ATP Australian Open 1996 Draw & Results

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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 January 15–29 on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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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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Results

Match type

127 recorded singles results

Australian Open 1996 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Boris Becker #4CH 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2 Michael Chang #5 H2H Match data Jan 29, 1996* F
SF (2)
Michael Chang #5 6-1 6-4 7-6(1) Andre Agassi #2DEF H2H Match data Jan 28, 1996* SF
Boris Becker #4CH 6-4 6-2 6-0 Mark Woodforde #67 H2H Match data Jan 28, 1996* SF
QF (4)
Andre Agassi #2DEF 6-7(7) 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jim Courier #82× CH H2H Match data Jan 26, 1996* QF
Michael Chang #5 6-0 6-2 6-4 Mikael Tillstrom #105 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1996* QF
Boris Becker #4CH 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1996* QF
Mark Woodforde #67 6-4 6-4 6-4 Thomas Enqvist #7 H2H Match data Jan 26, 1996* QF
R16 (8)
Mark Woodforde #67 6-2 6-2 6-2 Mark Philippoussis #40 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Andre Agassi #2DEF 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2 Jonas Bjorkman #34 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Thomas Enqvist #7 7-5 6-0 6-3 Renzo Furlan #38 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Mikael Tillstrom #105 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-2 Thomas Muster #3 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-3 6-4 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Boris Becker #4CH 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 Brett Steven #37 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-2 6-4 MaliVai Washington #21 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
Jim Courier #82× CH 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 Marcos Ondruska #115 H2H Match data Jan 24, 1996* R16
R32 (16)
Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-2 7-6(6) Guillaume Raoux #71 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Mark Philippoussis #40 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3) Pete Sampras #1CH H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Andre Agassi #2DEF 4-6 6-0 6-2 6-1 Steve Bryan #225 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Marcos Ondruska #115 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-0 Karol Kucera #76 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 4-6 6-3 2-2 (ret.) Richard Krajicek #12 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Renzo Furlan #38 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #10 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Boris Becker #4CH 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3 Magnus Larsson #19 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Thomas Muster #3 6-4 7-6(9) 6-4 Nicklas Kulti #155 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Thomas Enqvist #7 6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1 Hernan Gumy #58 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Mikael Tillstrom #105 1-6 6-1 7-6(5) 6-3 Patrick McEnroe #57 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Jonas Bjorkman #34 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-1 Todd Martin #14 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-2 6-3 Mauricio Hadad #97 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Brett Steven #37 6-1 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 Jan Siemerink #24 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Jim Courier #82× CH 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 3-6 8-6 Todd Woodbridge #29 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2 Michael Tebbutt #112 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
Mark Woodforde #67 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-4 Francisco Clavet #52 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1996* R32
R64 (32)
Karol Kucera #76 6-1 6-3 6-0 Wayne Ferreira #9 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mikael Tillstrom #105 6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 Christian Ruud #84 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Michael Chang #5 6-1 6-3 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #43 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Mauricio Hadad #97 7-6(5) 6-4 2-2 (ret.) Patrick Rafter #70 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Thomas Enqvist #7 6-4 6-4 6-1 Adrian Voinea #55 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 Stefan Edberg #312× CH H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-2 6-3 Alex Corretja #51 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Nicklas Kulti #155 6-3 6-2 6-2 Carlos Costa #32 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Brett Steven #37 6-1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4 Brian Macphie #278 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Steve Bryan #225 6-3 7-6(7) 6-1 Sandon Stolle #181 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Magnus Larsson #19 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4 Byron Black #30 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Marcos Ondruska #115 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-0 Chuck Adams #367 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Patrick McEnroe #57 3-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 Andrei Medvedev #17 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Jim Courier #82× CH 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 Jeff Tarango #73 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Mark Philippoussis #40 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Eyal Ran #157 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Francisco Clavet #52 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-2 Filip Dewulf #69 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-1 Arnaud Boetsch #15 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Thomas Muster #3 6-4 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) Javier Frana #39 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Pete Sampras #1CH 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Michael Joyce — Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Guillaume Raoux #71 6-3 6-4 7-6(5) Ben Ellwood #322 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Boris Becker #4CH 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4 Thomas Johansson #114 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Todd Woodbridge #29 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4 Bohdan Ulihrach #28 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Jan Siemerink #24 1-6 5-7 6-2 7-6(8) 6-1 Diego Nargiso #183 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Richard Krajicek #12 6-2 6-4 6-4 Frederik Fetterlein #96 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Jonas Bjorkman #34 6-1 6-3 6-2 Tim Henman #90 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Renzo Furlan #38 1-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-3 Albert Costa #22 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Mark Woodforde #67 6-4 6-1 6-4 Martin Sinner #59 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Todd Martin #14 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-6(5) Richey Reneberg #60 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Hernan Gumy #58 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 David Wheaton #47 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Michael Tebbutt #112 6-3 6-4 7-5 Peter Tramacchi #240 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 6-4 6-4 Sebastien Lareau #126 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
Andre Agassi #2DEF 6-4 6-2 6-3 Vincent Spadea #94 H2H Match data Jan 19, 1996* R64
R128 (64)
Jonas Bjorkman #34 7-5 6-3 6-7(0) 6-7(3) 6-1 Andrew Ilie #159 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Peter Tramacchi #240 7-6(3) 7-6(3) 6-2 Sandor Noszaly #103 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Wayne Ferreira #9 6-2 6-1 3-6 3-6 7-5 Jonathan Stark #98 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Magnus Larsson #19 6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #106 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Frederik Fetterlein #96 6-0 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-4 Hendrik Dreekmann #117 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 6-3 4-6 7-6(1) 2-1 (ret.) Sjeng Schalken #45 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Steve Bryan #225 6-3 6-2 6-4 Heath Denman #572 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-1 6-2 David Rikl #81 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Andrei Medvedev #17 6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6(7) Carlos Moya #64 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Mikael Tillstrom #105 6-4 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-2 Aaron Krickstein #74 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Albert Costa #22 4-6 4-6 7-5 3-0 (ret.) Fernando Meligeni #66 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Bohdan Ulihrach #28 6-4 7-6(8) 1-0 (ret.) Stefano Pescosolido #68 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Diego Nargiso #183 6-4 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6 6-3 David Prinosil #41 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Marcos Ondruska #115 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 7-5 Derrick Rostagno #113 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Jeff Tarango #73 6-2 6-2 6-4 Paul Kilderry #227 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Michael Joyce 6-4 6-4 6-3 Kris Goossens #92 — Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Carlos Costa #32 1-6 6-4 0-6 7-5 6-4 Alexander Volkov #54 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Thomas Johansson #114 6-4 6-3 6-1 Jacco Eltingh #46 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chuck Adams #367 6-4 6-7(4) 6-7(2) 6-3 9-7 Todd Larkham #247 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Thomas Enqvist #7 6-3 6-2 6-4 Marc Kevin Goellner #83 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Javier Frana #39 6-4 6-4 6-4 Daniel Nestor #174 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Karol Kucera #76 7-5 6-0 6-0 David Adams #304 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Todd Martin #14 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 Daniel Vacek #27 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Brett Steven #37 6-3 7-5 7-5 Nuno Marques #95 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Mark Philippoussis #40 7-6(3) 6-0 6-1 Nicolas Kiefer #166 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Renzo Furlan #38 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 9-7 Scott Draper #75 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Filip Dewulf #69 6-4 6-4 6-4 Paul Haarhuis #20 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Byron Black #30 6-3 6-2 6-4 Henrik Holm #80 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Ben Ellwood #322 6-2 6-2 6-1 Olivier Delaitre #107 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 7-6(9) 6-3 Bernd Karbacher #42 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Arnaud Boetsch #15 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3 Guy Forget #61 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 Javier Sanchez #44 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Todd Woodbridge #29 7-5 6-4 6-4 Oleg Ogorodov #111 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Brian Macphie #278 7-5 6-4 6-4 Jan Apell #87 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Patrick Rafter #70 6-3 6-4 6-3 Marcelo Rios #23 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Mauricio Hadad #97 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Andrei Chesnokov #86 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Nicklas Kulti #155 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2 Andrea Gaudenzi #25 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-1 7-5 Fabrice Santoro #104 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Sandon Stolle #181 6-3 7-5 6-4 Jaime Yzaga #91 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Andre Agassi #2DEF 3-6 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Gaston Etlis #133 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
David Wheaton #47 6-2 6-4 7-5 Jamie Morgan #178 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Christian Ruud #84 4-6 6-4 7-6(8) 5-7 6-1 Rodolphe Gilbert #152 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Richey Reneberg #60 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 1-6 6-2 Martin Damm Sr — Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Martin Sinner #59 5-7 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3 Allen Belobrajdic #244 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Alex Corretja #51 6-3 6-3 6-0 Lars Jonsson #176 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Guillaume Raoux #71 6-3 7-6(2) 6-1 Magnus Norman #158 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Michael Tebbutt #112 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4 Carl Uwe Steeb #72 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Adrian Voinea #55 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 3-6 6-1 7-5 Lionel Roux #102 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Mark Woodforde #67 2-1 (ret.) Shuzo Matsuoka #65 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Jim Courier #82× CH 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 Johan Van Herck — Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Jan Siemerink #24 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 7-5 Gilbert Schaller #18 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Richard Krajicek #12 6-1 6-3 6-2 Jason Stoltenberg #78 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Boris Becker #4CH 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 Greg Rusedski #33 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Vincent Spadea #94 6-2 6-0 6-1 David Nainkin #169 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Patrick McEnroe #57 3-6 6-2 6-1 7-6(4) Patrik Fredriksson #218 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Thomas Muster #3 6-3 6-3 6-2 Thierry Guardiola #150 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Stefan Edberg #312× CH 7-6(6) 7-5 3-6 5-7 6-1 Jiri Novak #36 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Hernan Gumy #58 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-1 Karim Alami #79 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Eyal Ran #157 6-1 6-3 6-1 Andrei Cherkasov #185 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Francisco Clavet #52 6-0 6-3 6-3 Emilio Sanchez #99 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Tim Henman #90 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4 Petr Korda #26 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pete Sampras #1CH 7-5 6-3 6-2 Richard Fromberg #118 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Sebastien Lareau #126 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Kenneth Carlsen #82 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128
Jakob Hlasek #43 6-4 6-1 6-1 Dick Norman #116 H2H Match data Jan 17, 1996* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 11 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Novak Djokovic 105 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

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