ATP Australian Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Boris Becker won the 1996 Australian Open, defeating Michael Chang 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 15 to January 29, 1996.

Champion
Boris Becker
def. Michael Chang , 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2
Dates
Jan 15 — Jan 29
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Boris Becker #4 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3
Greg Rusedski #33
Thomas Johansson #114 6-4 6-3 6-1
Jacco Eltingh #46
Magnus Larsson #19 6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Nicolas Lapentti #106
Byron Black #30 6-3 6-2 6-4
Henrik Holm #80
Brett Steven #37 6-3 7-5 7-5
Nuno Marques #95
Brian Macphie #278 7-5 6-4 6-4
Jan Apell #87
Jan Siemerink #24 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 7-5
Gilbert Schaller #18
Diego Nargiso #183 6-4 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6 6-3
David Prinosil #41
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-1 7-5
Fabrice Santoro #104
Alex Corretja #51 6-3 6-3 6-0
Lars Jonsson #176
Michael Tebbutt #112 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4
Carl Uwe Steeb #72
Peter Tramacchi #240 7-6(3) 7-6(3) 6-2
Sandor Noszaly #103
MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2
Javier Sanchez #44
Arnaud Boetsch #15 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Guy Forget #61
Mauricio Hadad #97 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Andrei Chesnokov #86
Patrick Rafter #70 6-3 6-4 6-3
Marcelo Rios #23
Mark Woodforde #67 2-1 (ret.)
Shuzo Matsuoka #65
Martin Sinner #59 5-7 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3
Allen Belobrajdic #244
Francisco Clavet #52 6-0 6-3 6-3
Emilio Sanchez #99
Filip Dewulf #69 6-4 6-4 6-4
Paul Haarhuis #20
Mark Philippoussis #40 7-6(3) 6-0 6-1
Nicolas Kiefer #166
Eyal Ran #157 6-1 6-3 6-1
Andrei Cherkasov #185
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-3 6-2
Richard Fromberg #118
Michael Joyce 6-4 6-4 6-3
Kris Goossens #92
Thomas Enqvist #7 6-3 6-2 6-4
Marc Kevin Goellner #83
Adrian Voinea #55 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 3-6 6-1 7-5
Lionel Roux #102
Hernan Gumy #58 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-1
Karim Alami #79
David Wheaton #47 6-2 6-4 7-5
Jamie Morgan #178
Renzo Furlan #38 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 9-7
Scott Draper #75
Albert Costa #22 4-6 4-6 7-5 3-0 (ret.)
Fernando Meligeni #66
Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 7-6(9) 6-3
Bernd Karbacher #42
Sebastien Lareau #126 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Kenneth Carlsen #82
Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-1 6-2
David Rikl #81
Jakob Hlasek #43 6-4 6-1 6-1
Dick Norman #116
Guillaume Raoux #71 6-3 7-6(2) 6-1
Magnus Norman #158
Ben Ellwood #322 6-2 6-2 6-1
Olivier Delaitre #107
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 6-3 4-6 7-6(1) 2-1 (ret.)
Sjeng Schalken #45
Stefan Edberg #31 7-6(6) 7-5 3-6 5-7 6-1
Jiri Novak #36
Richard Krajicek #12 6-1 6-3 6-2
Jason Stoltenberg #78
Frederik Fetterlein #96 6-0 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-4
Hendrik Dreekmann #117
Mikael Tillstrom #105 6-4 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-2
Aaron Krickstein #74
Christian Ruud #84 4-6 6-4 7-6(8) 5-7 6-1
Rodolphe Gilbert #152
Patrick McEnroe #57 3-6 6-2 6-1 7-6(4)
Patrik Fredriksson #218
Andrei Medvedev #17 6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6(7)
Carlos Moya #64
Thomas Muster #3 6-3 6-3 6-2
Thierry Guardiola #150
Javier Frana #39 6-4 6-4 6-4
Daniel Nestor #174
Nicklas Kulti #155 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2
Andrea Gaudenzi #25
Carlos Costa #32 1-6 6-4 0-6 7-5 6-4
Alexander Volkov #54
Andre Agassi #2 3-6 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
Gaston Etlis #133
Vincent Spadea #94 6-2 6-0 6-1
David Nainkin #169
Steve Bryan #225 6-3 6-2 6-4
Heath Denman #572
Sandon Stolle #181 6-3 7-5 6-4
Jaime Yzaga #91
Jonas Bjorkman #34 7-5 6-3 6-7(0) 6-7(3) 6-1
Andrew Ilie #159
Tim Henman #90 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4
Petr Korda #26
Todd Martin #14 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
Daniel Vacek #27
Richey Reneberg #60 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 1-6 6-2
Martin Damm Sr
Jim Courier #8 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4
Johan Van Herck
Jeff Tarango #73 6-2 6-2 6-4
Paul Kilderry #227
Todd Woodbridge #29 7-5 6-4 6-4
Oleg Ogorodov #111
Bohdan Ulihrach #28 6-4 7-6(8) 1-0 (ret.)
Stefano Pescosolido #68
Marcos Ondruska #115 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 7-5
Derrick Rostagno #113
Chuck Adams #367 6-4 6-7(4) 6-7(2) 6-3 9-7
Todd Larkham #247
Karol Kucera #76 7-5 6-0 6-0
David Adams #304
Wayne Ferreira #9 6-2 6-1 3-6 3-6 7-5
Jonathan Stark #98
Round of 64
Boris Becker #4 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
Thomas Johansson #114
Magnus Larsson #19 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4
Byron Black #30
Brett Steven #37 6-1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4
Brian Macphie #278
Jan Siemerink #24 1-6 5-7 6-2 7-6(8) 6-1
Diego Nargiso #183
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-2 6-3
Alex Corretja #51
Michael Tebbutt #112 6-3 6-4 7-5
Peter Tramacchi #240
MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-1
Arnaud Boetsch #15
Mauricio Hadad #97 7-6(5) 6-4 2-2 (ret.)
Patrick Rafter #70
Mark Woodforde #67 6-4 6-1 6-4
Martin Sinner #59
Francisco Clavet #52 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-2
Filip Dewulf #69
Mark Philippoussis #40 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Eyal Ran #157
Pete Sampras #1 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Michael Joyce
Thomas Enqvist #7 6-4 6-4 6-1
Adrian Voinea #55
Hernan Gumy #58 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5
David Wheaton #47
Renzo Furlan #38 1-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-3
Albert Costa #22
Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 6-4 6-4
Sebastien Lareau #126
Michael Chang #5 6-1 6-3 6-3
Jakob Hlasek #43
Guillaume Raoux #71 6-3 6-4 7-6(5)
Ben Ellwood #322
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
Stefan Edberg #31
Richard Krajicek #12 6-2 6-4 6-4
Frederik Fetterlein #96
Mikael Tillstrom #105 6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
Christian Ruud #84
Patrick McEnroe #57 3-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Andrei Medvedev #17
Thomas Muster #3 6-4 6-4 1-6 7-6(4)
Javier Frana #39
Nicklas Kulti #155 6-3 6-2 6-2
Carlos Costa #32
Andre Agassi #2 6-4 6-2 6-3
Vincent Spadea #94
Steve Bryan #225 6-3 7-6(7) 6-1
Sandon Stolle #181
Jonas Bjorkman #34 6-1 6-3 6-2
Tim Henman #90
Todd Martin #14 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-6(5)
Richey Reneberg #60
Jim Courier #8 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3
Jeff Tarango #73
Todd Woodbridge #29 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach #28
Marcos Ondruska #115 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-0
Chuck Adams #367
Karol Kucera #76 6-1 6-3 6-0
Wayne Ferreira #9
Round of 32
Boris Becker #4 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Magnus Larsson #19
Brett Steven #37 6-1 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2
Jan Siemerink #24
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2
Michael Tebbutt #112
MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-2 6-3
Mauricio Hadad #97
Mark Woodforde #67 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-4
Francisco Clavet #52
Mark Philippoussis #40 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3)
Pete Sampras #1
Thomas Enqvist #7 6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1
Hernan Gumy #58
Renzo Furlan #38 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2
Goran Ivanisevic #10
Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-2 7-6(6)
Guillaume Raoux #71
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 4-6 6-3 2-2 (ret.)
Richard Krajicek #12
Mikael Tillstrom #105 1-6 6-1 7-6(5) 6-3
Patrick McEnroe #57
Thomas Muster #3 6-4 7-6(9) 6-4
Nicklas Kulti #155
Andre Agassi #2 4-6 6-0 6-2 6-1
Steve Bryan #225
Jonas Bjorkman #34 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-1
Todd Martin #14
Jim Courier #8 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 3-6 8-6
Todd Woodbridge #29
Marcos Ondruska #115 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-0
Karol Kucera #76
Round of 16
Boris Becker #4 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
Brett Steven #37
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-2 6-4
MaliVai Washington #21
Mark Woodforde #67 6-2 6-2 6-2
Mark Philippoussis #40
Thomas Enqvist #7 7-5 6-0 6-3
Renzo Furlan #38
Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-3 6-4
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153
Mikael Tillstrom #105 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-2
Thomas Muster #3
Andre Agassi #2 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2
Jonas Bjorkman #34
Jim Courier #8 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-2
Marcos Ondruska #115
Quarterfinals
Boris Becker #4 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6
Mark Woodforde #67 6-4 6-4 6-4
Thomas Enqvist #7
Michael Chang #5 6-0 6-2 6-4
Mikael Tillstrom #105
Andre Agassi #2 6-7(7) 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jim Courier #8
Semifinals
Boris Becker #4 6-4 6-2 6-0
Mark Woodforde #67
Michael Chang #5 6-1 6-4 7-6(1)
Andre Agassi #2
Final
Boris Becker #4 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2
Michael Chang #5

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