ATP Japan Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

Pete Sampras won the 1996 Japan Open, defeating Richey Reneberg 6-4 7-5 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from April 15 to April 21, 1996. The match log contains 54 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
def. Richey Reneberg , 6-4 7-5
Dates
Apr 15 — Apr 21
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
Japan Open 1996 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 7-5 Richey Reneberg #63 H2H Match data Apr 21, 1996* F
SF (2)
Richey Reneberg #63 3-6 6-4 7-6(4) Hendrik Dreekmann #79 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1996* SF
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 6-4 Mark Woodforde #24 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1996* SF
QF (4)
Hendrik Dreekmann #79 7-6(5) 7-6(7) Richard Krajicek #27 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1996* QF
Richey Reneberg #63 6-4 7-6(3) Michael Chang #4 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1996* QF Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mark Woodforde #24 6-4 7-5 Thomas Enqvist #8 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1996* QF
Pete Sampras #1 3-6 6-3 6-4 Guy Forget #35 H2H Match data Apr 20, 1996* QF
R16 (8)
Thomas Enqvist #8 7-6(4) 6-1 Greg Rusedski #47 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Hendrik Dreekmann #79 6-4 6-3 Wayne Ferreira #10 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Richey Reneberg #63 6-2 6-4 Sebastien Lareau #135 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Michael Chang #4 5-7 6-3 6-4 Jeff Tarango #83 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Mark Woodforde #24 6-3 6-2 Frederik Fetterlein #101 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Guy Forget #35 6-4 6-4 Todd Woodbridge #28 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Pete Sampras #1 5-7 6-4 6-1 Magnus Norman #127 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
Richard Krajicek #27 7-5 6-0 David Prinosil #39 H2H Match data Apr 19, 1996* R16
R32 (16)
Michael Chang #4 6-2 3-6 6-1 Alex Radulescu #112 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Jeff Tarango #83 6-4 6-3 Chris Wilkinson #130 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Magnus Norman #127 6-3 6-2 Kenneth Carlsen #61 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Sebastien Lareau #135 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 Jan Siemerink #23 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Thomas Enqvist #8 6-2 6-1 Johan Van Herck Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Richey Reneberg #63 6-1 6-4 Steve Campbell #148 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-2 Lionel Roux #139 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Guy Forget #35 6-0 6-3 Kotaro Miyachi #671 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Richard Krajicek #27 6-3 6-3 Jean-Philippe Fleurian #104 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Wayne Ferreira #10 5-7 6-3 6-3 Thomas Johansson #102 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Todd Woodbridge #28 6-2 6-1 Takao Suzuki #468 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Frederik Fetterlein #101 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 Jakob Hlasek #44 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Hendrik Dreekmann #79 6-1 6-3 Joern Renzenbrink #172 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Mark Woodforde #24 6-4 6-2 Wayne Black #194 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
David Prinosil #39 5-7 6-3 6-4 Jan Kroslak H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
Greg Rusedski #47 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 Shuzo Matsuoka #62 H2H Match data Apr 18, 1996* R32
R64 (23)
Magnus Norman #127 2-6 6-3 6-4 Oleg Ogorodov #111 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Takao Suzuki #468 6-3 6-1 Nicklas Kulti #116 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Guy Forget #35 6-2 7-5 Joao Cunha Silva Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Wayne Black #194 7-6(3) 6-2 Andrei Olhovskiy #117 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Steve Campbell #148 4-6 7-5 6-3 Daniel Nestor #137 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Hendrik Dreekmann #79 6-2 6-4 Bernd Karbacher #54 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Lionel Roux #139 7-5 5-7 6-3 Alex Obrien Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Johan Van Herck 7-5 6-2 Anders Jarryd #144 Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Kenneth Carlsen #61 5-7 6-4 6-2 Yasufumi Yamamoto Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Shuzo Matsuoka #62 6-1 7-6(3) Cristiano Caratti #113 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Jean-Philippe Fleurian #104 6-4 6-4 Alexander Volkov #82 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Greg Rusedski #47 6-2 6-1 Carl Uwe Steeb #72 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Joern Renzenbrink #172 6-2 3-6 6-2 Dick Norman #118 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Chris Wilkinson #130 6-1 6-1 Marcos Ondruska #106 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Sebastien Lareau #135 6-1 6-2 Mark Knowles #107 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
David Prinosil #39 6-1 6-4 Sandon Stolle #98 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Kotaro Miyachi #671 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) Jerome Golmard #94 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Alex Radulescu #112 7-6(5) 6-0 Gouichi Motomura #308 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Thomas Johansson #102 6-0 4-6 6-1 Gianluca Pozzi #115 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Jakob Hlasek #44 7-6(4) 3-6 3-0 (ret.) Lars Rehmann #238 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Jeff Tarango #83 6-1 6-4 Tim Henman #59 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Frederik Fetterlein #101 7-6(5) 7-6(6) Martin Damm Sr Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64
Richey Reneberg #63 6-3 6-0 Byron Black #29 H2H Match data Apr 17, 1996* R64

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Pete Sampras 4
Stefan Edberg 4
Ken Rosewall 3
Jim Courier 2
Kei Nishikori 2

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.