# China Open 1996

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/317/china-open?season=1996
Tour: ATP

Greg Rusedski won the 1996 China Open, defeating Martin Damm Sr 7-6(5) 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on carpet courts in Beijing, China, from October 7 to October 13, 1996. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The China Open brings the ATP and WTA tours to Beijing's National Tennis Center during the Asian hard-court swing.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Beijing Open, Beijing ATP
- Category: World Series -> ATP 250
- Surface: carpet
- Location: Beijing, China
- Start date: 1996-10-07
- End date: 1996-10-13

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## Champion
- Winner: Greg Rusedski
- Runner-up: Martin Damm Sr
- Final score: 7-6(5) 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Greg Rusedski def. Martin Damm Sr 7-6(5) 6-4

### SF
- Greg Rusedski def. Byron Black 6-2 6-2
- Martin Damm Sr def. Thomas Johansson 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3

### QF
- Byron Black def. Sjeng Schalken 7-6(3) 6-4
- Thomas Johansson def. Hendrik Dreekmann 2-6 6-3 6-1
- Greg Rusedski def. Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 6-4
- Martin Damm Sr def. Scott Draper 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

### R16
- Hendrik Dreekmann def. Sebastien Lareau 6-4 6-2
- Byron Black def. Dennis van Scheppingen 6-1 6-3
- Greg Rusedski def. Jean-Philippe Fleurian 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-1
- Scott Draper def. Brian Macphie 7-6(7) 6-3
- Martin Damm Sr def. Michael Chang 6-3 6-4
- Gustavo Kuerten def. Vincent Spadea 1-6 7-6(1) 6-4
- Sjeng Schalken def. Patrik Kuhnen 6-4 7-6(4)
- Thomas Johansson def. Oleg Ogorodov 6-4 6-3

### R32
- Byron Black def. Michael Joyce 7-6(9) 4-6 7-6(3)
- Greg Rusedski def. Andrei Olhovskiy 6-3 6-0
- Sjeng Schalken def. Jia Ping Xia 6-2 7-5
- Sebastien Lareau def. Grant Stafford 6-2 7-5
- Michael Chang def. Nicolas Pereira 6-1 6-4
- Gustavo Kuerten def. Patrik Fredriksson 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4
- Patrik Kuhnen def. Neville Godwin 5-7 6-3 6-3
- Jean-Philippe Fleurian def. Todd Woodbridge 6-2 6-3
- Oleg Ogorodov def. Patrick Rafter 7-5 7-5
- Vincent Spadea def. Joshua Eagle 6-2 6-2
- Dennis van Scheppingen def. Guillermo Canas 6-4 6-7(2) 6-4
- Martin Damm Sr def. Mats Wilander 6-4 6-3
- Brian Macphie def. Kenneth Carlsen 4-6 6-4 7-6(2)
- Scott Draper def. Leander Paes 6-4 6-2
- Hendrik Dreekmann def. Jonathan Stark 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(0)
- Thomas Johansson def. Javier Frana 6-3 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/317/china-open?season=1996
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