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

Round of 128

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

Round of 64

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 3× 6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4
Jiri Novak #47
Alexander Volkov #78 1-6 6-4 6-1 4-6 7-6(8)
Mikael Tillstrom #40
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-3 6-4 6-2
Andrei Olhovskiy #92
Cedric Pioline #17 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1
Roberto Carretero #70
Alex Corretja #31 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-0
Filippo Veglio #346
Jonas Bjorkman #51 6-4 6-1 6-1
David Nainkin #215
Guy Forget #58 6-4 7-5 6-3
Felix Mantilla #16
Sjeng Schalken #48 6-2 6-4 6-4
David Rikl #134
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Scott Draper #86
Hendrik Dreekmann #54 7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Thomas Johansson #85
Andrei Medvedev #36 6-4 6-3 6-2
Jan Kroslak
Petr Korda #42 6-0 7-6(5) 6-3
Bohdan Ulihrach #35
Stefan Edberg #28 2× CH 3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 (ret.)
Bernd Karbacher #84
Paul Haarhuis #26 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Michael Tebbutt #110
Tim Henman #39 6-3 6-4 6-2
Doug Flach #159
Todd Martin #13 6-3 6-2 6-2
Andrea Gaudenzi #45
Michael Chang #3 6-1 6-3 6-1
Neville Godwin #118
Vincent Spadea #69 6-2 1-6 6-2 6-4
David Prinosil #66
Jakob Hlasek #50 7-6(5) 7-6(7) 6-0
Alberto Berasategui #23
Hernan Gumy #41 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 0-6 7-6(1)
Jared Palmer #160
Javier Sanchez #67 6-2 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3
Jim Grabb #222
Jason Stoltenberg #24 6-3 7-6(1) 6-3
Kenneth Carlsen #63
Arnaud Boetsch #20 7-6(6) 6-3 6-1
Magnus Gustafsson #34
Jeff Tarango #104 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Marcelo Rios #11
Andre Agassi #9 CH 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0
Leander Paes #149
Jan Siemerink #29 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
Carlos Moya #21
David Wheaton #131 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
Frederic Vitoux #213
Alex Obrien 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3
MaliVai Washington #638
Thomas Muster #2 6-3 6-2 6-4
Dirk Dier #171
Sergi Bruguera #73 6-3 6-2 6-4
Michael Stich #18
Thomas Enqvist #14 6-3 6-2 6-3
Guillaume Raoux #76
Pablo Campana #181 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3
Mark Knowles #117

Round of 32

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4 6-2
Alexander Volkov #78
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-3 6-2 6-4
Cedric Pioline #17
Alex Corretja #31 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Jonas Bjorkman #51
Guy Forget #58 6-2 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-0
Sjeng Schalken #48
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-3 6-2 7-6(11)
Hendrik Dreekmann #54
Andrei Medvedev #36 6-2 6-4 6-3
Petr Korda #42
Stefan Edberg #28 2× CH 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1
Paul Haarhuis #26
Tim Henman #39 6-2 7-6(4) 6-4
Todd Martin #13
Michael Chang #3 6-4 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-3
Vincent Spadea #69
Jakob Hlasek #50 7-5 6-1 6-2
Hernan Gumy #41
Javier Sanchez #67 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 7-6(6)
Jason Stoltenberg #24
Arnaud Boetsch #20 6-4 6-2 7-6(6)
Jeff Tarango #104
Andre Agassi #9 CH 6-4 6-2 7-6(7)
Jan Siemerink #29
David Wheaton #131 1-6 7-5 6-1 6-2
Alex Obrien
Thomas Muster #2 6-2 6-4 6-3
Sergi Bruguera #73
Thomas Enqvist #14 6-4 6-4 6-2
Pablo Campana #181

Round of 16

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-3 6-4
Mark Philippoussis #22
Alex Corretja #31 6-4 6-3 7-6(5)
Guy Forget #58
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)
Andrei Medvedev #36
Stefan Edberg #28 2× CH 6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
Tim Henman #39
Michael Chang #3 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jakob Hlasek #50
Javier Sanchez #67 6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
Arnaud Boetsch #20
Andre Agassi #9 CH 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
David Wheaton #131
Thomas Muster #2 7-6(4) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Thomas Enqvist #14

Quarterfinals

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 3× 7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)
Alex Corretja #31
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-3 6-4 7-6(9)
Stefan Edberg #28 2× CH
Michael Chang #3 7-5 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
Javier Sanchez #67
Andre Agassi #9 CH 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-2
Thomas Muster #2

Semifinals

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3
Goran Ivanisevic #6
Michael Chang #3 6-3 6-2 6-2
Andre Agassi #9 CH

Final

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 3× 6-1 6-4 7-6(3)
Michael Chang #2

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

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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