6
Américo Venero 4 3
Corrado Borroni 6 6
Corrado Borroni 6 6
9 Marcelo Charpentier 4 2
WC Claudio Pistolesi 5 2
9 Marcelo Charpentier 7 6

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Diego Nargiso 6 1 4
Thierry Champion 1 6 6
Thierry Champion 4 4
Roberto Carretero 6 6
Massimo Bertolini 3 3
Roberto Carretero 6 6
Roberto Carretero 6 6
10 Daniele Musa 4 3
Elia Grossi 6 3 4
Federico Mordegan 4 6 6
Federico Mordegan 4 6
10 Daniele Musa 6 7
WC Stefano Tarallo 3 3
10 Daniele Musa 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1996). ITF World of Tennis 1996. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 139–140. ISBN 9780002187138.
  2. ^ "Muster Rallies in Rome, Remains Clay Master". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 22 May 1995. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. ^ Sokolowski, Alexandre (22 May 2024). "May 22, 1995: The day Thomas Muster conquered Rome". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Sampras cae en Roma" [Sampras falls at Rome]. El País (in Spanish). 16 May 1995. Retrieved 30 March 2025.