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1996 Australian Open – Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang in the final, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and sixth and last major title overall.

Men's singles
1996 Australian Open
Final
ChampionGermany Boris Becker
Runner-upUnited States Michael Chang
Score6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1996 Australian Open

Andre Agassi was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chang.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Boris Becker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Pete Sampras (third round)
  2.   Andre Agassi (semifinals)
  3.   Thomas Muster (fourth round)
  4.   Boris Becker (champion)
  5.   Michael Chang (finalist)
  6.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
  7.   Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
  9.   Wayne Ferreira (second round)
  10.   Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  11.   Richard Krajicek (third round)
  12.   Arnaud Boetsch (second round)
  13.   Marc Rosset (withdrew)
  14.   Andriy Medvedev (second round)
  15.   Todd Martin (third round)
  16.   Paul Haarhuis (first round)

Qualifying

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Main article: 1996 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Mark Woodforde 6 6 6
7   Thomas Enqvist 4 4 4
  Mark Woodforde 4 2 0
4   Boris Becker 6 6 6
4   Boris Becker 6 711 6
6   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 69 1
4   Boris Becker 6 6 2 6
5   Michael Chang 2 4 6 2
5   Michael Chang 6 6 6
  Mikael Tillström 0 2 4
5   Michael Chang 6 6 77
2   Andre Agassi 1 4 61
8   Jim Courier 79 6 3 4 2
2   Andre Agassi 67 2 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 7 6 6
  R Fromberg 5 3 2 1   P Sampras 3 6 6 6
  M Joyce 6 6 6   M Joyce 6 3 4 4
  K Goossens 4 4 3 1   P Sampras 4 69 63
Q   N Kiefer 63 0 1   M Philippoussis 6 711 77
  M Philippoussis 77 6 6   M Philippoussis 2 6 6 6
Q   A Cherkasov 1 3 1 LL   E Ran 6 4 4 2
LL   E Ran 6 6 6   M Philippoussis 2 2 2
  M Sinner 5 3 6 7 6   M Woodforde 6 6 6
WC   A Belobrajdic 7 6 4 5 3   M Sinner 4 1 4
  S Matsuoka 1 r   M Woodforde 6 6 6
  M Woodforde 2   M Woodforde 4 78 6 6
  E Sánchez 0 3 3   F Clavet 6 66 2 4
  F Clavet 6 6 6   F Clavet 2 7 6 6
  F Dewulf 6 6 6   F Dewulf 6 5 3 2
16   P Haarhuis 4 4 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   G Ivanišević 6 711 6
  B Karbacher 4 69 3 10   G Ivanišević 6 6 6
  K Carlsen 6 6 3 4 5 Q   S Lareau 4 4 4
Q   S Lareau 4 4 6 6 7 10   G Ivanišević 2 6 4 2
  A Costa 4 4 7 3   R Furlan 6 3 6 6
  F Meligeni 6 6 5 0 r   A Costa 6 64 1 3
  R Furlan 2 6 77 5 9   R Furlan 1 77 6 6
  S Draper 6 3 65 7 7   R Furlan 5 0 3
WC   J Morgan 2 4 5 7   T Enqvist 7 6 6
  D Wheaton 6 6 7   D Wheaton 3 77 4 5
  K Alami 6 2 0 1   H Gumy 6 63 6 7
  H Gumy 4 6 6 6   H Gumy 2 63 6 1
  L Roux 66 77 6 1 5 7   T Enqvist 6 77 3 6
  A Voinea 78 62 3 6 7   A Voinea 4 4 1
  M-K Goellner 3 2 4 7   T Enqvist 6 6 6
7   T Enqvist 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   B Becker 6 3 4 6 6
  G Rusedski 4 6 6 3 3 4   B Becker 4 3 6 6 6
  J Eltingh 4 3 1   T Johansson 6 6 2 1 4
  T Johansson 6 6 6 4   B Becker 77 6 6
  H Holm 3 2 4   M Larsson 65 3 3
  B Black 6 6 6   B Black 3 6 4 4
  N Lapentti 77 3 63 3   M Larsson 6 3 6 6
  M Larsson 61 6 77 6 4   B Becker 1 6 6 6
Q   B MacPhie 7 6 6   B Steven 6 4 3 2
  J Apell 5 4 4 Q   B MacPhie 1 7 66 4
  N Marques 3 5 5   B Steven 6 5 78 6
  B Steven 6 7 7   B Steven 6 6 63 6
LL   D Nargiso 6 77 4 2 6   J Siemerink 1 4 77 2
  D Prinosil 4 63 6 6 3 LL   D Nargiso 6 7 2 68 1
  J Siemerink 4 77 77 7   J Siemerink 1 5 6 710 6
  G Schaller 6 64 63 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   A Boetsch 4 77 6 6
  G Forget 6 65 3 3 12   A Boetsch 4 1 6 1
  M Washington 6 6 4 6   M Washington 6 6 3 6
  J Sánchez 4 2 6 2   M Washington 6 6 6
  M Ríos 3 4 3   M Hadad 4 2 3
  P Rafter 6 6 6   P Rafter 65 4 2 r
  M Hadad 4 6 6 6   M Hadad 77 6 2
  A Chesnokov 6 4 2 2   M Washington 3 2 4
  M Tebbutt 6 3 6 6 6   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
  C-U Steeb 3 6 1 4   M Tebbutt 6 6 7
WC   P Tramacchi 77 77 6 WC   P Tramacchi 3 4 5
  S Noszály 63 63 2   M Tebbutt 5 7 4 2
  À Corretja 6 6 6 6   Y Kafelnikov 7 5 6 6
LL   L Jönsson 3 3 0   À Corretja 1 2 3
  F Santoro 1 1 5 6   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
6   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 7

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   M Chang 6 6 6
  D Rikl 2 1 2 5   M Chang 6 6 6
  J Hlasek 6 6 6   J Hlasek 1 3 3
  D Norman 4 1 1 5   M Chang 6 6 78
  O Delaître 2 2 1   G Raoux 2 2 66
WC   B Ellwood 6 6 6 WC   B Ellwood 3 4 65
  G Raoux 6 77 6   G Raoux 6 6 77
Q   M Norman 3 62 1 5   M Chang 6 6 6
  J Novák 66 5 6 7 1 Q   J-P Fleurian 2 3 4
  S Edberg 78 7 3 5 6   S Edberg 4 6 6 2 3
Q   J-P Fleurian 6 4 77 2 Q   J-P Fleurian 6 2 4 6 6
  S Schalken 3 6 61 1 r Q   J-P Fleurian 4 6 2
  H Dreekmann 0 2 6 6 4 11   R Krajicek 6 3 2 r
  F Fetterlein 6 6 1 3 6   F Fetterlein 2 4 4
  J Stoltenberg 1 3 2 11   R Krajicek 6 6 6
11   R Krajicek 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   A Medvedev 6 7 2 79
  C Moyà 4 5 6 67 14   A Medvedev 6 6 2 3 2
Q   P Fredriksson 6 2 1 64   P McEnroe 3 2 6 6 6
  P McEnroe 3 6 6 77   P McEnroe 6 1 65 3
Q   R Gilbert 6 4 68 7 1   M Tillström 1 6 77 6
  C Ruud 4 6 710 5 6   C Ruud 3 6 4 6 4
  M Tillström 6 6 1 5 6   M Tillström 6 3 6 4 6
  A Krickstein 4 4 6 7 2   M Tillström 7 4 6 6
Q   N Kulti 5 77 6 6 3   T Muster 5 6 3 2
  A Gaudenzi 7 64 4 2 Q   N Kulti 6 6 6
  C Costa 1 6 0 7 6   C Costa 3 2 2
  A Volkov 6 4 6 5 4 Q   N Kulti 4 69 4
Q   D Nestor 4 4 4 3   T Muster 6 711 6
  J Frana 6 6 6   J Frana 4 4 6 64
Q   T Guardiola 3 3 2 3   T Muster 6 6 1 77
3   T Muster 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   J Courier 7 77 6
  J Van Herck 5 61 4 8   J Courier 7 62 6 6
WC   P Kilderry 2 2 4   J Tarango 5 77 4 3
  J Tarango 6 6 6 8   J Courier 6 62 77 3 8
  O Ogorodov 5 4 4   T Woodbridge 3 77 63 6 6
  T Woodbridge 7 6 6   T Woodbridge 6 4 6 6
  B Ulihrach 6 710 1   B Ulihrach 3 6 2 4
  S Pescosolido 4 68 0 r 8   J Courier 7 2 4 6 6
  C Adams 6 64 62 6 9   M Ondruska 5 6 6 4 2
WC   T Larkham 4 77 77 3 7   C Adams 5 63 6 0
  D Rostagno 77 1 2 5   M Ondruska 7 77 3 6
  M Ondruska 65 6 6 7   M Ondruska 6 4 6 6
  K Kučera 7 6 6   K Kučera 2 6 3 0
Q   D Adams 5 0 0   K Kučera 6 6 6
  J Stark 2 1 6 6 5 9   W Ferreira 1 3 0
9   W Ferreira 6 6 3 3 7

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   T Martin 6 65 6 6
  D Vacek 4 77 3 4 15   T Martin 6 7 3 77
  R Reneberg 6 63 6 1 6   R Reneberg 2 5 6 65
  M Damm 3 77 3 6 2 15   T Martin 3 6 3 6 1
  J Björkman 7 6 60 63 6   J Björkman 6 3 6 2 6
WC   A Ilie 5 3 77 77 1   J Björkman 6 6 6
  T Henman 5 77 6 6   T Henman 1 3 2
  P Korda 7 64 3 4   J Björkman 6 2 6 1 2
Q   H Denman 3 2 4 2   A Agassi 4 6 4 6 6
Q   S Bryan 6 6 6 Q   S Bryan 6 79 6
  J Yzaga 3 5 4 WC   S Stolle 3 67 1
WC   S Stolle 6 7 6 Q   S Bryan 6 0 2 1
Q   D Nainkin 2 0 1 2   A Agassi 4 6 6 6
  V Spadea 6 6 6   V Spadea 4 2 3
Q   G Etlis 6 62 6 65 3 2   A Agassi 6 6 6
2   A Agassi 3 77 4 77 6
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