1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles

Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Karim Alami.

Singles
1996 AT&T Challenge
Final
ChampionMorocco Karim Alami
Runner-upSweden Nicklas Kulti
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Alami won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Nicklas Kulti. This was the last tournament of Jimmy Connors career, and he lost to Richey Reneberg in the first round.[1]

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Michael Chang (semifinals)
  2.   Richey Reneberg (semifinals)
  3.   Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
  4.   Michael Joyce (first round)
  5.   Jonas Björkman (second round)
  6.   Karim Alami (champion)
  7.   Mats Wilander (first round)
  8.   Chris Woodruff (first round)

Draw edit

Key edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   M Chang 6 6  
Q   M Sell 3 4   1   M Chang 6 6  
    J Apell 3 4       M Tebbutt 1 2  
    M Tebbutt 6 6   1   M Chang 6 7  
    F Meligeni 6 77       F Meligeni 1 5  
    J Palmer 2 65       F Meligeni 3 6 6
    R Fromberg 6 6       R Fromberg 6 2 2
7   M Wilander 3 4   1   M Chang 4 4  
3   J Frana 77 3 6 6   K Alami 6 6  
    M Filippini 62 6 4 3   J Frana 6 6  
    K Goossens 0 6 6     K Goossens 3 4  
    G Etlis 6 4 4 3   J Frana 6 64 2
Q   G Doyle 5 2   6   K Alami 3 77 6
    S Stolle 7 6       S Stolle 4 2  
    L Morejón 62 4   6   K Alami 6 6  
6   K Alami 77 6   6   Karim Alami 6 6  
5   J Björkman 6 77       Nicklas Kulti 3 4  
Q   O Gross 4 64   5   J Björkman 5 6 3
    V Spadea 6 6       V Spadea 7 2 6
    G Pozzi 1 4       V Spadea 60 63  
    S Draper 79 6       N Kulti 77 77  
    P Rafter 67 4       S Draper 4 64  
    N Kulti 77 3 6     N Kulti 6 77  
4   M Joyce 65 6 1     N Kulti 65 78 6
8   C Woodruff 3 6 3 2   R Reneberg 77 66 2
Q   B Shelton 6 2 6 Q   B Shelton 6 6  
LL   D Courcol 6 6   LL   D Courcol 3 1  
WC   L Jensen 4 2   Q   B Shelton 69 6 5
WC   D Wheaton 77 3 6 2   R Reneberg 711 3 7
    M Knowles 62 6 3 WC   D Wheaton 4 2  
WC   J Connors 2 6 1 2   R Reneberg 6 6  
2   R Reneberg 6 3 6

References edit

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 149. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links edit