ATP Swiss Indoors 1996 Draw & Results

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Pete Sampras won the 1996 Swiss Indoors, defeating Hendrik Dreekmann 7-5 6-2 6-0 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played September 23–29 on hard courts in Basel, Switzerland.

The Swiss Indoors are Basel's indoor hard-court ATP tournament at St. Jakobshalle.

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Champion
Pete Sampras
def. Hendrik Dreekmann , 7-5 6-2 6-0
Dates
Sep 23 — Sep 29
Location
Basel, Switzerland
Category
World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

31 recorded singles results

Swiss Indoors 1996 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-2 6-0 Hendrik Dreekmann #49 H2H Match data Sep 29, 1996* F
SF (2)
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(4) 6-3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 H2H Match data Sep 28, 1996* SF
Hendrik Dreekmann #49 7-5 6-4 Jiri Novak #45 H2H Match data Sep 28, 1996* SF
QF (4)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 5-7 6-4 6-2 Marc Kevin Goellner #79 H2H Match data Sep 28, 1996* QF
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 Mikael Tillstrom #42 H2H Match data Sep 28, 1996* QF
Hendrik Dreekmann #49 7-6(6) 6-4 Petr Korda #50 H2H Match data Sep 28, 1996* QF
Jiri Novak #45 4-6 7-5 6-2 Olivier Delaitre #216 H2H Match data Sep 28, 1996* QF
R16 (8)
Mikael Tillstrom #42 3-6 6-3 6-3 Jonas Bjorkman #54 H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16
Jiri Novak #45 6-3 7-6(4) Boris Becker #6CH H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hendrik Dreekmann #49 7-6(5) 6-3 Magnus Larsson #57 H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 4-6 6-3 6-4 Lionel Roux #112 H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16
Marc Kevin Goellner #79 7-6(7) 6-2 Stefan Edberg #193× CH H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16
Petr Korda #50 6-4 6-2 David Prinosil #65 H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 2-6 6-3 Tommy Haas #219 H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16
Olivier Delaitre #216 1-6 6-1 6-2 Renzo Furlan #38 H2H Match data Sep 27, 1996* R16 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
David Prinosil #65 7-6(3) 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #4 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Stefan Edberg #193× CH 6-3 5-7 6-3 Jan Siemerink #29 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Olivier Delaitre #216 6-1 7-6(2) Thomas Enqvist #14 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marc Kevin Goellner #79 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 Guy Forget #41 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Renzo Furlan #38 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 Daniel Vacek #37 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Pete Sampras #1 5-7 6-3 7-5 Alex Radulescu #62 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Petr Korda #50 7-5 6-4 Richey Reneberg #30 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Hendrik Dreekmann #49 6-7(4) 6-4 6-1 Michael Stich #21CH H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Lionel Roux #112 6-3 4-6 7-5 Chris Woodruff #53 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Mikael Tillstrom #42 7-6(2) 7-5 Filip Dewulf #47 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Jiri Novak #45 6-4 2-6 6-2 Filippo Veglio #290 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Magnus Larsson #57 6-3 3-6 6-4 Younes El Aynaoui #64 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #5 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 Marc Rosset #23 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Boris Becker #6CH 6-1 5-7 6-3 Bohdan Ulihrach #36 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Tommy Haas #219 7-6(4) 6-3 Jakob Hlasek #51CH H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32
Jonas Bjorkman #54 6-1 4-6 7-5 Mark Philippoussis #20 H2H Match data Sep 26, 1996* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Swiss Indoors.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Roger Federer 15 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Roger Federer 76 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Roger Federer 19 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Swiss Indoors finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Joao Fonseca #46 6-3 6-4 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina #18 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard #50 6-4 7-6(4) Ben Shelton #23 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Felix Auger-Aliassime #19 7-6(3) 7-6(5) Hubert Hurkacz #11 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Felix Auger-Aliassime #9 6-3 7-5 Holger Rune #25 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Roger Federer #3 6-2 6-2 Alex de Minaur #28 H2H Match data 2019 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 250 tournaments in 1996

Previous editions of Swiss Indoors

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Swiss Indoors held?
Swiss Indoors is held in Basel, Switzerland.
Who is the latest recorded Swiss Indoors winner?
The 2025 Swiss Indoors was won by Joao Fonseca, who defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4.
Who has won the most Swiss Indoors titles?
Roger Federer has won 10 Swiss Indoors titles, the most by any player.
What is the earliest recorded Swiss Indoors edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Swiss Indoors in TennisDB is 1975.
What surface is Swiss Indoors played on?
Swiss Indoors is played on hard courts.