1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

Singles
1996 BellSouth Open
Champion Jiří Novák
Runner-up Brett Steven
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8

Thomas Enqvist was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Jaime Yzaga.

Jiří Novák won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Brett Steven.[1]

Seeds

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

  1. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  2. MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
  3. Jonas Björkman (first round)
  4. Jakob Hlasek (first round)
  5. Brett Steven (final)
  6. Àlex Corretja (second round)
  7. Francisco Clavet (second round)
  8. Jiří Novák (champion)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 T Enqvist 6 1 6
  R Reneberg 3 6 0 1 T Enqvist 5 4  
  N Marques 4 3   Q J Yzaga 7 6  
Q J Yzaga 6 6   Q J Yzaga 2 1  
  S Pescosolido 6 6   8 J Novák 6 6  
  V Spadea 2 4     S Pescosolido 2 3  
  A Voinea 3 63   8 J Novák 6 6  
8 J Novák 6 77   8 J Novák 3 6 7
3 J Björkman 5 1     J Frana 6 4 5
  S Matsuoka 7 6     S Matsuoka      
  A Krickstein 6 61 4   J Frana w/o    
  J Frana 3 77 6   J Frana 6 77  
  C-U Steeb 6 5 65   H Gumy 3 62  
  H Gumy 4 7 77   H Gumy 6 6  
WC J Greenhalgh 5 2   6 À Corretja 3 2  
6 À Corretja 7 6   8 Jiří Novák 6 6  
5 B Steven 6 6   5 Brett Steven 4 4  
Q M Ondruska 2 4   5 B Steven 6 6  
WC A Hunt 6 3 1   C Ruud 3 4  
  C Ruud 3 6 6 5 B Steven 6 7  
  C Moyá 2 4     D Rikl 4 5  
Q C Adams 6 6   Q C Adams 2 6 3
  D Rikl 77 6     D Rikl 6 3 6
4 J Hlasek 62 2   5 B Steven 65 6 6
7 F Clavet 6 6     G Forget 77 4 3
WC S Downs 4 3   7 F Clavet 3 4  
  G Forget 6 6     G Forget 6 6  
  F Meligeni 0 2     G Forget 77 6  
Q P Fredriksson 7 4 2 2 M Washington 62 2  
  M Damm 5 6 6   M Damm 3 4  
  K Carlsen 3 3   2 M Washington 6 6  
2 M Washington 6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 146. ISBN 9780002187145.