1996 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Fourth-seeded Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1996 Australian Open.

Men's Singles
1996 Australian Open
Champion	Boris Becker
Runner-up	Michael Chang
Final score	6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Draw	128
Seeds	16

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

Seeds

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

Pete Sampras (Third round)
Andre Agassi (Semifinalist)
Thomas Muster (Fourth round)
Boris Becker (Champion)
Michael Chang (Finalist)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinalist)
Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinalist)
Jim Courier (Quarterfinalist)
Wayne Ferreira (Second round)
Goran Ivanišević (Third round)
Richard Krajicek (Third round)
Arnaud Boetsch (Second round)
~~Marc Rosset~~ (Withdrew)
Andriy Medvedev (Second round)
Todd Martin (Third round)
Paul Haarhuis (First round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

	Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									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

	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

	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

	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

	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 Jonsson	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

	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

	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

	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

	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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Preceded by 1995 US Open – Men's Singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1996 French Open – Men's Singles

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