1996 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
1996 Dubai Tennis Championships
1995 Champion Wayne Ferreira
Champion Goran Ivanišević
Runner-up Albert Costa
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8

Wayne Ferreira was the defending champion and lost in the quarterfinals to Goran Ivanišević.

Ivanišević won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against Albert Costa.[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 Muster (first round)
  2. Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  3. Jim Courier (first round)
  4. Goran Ivanišević (champion)
  5. Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  6. Marc Rosset (first round)
  7. Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  8. Gilbert Schaller (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 T Muster 1 6 60
LL S Stolle 6 3 77 LL S Stolle 6 1 6
Q A Cherkasov 5 6 6 Q A Cherkasov 3 6 4
Q L Jonsson 7 3 4 LL S Stolle 6 5 4
  J Novák 3 61     J Sánchez 2 7 6
  J Sánchez 6 77     J Sánchez 6 4 77
WC F Santoro 6 6   WC F Santoro 3 6 65
8 G Schaller 3 1     J Sánchez 6 3 1
3 J Courier 5 65     A Costa 3 6 6
  A Berasategui 7 77     A Berasategui 4 4  
  S Pescosolido 1 65   Q H J Davids 6 6  
Q H J Davids 6 77   Q H J Davids 3 6 2
  B Karbacher 6 6     A Costa 6 2 6
Q D Pescariu 4 4     B Karbacher 4 2  
  A Costa 1 6 6   A Costa 6 6  
6 M Rosset 6 3 4   Albert Costa 4 3  
5 W Ferreira 6     4 Goran Ivanišević 6 6  
WC Y El Aynaoui 1 r   5 W Ferreira 78 64 6
  A Gaudenzi 77 77     A Gaudenzi 66 77 4
  P McEnroe 63 62   5 W Ferreira 2 1  
  A Volkov 2 4   4 G Ivanišević 6 6  
WC K Nováček 6 6   WC K Nováček 3 5  
  J Burillo 3 4   4 G Ivanišević 6 7  
4 G Ivanišević 6 6   4 G Ivanišević 6 78  
7 A Medvedev 6 6     D Prinosil 2 66  
  B Black 4 1   7 A Medvedev 1 65  
  S Edberg 7 65 4   D Prinosil 6 77  
  D Prinosil 5 77 6   D Prinosil 6 6  
  M Larsson 6 6   2 T Enqvist 2 3  
  R Furlan 2 4     M Larsson 3 2  
  M Gustafsson 1 4   2 T Enqvist 6 6  
2 T Enqvist 6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN 9780002187145.