ATP US Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

Pete Sampras won the 1996 US Open, defeating Michael Chang 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 26 to September 9, 1996. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
Pete Sampras
def. Michael Chang , 6-1 6-4 7-6(3)
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 9
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results

US Open 1996 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) Michael Chang #2 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1996* F
SF (2)
Michael Chang #3 6-3 6-2 6-2 Andre Agassi #9CH H2H Match data Sep 8, 1996* SF
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3 Goran Ivanisevic #6 H2H Match data Sep 8, 1996* SF
QF (4)
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7) Alex Corretja #31 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1996* QF
Andre Agassi #9CH 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-2 Thomas Muster #2 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1996* QF
Michael Chang #3 7-5 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 Javier Sanchez #67 H2H Match data Sep 6, 1996* QF
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-3 6-4 7-6(9) Stefan Edberg #282× CH H2H Match data Sep 6, 1996* QF
R16 (8)
Alex Corretja #31 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) Guy Forget #58 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Andre Agassi #9CH 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 David Wheaton #131 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Javier Sanchez #67 6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Arnaud Boetsch #20 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Stefan Edberg #282× CH 6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 Tim Henman #39 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) Andrei Medvedev #36 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Thomas Muster #2 7-6(4) 6-2 4-6 6-1 Thomas Enqvist #14 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 6-3 6-3 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #22 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
Michael Chang #3 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jakob Hlasek #50 H2H Match data Sep 4, 1996* R16
R32 (16)
Arnaud Boetsch #20 6-4 6-2 7-6(6) Jeff Tarango #104 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Thomas Muster #2 6-2 6-4 6-3 Sergi Bruguera #73 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-3 6-2 7-6(11) Hendrik Dreekmann #54 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-3 6-2 6-4 Cedric Pioline #17 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Jakob Hlasek #50 7-5 6-1 6-2 Hernan Gumy #41 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Tim Henman #39 6-2 7-6(4) 6-4 Todd Martin #13 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Thomas Enqvist #14 6-4 6-4 6-2 Pablo Campana #181 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
David Wheaton #131 1-6 7-5 6-1 6-2 Alex Obrien — Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Andrei Medvedev #36 6-2 6-4 6-3 Petr Korda #42 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Javier Sanchez #67 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 7-6(6) Jason Stoltenberg #24 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Stefan Edberg #282× CH 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1 Paul Haarhuis #26 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4 6-2 Alexander Volkov #78 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Andre Agassi #9CH 6-4 6-2 7-6(7) Jan Siemerink #29 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Michael Chang #3 6-4 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-3 Vincent Spadea #69 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Guy Forget #58 6-2 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-0 Sjeng Schalken #48 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
Alex Corretja #31 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 Jonas Bjorkman #51 H2H Match data Sep 1, 1996* R32
R64 (32)
Jeff Tarango #104 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Marcelo Rios #11 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Thomas Enqvist #14 6-3 6-2 6-3 Guillaume Raoux #76 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Paul Haarhuis #26 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 Michael Tebbutt #110 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-3 6-4 6-2 Andrei Olhovskiy #92 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Petr Korda #42 6-0 7-6(5) 6-3 Bohdan Ulihrach #35 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Jan Siemerink #29 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 Carlos Moya #21 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Jakob Hlasek #50 7-6(5) 7-6(7) 6-0 Alberto Berasategui #23 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
David Wheaton #131 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) Frederic Vitoux #213 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 Jiri Novak #47 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Javier Sanchez #67 6-2 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3 Jim Grabb #222 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Sergi Bruguera #73 6-3 6-2 6-4 Michael Stich #18 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Tim Henman #39 6-3 6-4 6-2 Doug Flach #159 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Vincent Spadea #69 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-4 David Prinosil #66 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Andre Agassi #9CH 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0 Leander Paes #149 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Jason Stoltenberg #24 6-3 7-6(1) 6-3 Kenneth Carlsen #63 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Jonas Bjorkman #51 6-4 6-1 6-1 David Nainkin #215 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Sjeng Schalken #48 6-2 6-4 6-4 David Rikl #134 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Alexander Volkov #78 1-6 6-4 6-1 4-6 7-6(8) Mikael Tillstrom #40 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Cedric Pioline #17 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 Roberto Carretero #70 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Todd Martin #13 6-3 6-2 6-2 Andrea Gaudenzi #45 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Hendrik Dreekmann #54 7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 6-1 Thomas Johansson #85 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4 Scott Draper #86 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Guy Forget #58 6-4 7-5 6-3 Felix Mantilla #16 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Arnaud Boetsch #20 7-6(6) 6-3 6-1 Magnus Gustafsson #34 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Stefan Edberg #282× CH 3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 (ret.) Bernd Karbacher #84 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Alex Corretja #31 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-0 Filippo Veglio #346 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Alex Obrien 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3 MaliVai Washington #638 — Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Andrei Medvedev #36 6-4 6-3 6-2 Jan Kroslak H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Pablo Campana #181 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 Mark Knowles #117 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Michael Chang #3 6-1 6-3 6-1 Neville Godwin #118 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Hernan Gumy #41 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 0-6 7-6(1) Jared Palmer #160 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
Thomas Muster #2 6-3 6-2 6-4 Dirk Dier #171 H2H Match data Aug 30, 1996* R64
R128 (64)
Jakob Hlasek #50 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4 Nicklas Kulti #72 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
David Prinosil #66 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7(5) 6-1 Peter Tramacchi #217 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Hendrik Dreekmann #54 6-2 6-4 6-2 Greg Rusedski #74 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Alex Corretja #31 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 6-2 Byron Black #38 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jan Siemerink #29 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) 6-4 Carl Uwe Steeb #79 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Michael Tebbutt #110 3-6 6-1 3-6 7-5 6-3 Richey Reneberg #27 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Pablo Campana #181 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4 Todd Woodbridge #32 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bernd Karbacher #84 7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5 Jonathan Stark #101 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
MaliVai Washington #638 6-2 2-6 7-6(5) 6-1 Karim Alami #56 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
David Wheaton #131 6-3 6-2 6-3 Kevin Kim H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Felix Mantilla #16 6-1 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3 Fernando Meligeni #96 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Leander Paes #149 7-6(3) 6-2 7-5 Marcos Ondruska #109 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Doug Flach #159 7-5 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(6) Gianluca Pozzi #137 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Guillaume Raoux #76 7-6(5) 3-6 1-6 6-3 7-5 Filip Dewulf #49 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Vincent Spadea #69 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-2 Daniel Vacek #33 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Thomas Johansson #85 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-1 7-5 Renzo Furlan #37 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Thomas Muster #2 6-1 7-6(2) 6-2 Javier Frana #89 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Mark Knowles #117 6-3 7-5 6-1 Marcelo Filippini #111 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Andre Agassi #9CH 6-3 6-3 6-2 Mauricio Hadad #119 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jonas Bjorkman #51 6-2 5-7 7-6(3) 7-5 Karol Kucera #77 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Kenneth Carlsen #63 7-6(7) 6-3 7-6(6) Patrick Rafter #52 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Andrea Gaudenzi #45 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3 Shuzo Matsuoka #112 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Marcelo Rios #11 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Andrei Pavel #198 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Michael Chang #3 3-6 6-1 6-0 7-6(6) Jaime Oncins #186 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Hernan Gumy #41 7-5 6-4 7-5 Martin Damm Sr — Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Bohdan Ulihrach #35 2-6 6-4 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1 Albert Costa #15 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Cedric Pioline #17 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4 Francisco Clavet #25 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Magnus Gustafsson #34 7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 Carlos Costa #61 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jared Palmer #160 6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 6-3 Marc Rosset #19 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Stefan Edberg #282× CH 6-3 6-3 6-3 Richard Krajicek #8 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jason Stoltenberg #24 7-5 6-4 6-1 Stefano Pescosolido #99 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-7(6) 6-3 6-3 6-3 Mark Woodforde #30 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Michael Stich #18 6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5 Tommy Haas #237 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Petr Korda #42 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-5 David Caldwell #338 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
David Nainkin #215 6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5 Wayne Ferreira #7 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Alex Obrien 6-4 1-6 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #81 — Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
David Rikl #134 6-4 7-5 6-2 Hicham Arazi #83 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Paul Haarhuis #26 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 1-6 6-2 6-2 Michael Joyce — Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Dirk Dier #171 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4 Chuck Adams #313 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Mikael Tillstrom #40 1-6 7-6(7) 6-1 3-6 6-4 Tamer El Sawy — Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Todd Martin #13 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6 Younes El Aynaoui #60 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Alberto Berasategui #23 6-1 6-4 6-0 Cecil Mamiit #383 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 3× 6-2 6-2 6-1 Jimy Szymanski #164 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Neville Godwin #118 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1 Tomas Carbonell #62 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jeff Tarango #104 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 3-1 (ret.) Alex Radulescu #64 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Javier Sanchez #67 6-2 7-6(0) 6-3 David Skoch #162 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Arnaud Boetsch #20 7-6(4) 6-4 7-5 Nicolas Pereira #90 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Andrei Olhovskiy #92 6-4 6-3 6-2 Pat Cash #1262 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Frederic Vitoux #213 6-4 6-4 7-6(3) Ramon Delgado #325 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Sergi Bruguera #73 6-2 6-0 7-6(1) Kris Goossens #98 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Thomas Enqvist #14 6-3 6-1 6-4 Stephane Simian #91 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jiri Novak #47 6-2 6-4 6-3 Ben Ellwood #152 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jan Kroslak 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6 Chris Woodruff #44 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Roberto Carretero #70 6-3 4-6 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Jordi Burillo #53 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Filippo Veglio #346 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Christian Ruud #57 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Andrei Medvedev #36 6-2 6-0 6-1 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #100 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Guy Forget #58 3-6 2-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Grant Stafford #105 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Jim Grabb #222 6-3 7-5 7-6(4) Sandon Stolle #68 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Sjeng Schalken #48 6-3 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 Gilbert Schaller #46 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Alexander Volkov #78 6-7(5) 6-4 5-2 (ret.) Magnus Larsson #59 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Scott Draper #86 6-3 7-5 6-3 Galo Blanco #102 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Tim Henman #39 6-2 6-3 6-4 Roberto Jabali #157 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Goran Ivanisevic #6 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Andrei Chesnokov #87 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128
Carlos Moya #21 6-1 6-7(4) 6-7(1) 6-0 6-4 Scott Humphries #263 H2H Match data Aug 28, 1996* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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