ATP Roland Garros 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 10, 1996* F Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 7-6(4) 7-5 7-6(4) Michael Stich #11 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 9, 1996* SF Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 7-6(4) 6-0 6-2 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
Jun 9, 1996* SF Michael Stich #16 6-3 6-4 6-2 Marc Rosset #15 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 7, 1996* QF Pete Sampras #1 6-7(4) 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Jim Courier #8 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
R16 (8)
Jun 5, 1996* R16 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 #2 H2H Match data
Jun 5, 1996* R16 Jim Courier #8 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 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
R32 (16)
Jun 2, 1996* R32 Thomas Muster #2 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 #4 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 #8 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
R64 (32)
May 31, 1996* R64 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 #75 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 #4 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 #2 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 #23 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 Jim Courier #8 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
R128 (64)
May 29, 1996* R128 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 #4 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 — 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 #8 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 #75 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 #23 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 #2 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

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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 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
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