ATP Roland Garros 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the 1996 Roland Garros, defeating Michael Stich 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4) in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 27 to June 10, 1996. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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Champion
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
def. Michael Stich , 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4)
Dates
May 27 — Jun 10
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Results

Roland Garros 1996 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4) Michael Stich #11 H2H Match data Jun 10, 1996* F
SF (2)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 7-6(4) 6-0 6-2 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data Jun 9, 1996* SF Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Michael Stich #16 6-3 6-4 6-2 Marc Rosset #15 H2H Match data Jun 9, 1996* SF
QF (4)
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #82× CH H2H Match data Jun 7, 1996* QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2 Richard Krajicek #14 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1996* QF
Michael Stich #16 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 Cedric Pioline #19 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1996* QF
Marc Rosset #15 4-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-0 Bernd Karbacher #56 H2H Match data Jun 7, 1996* QF
R16 (8)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-4 6-3 6-3 Francisco Clavet #43 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
Michael Stich #16 4-6 6-4 6-1 7-6(1) Thomas Muster #2DEF H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
Jim Courier #82× CH 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 Wayne Ferreira #11 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
Marc Rosset #15 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 Stefan Edberg #45 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
Cedric Pioline #19 6-4 6-1 6-2 Marcelo Rios #10 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
Bernd Karbacher #56 6-3 6-1 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #6 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 7-5 6-2 Scott Draper #99 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
Richard Krajicek #14 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jonas Bjorkman #80 H2H Match data Jun 5, 1996* R16
R32 (16)
Thomas Muster #2DEF 6-2 5-2 (ret.) Adrian Voinea #47 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Michael Stich #16 4-6 6-0 6-4 7-6(3) Mikael Tillstrom #61 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Bohdan Ulihrach #38 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Stefan Edberg #45 4-6 7-5 6-0 7-6(1) Michael Chang #4CH H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Bernd Karbacher #56 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Paul Haarhuis #29 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Jim Courier #82× CH 6-7(2) 7-5 6-4 5-4 (ret.) Karol Kucera #84 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Wayne Ferreira #11 6-7(5) 7-5 6-1 7-5 Renzo Furlan #21 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Cedric Pioline #19 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-0 Alberto Berasategui #35 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Marcelo Rios #10 6-3 6-3 6-2 Petr Korda #36 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Richard Krajicek #14 7-5 6-2 6-2 Todd Woodbridge #41 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Marc Rosset #15 6-4 6-4 6-1 Jakob Hlasek #51 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Scott Draper #99 6-1 6-2 6-3 Jeff Tarango #93 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Pete Sampras #1 3-6 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2 Todd Martin #18 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-4 6-2 6-2 Felix Mantilla #54 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Jonas Bjorkman #80 7-6(5) 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-4 Chris Woodruff #72 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
Francisco Clavet #43 6-3 7-5 6-3 Guy Forget #30 H2H Match data Jun 2, 1996* R32
R64 (32)
Richard Krajicek #14 6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 Tomas Carbonell #49 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-2 7-5 6-3 Thomas Johansson #103 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Jakob Hlasek #51 6-2 1-6 6-3 7-6(3) Jan Siemerink #25 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Adrian Voinea #47 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2 Sjeng Schalken #63 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Todd Martin #18 6-4 7-6(5) 6-2 Mats Wilander #753× CH H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Todd Woodbridge #41 3-6 6-4 7-6(1) 7-6(2) Mark Philippoussis #31 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Jeff Tarango #93 6-4 6-4 6-1 Franco Squillari #264 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Scott Draper #99 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 Gilbert Schaller #28 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Petr Korda #36 7-5 6-4 6-4 Lionel Roux #136 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Cedric Pioline #19 7-5 6-2 6-3 Richey Reneberg #32 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #6 7-5 6-2 6-4 David Wheaton #115 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Michael Chang #4CH 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Richard Fromberg #112 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Francisco Clavet #43 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-6(6) Albert Costa #13 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Karol Kucera #84 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(5) 4-6 6-2 Magnus Norman #118 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Mikael Tillstrom #61 5-7 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-3 Mark Knowles #114 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 6-3 6-3 Jason Stoltenberg #40 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Wayne Ferreira #11 4-6 7-6(7) 6-1 7-6(4) Slava Dosedel #42 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Michael Stich #16 6-3 7-5 6-3 Greg Rusedski #74 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Thomas Muster #2DEF 6-1 6-3 6-0 Gerard Solves #171 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-7(2) 2-6 6-3 Sergi Bruguera #232× CH H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Guy Forget #30 6-4 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-3 Kris Goossens #106 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Bohdan Ulihrach #38 6-3 6-7(10) 6-1 6-4 Andrei Medvedev #33 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Jonas Bjorkman #80 5-7 6-1 6-4 6-0 Thierry Champion #181 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Paul Haarhuis #29 7-5 2-6 6-2 6-4 Arnaud Boetsch #12 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Chris Woodruff #72 4-6 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3 6-2 Andre Agassi #3 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jim Courier #82× CH 6-3 6-2 6-2 David Rikl #98 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Stefan Edberg #45 6-2 6-2 6-1 Carlos Moya #20 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Alberto Berasategui #35 6-2 6-2 6-3 Hendrik Dreekmann #66 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Bernd Karbacher #56 6-3 6-4 6-4 Andrea Gaudenzi #27 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Renzo Furlan #21 6-0 6-2 6-4 Brett Steven #48 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Felix Mantilla #54 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4 Alex Corretja #39 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
Marc Rosset #15 6-2 6-4 6-3 Jiri Novak #44 H2H Match data May 31, 1996* R64
R128 (64)
Slava Dosedel #42 6-3 6-2 7-6(3) Gaston Etlis #135 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
David Wheaton #115 6-7(3) 6-0 6-4 6-4 Guillaume Raoux #78 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jakob Hlasek #51 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3 Magnus Larsson #81 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Bernd Karbacher #56 6-2 6-4 6-4 Guillermo Perez-Roldan #1254 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 6-1 6-3 6-3 Galo Blanco #113 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Andrea Gaudenzi #27 6-3 6-1 6-1 Kim Tiilikainen #272 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Thomas Johansson #103 6-1 6-1 6-4 Henri Leconte #316 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Felix Mantilla #54 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-4 Dirk Dier #123 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Andre Agassi #3 6-1 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 Jacobo Diaz #261 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Lionel Roux #136 3-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 Frederic Fontang #175 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Paul Haarhuis #29 7-5 7-6(6) 3-0 (ret.) Younes El Aynaoui #57 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Wayne Ferreira #11 6-4 7-5 7-6(4) Gustavo Kuerten #131 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jiri Novak #44 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-1 Nicolas Pereira #100 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Chris Woodruff #72 6-2 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) Vincent Spadea #73 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Adrian Voinea #47 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 6-2 Marc Kevin Goellner #77 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Marc Rosset #15 6-4 6-4 6-0 Carl Uwe Steeb #68 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Cedric Pioline #19 6-1 6-3 6-2 Javier Frana #58 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Michael Chang #4CH 6-1 6-1 6-2 David Prinosil #46 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Petr Korda #36 4-6 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-4 Stefano Pescosolido #71 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Albert Costa #13 3-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(2) Fernando Meligeni #64 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
David Rikl #98 7-6(2) 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1 Shuzo Matsuoka #67 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Renzo Furlan #21 6-4 3-6 1-6 7-5 6-4 Jerome Golmard #92 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Thierry Champion #181 2-6 6-4 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5 Sandon Stolle #87 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jason Stoltenberg #40 6-1 6-2 6-1 Jan Kroslak H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Francisco Clavet #43 4-6 7-5 7-6(2) 6-3 Johan Van Herck — Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Bohdan Ulihrach #38 6-2 6-4 6-2 Francisco Montana #234 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Karol Kucera #84 3-6 7-6(8) 4-6 6-2 6-2 Roberto Carretero #65 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Michael Stich #16 6-4 7-5 6-4 Patrik Fredriksson #137 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jan Siemerink #25 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1 Hernan Gumy #50 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Richard Krajicek #14 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 6-4 Sandor Noszaly #110 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Richey Reneberg #32 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 Thomas Enqvist #9 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Carlos Moya #20 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2 Patrick Rafter #85 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Franco Squillari #264 7-6(4) 6-4 3-0 (ret.) MaliVai Washington #17 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Guy Forget #30 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 2-6 3-6 6-4 Andrei Chesnokov #88 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Todd Martin #18 6-1 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #70 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Gilbert Schaller #28 6-3 6-4 7-5 Stephane Simian #134 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Alex Corretja #39 6-3 6-4 0-6 6-4 Mark Woodforde #22 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Mark Knowles #114 5-7 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 Dick Norman #128 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Andrei Medvedev #33 6-2 6-2 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #89 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jim Courier #82× CH 6-1 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4 Andrei Olhovskiy #111 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Gerard Solves #171 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-7(4) 9-7 Marcos Ondruska #104 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Magnus Norman #118 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-0 Mauricio Hadad #129 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Mark Philippoussis #31 6-3 6-2 6-2 Alexander Volkov #86 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Mikael Tillstrom #61 4-6 2-6 6-1 7-5 6-1 Carlos Costa #26 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Alberto Berasategui #35 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 Michael Tebbutt #96 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Kris Goossens #106 6-4 6-4 7-5 Tim Henman #60 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Richard Fromberg #112 6-3 6-1 6-3 Olivier Delaitre #147 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Arnaud Boetsch #12 6-3 6-4 6-3 Jared Palmer #154 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-4 6-4 6-1 Jordi Arrese #90 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Mats Wilander #753× CH 7-5 6-4 6-1 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #97 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Hendrik Dreekmann #66 6-4 6-3 6-0 Christian Ruud #59 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Todd Woodbridge #41 0-6 6-2 2-6 6-4 6-1 Nicklas Kulti #91 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Pete Sampras #1 6-1 7-5 7-6(5) Magnus Gustafsson #34 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Scott Draper #99 7-5 6-3 6-0 Byron Black #24 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Stefan Edberg #45 6-4 6-2 6-4 Karim Alami #53 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Sergi Bruguera #232× CH 6-1 7-5 6-4 Javier Sanchez #62 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Greg Rusedski #74 6-2 1-6 7-5 2-6 7-5 Grant Doyle #307 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Thomas Muster #2DEF 6-4 6-2 6-4 Frederik Fetterlein #107 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Brett Steven #48 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) Gregory Carraz #327 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jeff Tarango #93 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 Martin Damm Sr — Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Marcelo Rios #10 7-6(4) 6-1 6-4 Michael Joyce — Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Sjeng Schalken #63 6-3 6-3 1-6 6-3 Daniel Vacek #37 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Tomas Carbonell #49 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(5) Tamer El Sawy — Match data May 29, 1996* R128
Jonas Bjorkman #80 6-4 6-4 6-3 Filip Dewulf #52 H2H Match data May 29, 1996* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 112 wins

Most Appearances

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

  1. Novak Djokovic 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Roland Garros finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Alexander Zverev #3 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Flavio Cobolli #14 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #1 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 Casper Ruud #4 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-3 6-0 Casper Ruud #8 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.