1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - Singles
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Richard Krajicek
Richard Krajicek
Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between...

 was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997...

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Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivaniševic
Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...

 won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 against Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...

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Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
  1.   Pete Sampras
    Pete Sampras
    Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....

     (Quarterfinals)
  2.   Goran Ivanišević
    Goran Ivaniševic
    Goran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...

     (Champion)
  3.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
    Yevgeny Kafelnikov
    Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...

     (Final)
  4.   Marc Rosset
    Marc Rosset
    Marc Rosset is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland who is best remembered for winning the men's singles Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympic Games....

     (Quarterfinals)



  1.   Arnaud Boetsch
    Arnaud Boetsch
    Arnaud Boetsch is a former French tennis player who turned professional in 1987.Boetsch represented France at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he was defeated in the second round by Spain's eventual silver medal winner Sergi Bruguera...

     (Second Round)
  2.   Richard Krajicek
    Richard Krajicek
    Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between...

     (Second Round)
  3.   Jan Siemerink
    Jan Siemerink
    Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:...

     (First Round)
  4.   Bohdan Ulihrach
    Bohdan Ulihrach
    Bohdan Ulihrach is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sánchez in the final...

     (First Round)


Draw

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