ATP US Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →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.
Dates
Aug 26 — Sep 9
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Pete Sampras
6-2 6-2 6-1
Jiri Novak
6-2 6-4 6-3
Alexander Volkov
6-7(5) 6-4 5-2 (ret.)
Mikael Tillstrom
1-6 7-6(7) 6-1 3-6 6-4
Mark Philippoussis
6-7(6) 6-3 6-3 6-3
Andrei Olhovskiy
6-4 6-3 6-2
Cedric Pioline
6-4 7-6(3) 6-4
Roberto Carretero
6-3 4-6 6-0 1-0 (ret.)
Alex Corretja
7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 6-2
Filippo Veglio
1-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman
6-2 5-7 7-6(3) 7-5
David Nainkin
6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5
Guy Forget
3-6 2-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3
Felix Mantilla
6-1 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3
Sjeng Schalken
6-3 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3
David Rikl
6-4 7-5 6-2
Goran Ivanisevic
1-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Scott Draper
6-3 7-5 6-3
Hendrik Dreekmann
6-2 6-4 6-2
Thomas Johansson
4-6 2-6 7-5 6-1 7-5
Andrei Medvedev
6-2 6-0 6-1
Jan Kroslak
2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6
Petr Korda
6-3 3-6 6-3 7-5
Bohdan Ulihrach
2-6 6-4 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1
Stefan Edberg
6-3 6-3 6-3
Bernd Karbacher
7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5
Paul Haarhuis
6-7(5) 7-6(6) 1-6 6-2 6-2
Michael Tebbutt
3-6 6-1 3-6 7-5 6-3
Tim Henman
6-2 6-3 6-4
Doug Flach
7-5 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(6)
Todd Martin
6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6
Andrea Gaudenzi
7-6(4) 6-2 6-3
Michael Chang
3-6 6-1 6-0 7-6(6)
Neville Godwin
6-4 6-2 3-6 6-1
Vincent Spadea
6-2 3-6 6-3 6-2
David Prinosil
6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7(5) 6-1
Jakob Hlasek
6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4
Alberto Berasategui
6-1 6-4 6-0
Hernan Gumy
7-5 6-4 7-5
Jared Palmer
6-7(7) 6-4 6-4 6-3
Javier Sanchez
6-2 7-6(0) 6-3
Jim Grabb
6-3 7-5 7-6(4)
Jason Stoltenberg
7-5 6-4 6-1
Kenneth Carlsen
7-6(7) 6-3 7-6(6)
Arnaud Boetsch
7-6(4) 6-4 7-5
Magnus Gustafsson
7-5 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Jeff Tarango
6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 3-1 (ret.)
Marcelo Rios
4-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Andre Agassi
6-3 6-3 6-2
Leander Paes
7-6(3) 6-2 7-5
Jan Siemerink
4-6 6-1 7-6(4) 6-4
Carlos Moya
6-1 6-7(4) 6-7(1) 6-0 6-4
David Wheaton
6-3 6-2 6-3
Frederic Vitoux
6-4 6-4 7-6(3)
Alex Obrien
6-4 1-6 6-4 6-3
MaliVai Washington
6-2 2-6 7-6(5) 6-1
Thomas Muster
6-1 7-6(2) 6-2
Dirk Dier
6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4
Sergi Bruguera
6-2 6-0 7-6(1)
Michael Stich
6-3 1-6 6-1 7-5
Thomas Enqvist
6-3 6-1 6-4
Guillaume Raoux
7-6(5) 3-6 1-6 6-3 7-5
Pablo Campana
6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4
Mark Knowles
6-3 7-5 6-1
Round of 64
Pete Sampras
6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4
Alexander Volkov
1-6 6-4 6-1 4-6 7-6(8)
Mark Philippoussis
6-3 6-4 6-2
Cedric Pioline
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1
Alex Corretja
6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-0
Jonas Bjorkman
6-4 6-1 6-1
Guy Forget
6-4 7-5 6-3
Sjeng Schalken
6-2 6-4 6-4
Goran Ivanisevic
6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Hendrik Dreekmann
7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Andrei Medvedev
6-4 6-3 6-2
Petr Korda
6-0 7-6(5) 6-3
Stefan Edberg
3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 (ret.)
Paul Haarhuis
1-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Tim Henman
6-3 6-4 6-2
Todd Martin
6-3 6-2 6-2
Michael Chang
6-1 6-3 6-1
Vincent Spadea
6-2 1-6 6-2 6-4
Jakob Hlasek
7-6(5) 7-6(7) 6-0
Hernan Gumy
6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 0-6 7-6(1)
Javier Sanchez
6-2 7-6(3) 2-6 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg
6-3 7-6(1) 6-3
Arnaud Boetsch
7-6(6) 6-3 6-1
Jeff Tarango
6-4 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
Andre Agassi
3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0
Jan Siemerink
7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
David Wheaton
6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
Alex Obrien
6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3
Thomas Muster
6-3 6-2 6-4
Sergi Bruguera
6-3 6-2 6-4
Thomas Enqvist
6-3 6-2 6-3
Pablo Campana
7-6(3) 3-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3
Round of 32
Pete Sampras
6-3 6-4 6-2
Mark Philippoussis
6-3 6-2 6-4
Alex Corretja
6-2 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Guy Forget
6-2 7-5 4-6 4-6 6-0
Goran Ivanisevic
6-3 6-2 7-6(11)
Andrei Medvedev
6-2 6-4 6-3
Stefan Edberg
6-4 7-6(4) 6-1
Tim Henman
6-2 7-6(4) 6-4
Michael Chang
6-4 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-3
Jakob Hlasek
7-5 6-1 6-2
Javier Sanchez
6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 7-6(6)
Arnaud Boetsch
6-4 6-2 7-6(6)
Andre Agassi
6-4 6-2 7-6(7)
David Wheaton
1-6 7-5 6-1 6-2
Thomas Muster
6-2 6-4 6-3
Thomas Enqvist
6-4 6-4 6-2
Round of 16
Pete Sampras
6-3 6-3 6-4
Alex Corretja
6-4 6-3 7-6(5)
Goran Ivanisevic
6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)
Stefan Edberg
6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4
Michael Chang
6-3 6-4 6-2
Javier Sanchez
6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(3)
Andre Agassi
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Thomas Muster
7-6(4) 6-2 4-6 6-1
Quarterfinals
Pete Sampras
7-6(5) 5-7 5-7 6-4 7-6(7)
Goran Ivanisevic
6-3 6-4 7-6(9)
Michael Chang
7-5 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3
Andre Agassi
6-2 7-5 4-6 6-2
Semifinals
Pete Sampras
6-3 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3
Michael Chang
6-3 6-2 6-2
Final
Pete Sampras
6-1 6-4 7-6(3)
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 5 |
| Pete Sampras | 5 |
| Roger Federer | 5 |
| John McEnroe | 4 |
| Novak Djokovic | 4 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-4 7-5 | Taylor Fritz | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 | Daniil Medvedev | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data |
| 2021 | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | Novak Djokovic | H2H | Match data |
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