ATP US Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 9, 1996* F Pete Sampras #1 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) Michael Chang #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 8, 1996* SF Michael Chang #3 6-3 6-2 6-2 Andre Agassi #9 H2H Match data
Sep 8, 1996* SF Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3 Goran Ivanisevic #6 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 6, 1996* QF Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7) Alex Corretja #31 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1996* QF Andre Agassi #9 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 #28 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 4, 1996* R16 Alex Corretja #31 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) Guy Forget #58 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1996* R16 Andre Agassi #9 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 #28 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 #1 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
R32 (16)
Sep 1, 1996* R32 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 #28 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1 Paul Haarhuis #26 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1996* R32 Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-2 Alexander Volkov #78 H2H Match data
Sep 1, 1996* R32 Andre Agassi #9 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
R64 (32)
Aug 30, 1996* R64 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 #1 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 #9 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 #28 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 — 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
R128 (64)
Aug 28, 1996* R128 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 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 #9 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 #28 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 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 #1 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 — 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

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John McEnroe 4
Novak Djokovic 4

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