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{{short description|Men's tennis circuit}}
{{ Infobox tennis circuit season
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| name          = 1996 ATP Tour
| image         = Pete Sampras crop.jpg
| image_caption = [[Pete Sampras]] finished the year ranked [[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Year-end No. 1 players|world No. 1]] for the fourth time in his career. He won eight titles during the season, including a [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] at the [[1996 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], as well as the [[1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles|ATP Tour World Championships]].
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| duration      = {{Start date|1996|01|01}}–<br />{{End date|1996|11|19}}
| tournaments   = 
| categories    = {{Plainlist|
* [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (4)
* [[ATP Super 9]] (9)
* [[ATP Championship Series]] (11)
* [[ATP World Series]]
}}
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| most_tournament_titles       = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] (8)
| most_tournament_finals       = {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] (10)<br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] (10)
| prize_money_leader           = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] ($4,290,477)
| points_leader                = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] (4865)
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| player_of_the_year            = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]
| doubles_team_of_the_year      = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] <BR> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
| most_improved_player_of_the_year = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]
| newcomer_of_the_year             = {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dominik Hrbatý]]
| comeback_player_of_the_year      = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stephane Simian]]
| previous = [[1995 ATP Tour|1995]]
| next     = [[1997 ATP Tour|1997]]
}}
The [[Association of Tennis Professionals|Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour]] is the elite tour for professional [[tennis]] organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments (organized by the [[International Tennis Federation|International Tennis Federation (ITF)]]), the [[ATP World Tour Masters 1000|ATP Super 9]], the [[ATP Championship Series]], the [[ATP World Series]], the [[ATP World Team Cup]], the [[Davis Cup]] (organized by the ITF), the [[ATP World Tour Finals|ATP Tour World Championships]] and the [[Grand Slam Cup]] (organized by the ITF).
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== Schedule ==
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1996 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.<ref name=ATPCalendar>{{cite web|publisher=ATP|title=1996 ATP calendar|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Archive-Event-Calendar.aspx?t=2&y=1996|access-date=2013-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507141854/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Archive-Event-Calendar.aspx?t=2&y=1996|archive-date=2013-05-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| Grand Slam events
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| ATP Tour World Championships
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| Summer Olympic Games
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| ATP Super 9
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| ATP Championship Series
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| ATP World Series
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| Team events
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=== January ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=5|1 Jan || style="background:#ECF2FF;"| [[1996 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]]<br /> [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], Australia<br />Hopman Cup<br /> Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)||{{CRO}}<br />2–1 || {{SUI}} || {{center|Round Robin (Group A)}}{{USA}}<br />{{FRA}}<br />{{RSA}} || {{center|Round Robin (Group B)}}{{AUS}}<br />{{NED}}<br />{{GER}}

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2| [[1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships|Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships]]<br> [[Adelaide]], Australia<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–0)</sup>, 3–6, 6–1 || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Renzo Furlan]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Holm (tennis)|Henrik Holm]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 7–5, 7–6 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Ho]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Qatar ExxonMobil Open|Qatar ExxonMobil Open]]<br> [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]<br>World Series<br>Hard – $600,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Qatar Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Qatar Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 2–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup> || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Younes El Aynaoui]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Raoux]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Larsson]]<br />{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Nicolas Pereira]]
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| {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]<br> 7–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]

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|rowspan=6|8 Jan ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Indonesia Open|Indonesia Open]]<br> [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Indonesia Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Indonesia Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sjeng Schalken]]<br> 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Younes El Aynaoui]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Joyce (tennis)|Michael Joyce]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Raoux]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Tillström]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gilbert Schaller]]
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Melville]]<br> 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Kinnear]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Randall]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Peters International|Peters International]]<br> Sydney, Australia<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Peters International – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Peters International – Men's doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]]<br> 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Fromberg]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Draper]]
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ellis Ferreira]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]]<br> 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick McEnroe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]
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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 BellSouth Open|BellSouth Open]]<br> [[Auckland]], New Zealand<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 BellSouth Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 BellSouth Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<br> 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Jaime Yzaga]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[David Rikl]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]]
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Waite]]<br> W/O || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]]

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|rowspan=3|15 Jan<br>22 Jan ||style="background:#F3E6D7;" rowspan=3| [[1996 Australian Open|Australian Open]]<br> [[Melbourne]], Australia<br>Grand Slam<br>Hard – $3,180,318 – 128S/64D<br>[[1996 Australian Open – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Doubles]] <br> [[1996 Australian Open – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]<br />6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]|| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]] <br> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Tillström]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]]
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| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]]<br> 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sébastien Lareau]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]]
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| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Neiland]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Jensen]]

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|rowspan=4|29 Jan ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Croatian Indoors|Croatian Indoors]]<br> [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]]<br>World Series<br>$375,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Croatian Indoors – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Croatian Indoors – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br> 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Carl-Uwe Steeb]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Filip Dewulf]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Raoux]]
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| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Libor Pimek]]<br> 6–3, 7–6 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hendrik Jan Davids]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Shanghai Open|Shanghai Open]]<br> Shanghai, China<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Shanghai Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Shanghai Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–2 || {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Tebbutt]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Tarango]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cristiano Caratti]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Petchey]]
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| {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Roger Smith (tennis)|Roger Smith]]<br> 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Grabb]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Tebbutt]]
|}

=== February ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=1|5 Feb || style="background:#ECF2FF;" rowspan=1|
[[1996 Davis Cup World Group#First round|Davis Cup first round]]<br />
Rome, Italy – clay <br />
[[Johannesburg]], South Africa – hard (i)<br />
[[Geneva]], Switzerland – clay (i)<br />
[[Besançon]], France – hard (i)<br />
[[Jaipur]], India – grass<br />
[[Katrineholm]], Sweden – carpet (i)<br />
[[Plzeň]], Czech Republic – carpet (i)<br />
[[Carlsbad, California|Carlsbad]], [[California|CA]], United States – hard
|| {{center|First-round winners}}{{davis|ITA}} 3–2<br />{{davis|RSA}} 3–2<br />{{davis|GER}} 5–0<br />{{davis|FRA}} 5–0<br />{{davis|IND}} 5–0<br />{{davis|SWE}} 4–1<br />{{davis|CZE}} 3–2<br />{{davis|USA}} 5–0 || {{center|First-round losers}}{{davis|RUS}}<br />{{davis|AUT}}<br />{{davis|SUI}}<br />{{davis|DEN}}<br />{{davis|NED}}<br />{{davis|BEL}}<br />{{davis|HUN}}<br />{{davis|MEX}} ||style="background:#ededed;"| ||style="background:#ededed;"|

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|rowspan=6|12 Feb ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]]<br> [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]<br>World Series<br>Hard – $1,014,250 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br> 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Hendrik Jan Davids]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]<br> 6–0, 6–1 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karel Nováček]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Open 13|Open 13]]<br> [[Marseille]], France<br>World Series<br>Hard (i) – $514,250 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Open 13 – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Open 13 – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]<br> 7–5, 6–4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hendrik Dreekmann]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stephane Simian]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Filip Dewulf]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Bruguera]]
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Philippe Fleurian]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Raoux]]<br> 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marius Barnard (tennis)|Marius Barnard]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Nyborg]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Sybase Open|Sybase Open]]<br> [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California|CA]], United States<br>World Series<br>Hard (i) – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Sybase Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Sybase Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br />{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Ján Krošlák]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Trevor Kronemann]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]<br>6–4, 3–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]]

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|rowspan=4|19 Feb ||style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 ECC Antwerp|ECC Antwerp]]<br> [[Antwerp]], Belgium<br>Championship Series<br>$875,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 ECC Antwerp – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 ECC Antwerp – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]]<br> 6–3, 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup> || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Renzo Furlan]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]<br />{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]]
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| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]<br> 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Kroger St. Jude International|Kroger St. Jude International]]<br> [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee|TN]], United States<br>Championship Series<br>Hard (i) – $683,000 – 48S/24D<br>[[1996 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]<br> 7–6, 1–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]

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|rowspan=4|26 Feb ||style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor|Comcast U.S. Indoor]]<br> [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], United States<br>Championship Series<br>$589,250 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]]<br> 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Woodruff]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]]<br />{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 7–6, 6–2 || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Internazionali di Lombardia|Internazionali di Lombardia]]<br> [[Milan]], Italy<br>Championship Series<br>$689,250 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Italian Indoor – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Italian Indoor – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br> 6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Renzo Furlan]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]]<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Gaudenzi]]<br>{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br> 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jakob Hlasek]]
|}

=== March ===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=6|4 Mar ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Franklin Templeton Classic|Franklin Templeton Classic]]<br> [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Arizona|AZ]], United States<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Franklin Templeton Classic – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Franklin Templeton Classic – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]<br> 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Gimelstob]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]]<br> 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament|ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament]]<br> [[Rotterdam]], The Netherlands<br>World Series<br>$725,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br> 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Raoux]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]]<br />{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]]
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marius Barnard (tennis)|Marius Barnard]]<br> 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Hendrik Jan Davids]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Cyril Suk]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis|Abierto Mexicano Telcel]]<br> Mexico City, Mexico<br>World Series<br>$305,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–2 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Hernández (tennis)|Alejandro Hernández]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Gaudenzi]]
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Donald Johnson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Francisco Montana]]<br> 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Nicolas Pereira]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]]

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|rowspan=4|11 Mar ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Copenhagen Open|Copenhagen Open]]<br> [[Copenhagen]], Denmark<br>World Series<br>$203,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Copenhagen Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Copenhagen Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]]<br> 6–2, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup> || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Carlsen]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Johan Van Herck]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Sinner]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Tillström]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Filip Dewulf]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Libor Pimek]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Byron Talbot]]<br> 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wayne Arthurs (tennis)|Wayne Arthurs]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Kratzmann]]

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|style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup|Newsweek Champions Cup]]<br>  [[Indian Wells, California|Indian Wells]], [[California|CA]], United States<br>Super 9<br>Hard – $1,950,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br> 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Costa (tennis)|Carlos Costa]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian MacPhie]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Tebbutt]]

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|rowspan=4|18 Mar ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 St. Petersburg Open|St. Petersburg Open]]<br> [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia<br>World Series<br>$300,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 St. Petersburg Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]<br> 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup> || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Filip Dewulf]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lars Burgsmüller]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Tarango]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Tillström]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br> 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Nyborg]]

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|style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Lipton Championships|Lipton Championships]]<br> [[Key Biscayne]], [[Florida|FL]], United States<br>Super 9<br>Hard – $2,300,000 – 96S/48D<br>[[1996 Lipton Championships – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]<br> 3–0 retired || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Boetsch]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Joyce (tennis)|Michael Joyce]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ellis Ferreira]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]]

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|rowspan=2|25 Mar ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Grand Prix Hassan II|Grand Prix Hassan II]]<br> [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]<br>World Series<br>$203,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br> 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gilbert Schaller]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Chesnokov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Fromberg]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Norman]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]]
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[David Rikl]]<br> 7–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Roig]]
|}

=== April ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=1|1 Apr|| style="background:#ECF2FF;" rowspan=1| [[1996 Davis Cup|Davis Cup Quarterfinals]]<br /> Rome, Italy – clay <br /> [[Limoges]], France – clay (i)<br /> [[Calcutta]], India – grass<br /> [[Prague]], Czech Republic – carpet (i) || {{center|Quarterfinal winners}}{{davis|ITA}} 4–1<br />{{davis|FRA}} 5–0<br />{{davis|SWE}} 5–0<br />{{davis|CZE}} 3–2|| {{center|Quarterfinal losers}}{{davis|RSA}}<br />{{davis|GER}}<br />{{davis|IND}}<br />{{davis|USA}} ||style="background:#ededed;"| ||style="background:#ededed;"|

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|rowspan=6|8 Apr ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Salem Open|Salem Open]]<br> Hong Kong, Hong Kong<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Salem Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Salem Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuzo Matsuoka]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]]
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br> 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Kinnear]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Randall]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Estoril Open|Estoril Open]]<br> [[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]], Portugal<br>World Series<br>$600,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Estoril Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Estoril Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Gaudenzi]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Costa (tennis)|Carlos Costa]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Fromberg]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Roig]]<br> 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Nijssen]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Van Emburgh]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Gold Flake Open|Gold Flake Open]]<br> New Delhi, India<br>World Series<br>Hard – $405,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 India Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 India Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br> 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Rădulescu]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Philippe Fleurian]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cristiano Caratti]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jérôme Golmard]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]<br> 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]

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|rowspan=6|15 Apr ||style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Trofeo Conde de Godó|Trofeo Conde de Godó]]<br> [[Barcelona]], Spain<br>Championship Series<br>$800,000 – clay – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Trofeo Conde de Godó – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Trofeo Conde de Godó – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Roig]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Larsson]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Luis Lobo]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]<br> 6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neil Broad]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Piet Norval]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 XL Bermuda Open|XL Bermuda Open]]<br> [[Bermuda]], Bermuda<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 XL Bermuda Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 XL Bermuda Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]]<br> 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Marcelo Filippini]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mariano Zabaleta]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Behrens]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Dirk Dier]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Wilander]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jan Apell]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Brent Haygarth]]<br> 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat Cash]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Patrick Rafter]]

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships|Japan Open Tennis Championships]]<br> Tokyo, Japan<br>Championship Series<br>Hard – $935,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hendrik Dreekmann]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]]

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|rowspan=4|22 Apr||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 KAL Cup Korea Open|Seoul Open]]<br> [[Seoul]], South Korea<br>World Series<br>Hard – $203,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 KAL Cup Korea Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 KAL Cup Korea Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–3 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]<br />{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Ján Krošlák]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Pozzi]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuzo Matsuoka]]<br />{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Oleg Ogorodov]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]]<br> 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kent Kinnear]]<br>{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Kevin Ullyett]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Monte Carlo Open|Monte Carlo Open]]<br> [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], [[France]]<br>Super 9<br>$1,950,000 – clay – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Monte Carlo Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]]<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sjeng Schalken]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Costa (tennis)|Carlos Costa]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ellis Ferreira]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]]<br> 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]
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|rowspan=6|29 Apr||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 AT&T Challenge|AT&T Challenge]]<br> [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]], United States<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 AT&T Challenge – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]]<br> 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bryan Shelton]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Christo van Rensburg]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Wheaton]]<br> 7–6, 6–2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Behrens]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Lucena]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Skoda Czech Open|Skoda Czech Open]]<br> [[Prague]], Czech Republic<br>World Series<br>$340,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Skoda Czech Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Skoda Czech Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br> 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bohdan Ulihrach]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]]<br />{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Christian Ruud]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Martín]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Michal Tabara]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br> 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Luis Lobo]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 BMW Open|BMW Open]]<br> [[Munich]], Germany<br>World Series<br>$400,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 BMW Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 BMW Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]]<br> 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]]<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Karbacher]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Lan Bale]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Stephen Noteboom]]<br> 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Delaître]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diego Nargiso]]
|}

=== May ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=4|6 May||style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Panasonic German Open|Panasonic German Open]]<br> [[Hamburg]], Germany<br>Super 9<br>$1,950,000 – clay – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Panasonic German Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Carretero]]<br> 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gilbert Schaller]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Bruguera]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Larsson]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]<br> 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jakob Hlasek]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships]]<br> [[Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst]], [[North Carolina|NC]], United States<br>World Series<br>$264,250 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]]<br> 6–4, 6–2 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mats Wilander]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Patrick Rafter]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat Cash]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Patrick Rafter]]<br> 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Flach]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Wheaton]]

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|rowspan=4|13 May||style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]]<br> Rome, Italy<br>Super 9<br>$1,950,000 – clay – 64S/32D<br>[[1996 Italian Open – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Italian Open – Men's doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Gaudenzi]]<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]<br> 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Libor Pimek]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Byron Talbot]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 International Tennis Championships|International Tennis Championships]]<br> [[Coral Springs]], [[Florida|FL]], United States<br>World Series<br>$245,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 2–6, 7–5 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Woodruff]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Fromberg]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Tebbutt]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 6–3, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ivan Baron]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brett Hansen-Dent]]

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|rowspan=3|20 May ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix|St. Pölten Open]]<br> [[St. Pölten]], Austria<br>World Series<br>$400,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]<br> 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Gaudenzi]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Carlsen]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Vízner]]<br> 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]

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| style="background:#ECF2FF;" rowspan=1| [[World Team Cup]]<br />[[Düsseldorf]], Germany – clay|| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Switzerland]]<br>2–1 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Czech Republic]] ||style="background:#ededed;"| ||style="background:#ededed;"|

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|rowspan=3|27 May <br> 3 Jun||style="background:#F3E6D7;" rowspan=3| [[1996 French Open|French Open]]<br> Paris, France<br>Grand Slam<br>$5,125,107 – clay – 128S/64D/32X<br>[[1996 French Open – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 French Open – Men's doubles|Doubles]] <br>[[1996 French Open – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–5, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup> || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]] || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] <br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]]|| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] <br> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Karbacher]] <br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br> 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]]<br>{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jakob Hlasek]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Patricia Tarabini]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br> 6–2, 6–2 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Jensen]]
|}

=== June ===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=6|10 Jun ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Wilkinson Championships|Wilkinson Championships]]<br> [[Rosmalen]], The Netherlands<br>World Series<br>$475,000 – grass – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Continental Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Continental Championships – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br> 6–4, 6–0 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stephane Simian]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Frederik Fetterlein]]
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kilderry]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Vízner]]<br> 7–5, 6–3 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Järryd]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Oporto Open|Oporto Open]]<br> [[Porto]], Portugal<br>World Series<br>$400,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Oporto Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Oporto Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]]<br> 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]]<br />{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Christian Ruud]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Johan Van Herck]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Pescosolido]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Fromberg]]
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| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Emanuel Couto]]<br>{{flagicon|POR}} [[Bernardo Mota]]<br> 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joshua Eagle]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Florent]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Stella Artois Championships|Stella Artois Championships]]<br> London, Great Britain<br>World Series<br>$675,000 – grass – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Stella Artois Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]<br> 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Patrick Rafter]]
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br> 6–3, 7–6 || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sébastien Lareau]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]]

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|rowspan=6|17 Jun ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Internazionali di Carisbo|Internazionali di Carisbo]]<br> [[Bologna]], Italy<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Internazionali di Carisbo – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Internazionali di Carisbo – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br> 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Costa (tennis)|Carlos Costa]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bohdan Ulihrach]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Jimy Szymanski]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Chesnokov]]<br />{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]]
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Brent Haygarth]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Christo van Rensburg]]<br> 6–1, 6–4 || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]]<br>{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Gábor Köves]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Gerry Weber Open|Gerry Weber Open]]<br> [[Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia|Halle]], Germany<br>World Series<br>$875,000 – grass – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Gerry Weber Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]<br> 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>, 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Larsson]]
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| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]<br> 6–1, 7–5 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Nottingham Open|Nottingham Open]]<br> [[Nottingham]], Great Britain<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – grass – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Nottingham Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Nottingham Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]]<br> 6–3, 7–6<sup>(7–0)</sup> || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Petchey]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuzo Matsuoka]]
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mark Petchey]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Danny Sapsford]]<br> 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neil Broad]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Piet Norval]]

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|rowspan=3|24 Jun<br>1 Jul ||style="background:#F3E6D7;" rowspan=3| [[1996 Wimbledon Championships|The Championships, Wimbledon]]<br>  London, Great Britain<br>Grand Slam<br>$4,736,161 – grass – 128S/64D/32X<br>[[1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|Doubles]] <br>[[1996 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]<br />6–3, 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]] || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]]|| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] <br> {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]] <br> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alex Rădulescu]]
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br> 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Helena Suková]] <br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Cyril Suk]]<br> 1–6, 6–3, 6–2|| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Larisa Savchenko-Neiland]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
|}

=== July ===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=6|8 Jul||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad|Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad]]<br> [[Gstaad]], Switzerland<br>World Series<br>$525,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<br> 4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup>, 6–1, 6–0 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bohdan Ulihrach]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Renzo Furlan]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Bruguera]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Vízner]]<br> 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Trevor Kronemann]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Hall of Fame Tennis Championships]]<br> [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]], [[Rhode Island|RI]], United States<br>World Series<br>$230,000 – grass – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Championships – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Nicolas Pereira]]<br> 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Grant Stafford]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Nainkin]]
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marius Barnard (tennis)|Marius Barnard]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Piet Norval]]<br> 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kilderry]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Tebbutt]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Swedish Open|Investor Swedish Open]]<br> [[Båstad]], Sweden<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Swedish Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Swedish Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]<br> 6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Costa (tennis)|Carlos Costa]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Galo Blanco]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Larsson]]
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| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[David Ekerot]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Tarango]]<br> 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joshua Eagle]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Nyborg]]

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|rowspan=4|15 Jul||style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2| [[1996 Mercedes Cup|Mercedes Cup]]<br> [[Stuttgart]], Germany<br>Championship Series<br>$915,000 – clay – 48S/24D<br>[[1996 Mercedes Cup – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Mercedes Cup – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov|Alexander Volkov]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]]
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Libor Pimek]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Byron Talbot]]<br> 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Roig]]

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic|Legg Mason Tennis Classic]]<br> Washington, D.C., United<br>Championship Series<br>Hard – $550,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br> 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Renzo Furlan]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Carlsen]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Patrick Rafter]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Neville Godwin]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Davis (tennis)|Scott Davis]]<br> 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Flach]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Woodruff]]

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|rowspan=4|22 Jul ||style="background:#F0DC82;" rowspan=2| [[Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]]<br /> [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]], United States<br />Olympics<br />Hard <br> [[Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Doubles]] || {{center|{{gold medal}}}}{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] <br /> 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 || {{center|{{silver medal}}}}{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Bruguera]] || rowspan=2| {{center|{{bronze medal}}}}{{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]] <br> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]] || rowspan=2|  {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] <br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Renzo Furlan]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]
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|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] <br />6–4, 6–4, 6–2 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neil Broad]]<br/> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 EA Generali Open|EA Generali Open]]<br>[[Kitzbühel]], Austria<br>World Series<br>$400,000 – clay – 48S/24D<br>[[1996 EA Generali Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 EA Generali Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br> 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Benfele Álvarez]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Albert Viloca]] || rowspan=2|  {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Franco Squillari]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Filip Dewulf]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Nicolas Kiefer]]
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Libor Pimek]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Byron Talbot]]<br> 7–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]

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|rowspan=4|29 Jul ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Dutch Open (tennis)|Dutch Open]]<br> [[Amsterdam]], The Netherlands<br>World Series<br>$475,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Grolsch Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Grolsch Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br> 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Younes El Aynaoui]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Dennis van Scheppingen]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]]
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Donald Johnson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Francisco Montana]]<br>6–4, 3–6, 6–2||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Rikard Bergh]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Waite]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Infiniti Open|Infiniti Open]]<br> Los Angeles, [[California|CA]], United States<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Infiniti Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Infiniti Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br> 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]] ||colspan=2 rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Pescosolido]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Draper]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marius Barnard (tennis)|Marius Barnard]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Piet Norval]]<br> 7–5, 6–2 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]
|}

=== August ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

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|rowspan=4|5 Aug ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino|San Marino Open]]<br> [[City of San Marino|San Marino]], [[San Marino]]<br>World Series<br>$275,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 San Marino Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 San Marino Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<br> 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Charpentier]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gilbert Schaller]]<br />{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Christian Ruud]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]]
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| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pablo Albano]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lucas Arnold Ker]]<br> 6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mariano Hood]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sebastián Prieto (tennis)|Sebastián Prieto]]

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|style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships|Great American Insurance ATP Championships]]<br>[[Mason, Ohio|Mason]], [[Ohio|OH]], United States<br>Super 9<br>Hard – $1,950,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]
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| {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]<br> 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Cyril Suk]]

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|rowspan=6|12 Aug ||style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 RCA Championships|RCA Championships]]<br> [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana|IN]], USA<br>Championship Series<br>Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 RCA Championships – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 RCA Championships – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 7–5 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Bohdan Ulihrach]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tommy Haas]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lionel Roux]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Grabb]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br> 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Cyril Suk]]

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Volvo International|Volvo International]]<br> [[New Haven]], [[Connecticut|CT]], United States<br>Championship Series<br>Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 Volvo International – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Volvo International – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]]<br> 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–4 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]<br> 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jonas Björkman]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]]

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|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Croatia Open Umag|Croatia Open Umag]]<br> [[Umag]], [[Croatia]]<br>World Series<br>$375,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Croatia Open Umag – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]]<br> 6–0, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup> || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]]<br />{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Christian Ruud]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gilbert Schaller]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcos Aurelio Gorriz]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pablo Albano]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Luis Lobo]]<br> 6–4, 6–1 || {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Ģirts Dzelde]]<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Udo Plamberger]]

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|rowspan=4|19 Aug ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup|Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup]]<br> [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|NY]], United States<br>World Series<br>Hard – $225,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Walbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Walbaum's Hamlet Cup – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]]<br> 7–5, 6–3 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Karol Kučera]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Joyce (tennis)|Michael Joyce]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Jensen]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Murphy Jensen]]<br> 6–3, 7–6 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hendrik Dreekmann]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov]]

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|style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 du Maurier Open|du Maurier Open]]<br> [[Toronto]], Canada<br>Super 9<br>Hard – $1,750,000 – 56S/28D<br>[[1996 du Maurier Open – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]<br> 6–2, 6–4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Patrick Rafter]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]]
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<br> 6–3, 7–5 || {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Mark Knowles]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Daniel Nestor]]

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|rowspan=3|26 Aug<br>2 Sep ||style="background:#F3E6D7;" rowspan=3| [[1996 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]<br>  New York City, [[New York (state)|NY]], United States<br>[[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]<br>Hard – $4,806,000 – 128S/64D<br>[[1996 US Open – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 US Open – Men's doubles|Doubles]] <br> [[1996 US Open – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br />6–1, 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || rowspan=3| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]|| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]] <br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]] <br> {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]] <br> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br> 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]]<br>7–6, 7–6 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Manon Bollegraf]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]]
|}

=== September ===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

|-valign=top
|rowspan=6|9 Sep ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Bogotá Open|Bogotá Open]]<br> [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Bogotá Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Bogotá Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br> 6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Nicolás Lapentti]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lucas Arnold Ker]]<br />{{flagicon|COL}} [[Mauricio Hadad]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Ramón Delgado]]<br />{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Eyal Ran]]<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Alejandro Hernández (tennis)|Alejandro Hernández]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Sjeng Schalken]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Nicolas Pereira]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[David Rikl]]<br> 6–3, 7–6 || {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Pablo Campana]]<br>{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Nicolás Lapentti]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Romanian Open|Romanian Open]]<br> [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]<br>World Series<br>$475,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Romanian Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Romanian Open – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br> 6–1, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup> || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Christian Ruud]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Andrei Pavel]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Dinu Pescariu]]<br />{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Ion Moldovan (tennis)|Ion Moldovan]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[David Ekerot]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Tarango]]<br> 7–6, 7–6 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Bournemouth International|Bournemouth International]]<br> [[Bournemouth]], Great Britain<br>World Series<br>$375,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Bournemouth International – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Bournemouth International – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]]<br> 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 6–2, 6–2 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Norman]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Danny Sapsford]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Bruguera]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mariano Zabaleta]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<br> 6–3, 7–6 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rodolphe Gilbert]]<br>{{flagicon|POR}} [[Nuno Marques]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=1|16 Sep|| style="background:#ECF2FF;" rowspan=1| [[1996 Davis Cup|Davis Cup Semifinals]]<br /> [[Nantes]], France – carpet (i)<br /> [[Prague]], Czech Republic – carpet (i) || {{center|'''Semifinal winners'''}}{{davis|FRA}} 3–2<br />{{davis|SWE}} 4–1|| {{center|'''Semifinal losers'''}}{{davis|ITA}}<br />{{davis|CZE}}||style="background:#ededed;"| ||style="background:#ededed;"|

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|rowspan=4|23 Sep ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors|Davidoff Swiss Indoors]]<br> [[Basel]], Switzerland<br>World Series<br>Hard (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hendrik Dreekmann]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mikael Tillström]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Delaître]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br> 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia|Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia]]<br> [[Palermo]], Italy<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]]<br> 7–5, 2–1 retired || {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Adrian Voinea]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Johan Van Herck]]<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marzio Martelli]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hicham Arazi]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jordi Burillo]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Kratzmann]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]]<br> 7–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cristian Brandi]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Sánchez]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=6|30 Sep ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Singapore Open (tennis)|Singapore Open]]<br> [[Singapore]], Singapore<br>World Series<br>$389,250<br>[[1996 Singapore Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Singapore Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]]<br> 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Sinner]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br> 7–6, 7–6 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon|Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon]]<br> [[Lyon]], France<br>World Series<br>$725,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br> 7–5, 6–3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Boetsch]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lionel Roux]]<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]<br />{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Karol Kučera]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Grabb]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]<br> 6–2, 6–1 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Neil Broad]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Piet Norval]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Marbella Open|Marbella Open]]<br> [[Marbella]], Spain<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Marbella Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Marbella Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–2)</sup> || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Àlex Corretja]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Karbacher]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcos Aurelio Gorriz]]<br />{{flagicon|URU}} [[Marcelo Filippini]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Vicente]]<br />{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Christian Ruud]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Kratzmann]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Waite]]<br> 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pablo Albano]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lucas Arnold Ker]]
|}

=== October ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

|-valign=top
|rowspan=4|7 Oct ||style="background:#D4F1C5;" rowspan=2|[[1996 CA-TennisTrophy|CA-TennisTrophy]]<br> [[Vienna]], Austria<br>Championship Series<br>$675,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 CA-TennisTrophy – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 CA-TennisTrophy – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]<br> 6–4, 6–7<sup>(7–9)</sup>, 6–2, 6–3 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Boetsch]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]]<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]<br> 7–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Menno Oosting]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Vízner]]
|-valign=top

|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Nokia Open|Nokia Open]]<br> Beijing, China<br>World Series<br>$303,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Salem Open Beijing – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Salem Open Beijing – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<br> 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–4 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]]<br />{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Draper]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hendrik Dreekmann]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Sjeng Schalken]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br> 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Patrik Kühnen]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Gary Muller]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=6|14 Oct ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 IPB Czech Indoor|IPB Czech Indoor]]<br> [[Ostrava]], Czech Republic<br>World Series<br>$450,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 IPB Czech Indoor – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 IPB Czech Indoor – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]]<br> 6–1, 6–2 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Damm]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Cyril Suk]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]<br> 7–6, 6–3 || {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Ján Krošlák]]<br>{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Karol Kučera]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Eisenberg Israel Open|Eisenberg Israel Open]]<br> [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]<br>World Series<br>Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Eisenberg Israel Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]]<br> 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Grant Stafford]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Frana]]<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Draper]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcos Ondruska]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Grant Stafford]]<BR>6–3, 6–2|| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Noam Behr]]<br>{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Eyal Erlich]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse|Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse]]<br> [[Toulouse]], France<br>World Series<br>Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]]<br> 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Larsson]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Orlin Stanoytchev]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernd Karbacher]]<br />{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hicham Arazi]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<br> 6–3, 7–5 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Delaître]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Raoux]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=2|21 Oct ||style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Eurocard Open|Eurocard Open]]<br> [[Stuttgart]], Germany<br>Super 9<br>$1,950,000 – carpet (i) – 48S/24D<br>[[1996 Eurocard Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Eurocard Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]<br> 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]<br />{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sébastien Lareau]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]]<br> 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]
|-valign=top

|rowspan=2|28 Oct ||style="background:#E9E9E9;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Paris Open|Paris Open]]<br> [[Paris]], France<br>Super 9<br>$2,300,000 – carpet (i) – 48S/24D<br>[[1996 Paris Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Paris Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br> 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marc Rosset]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Edberg]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Arnaud Boetsch]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jacco Eltingh]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Haarhuis]]<br> 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Daniel Vacek]]
|}

=== November ===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists

|-valign=top
|rowspan=6|4 Nov ||style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Hellmann's Cup|Hellmann's Cup]]<br> [[Santiago, Chile]]<br>World Series<br>$203,000 – clay – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Hellmann's Cup – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Hellmann's Cup – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]]<br> 6–4, 7–5 || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]]<br />{{flagicon|URU}} [[Marcelo Filippini]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Emilio Benfele Álvarez]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Gross]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gustavo Kuerten]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]]<br> 6–4, 6–2 || {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Dinu Pescariu]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Portas]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Stockholm Open|Stockholm Open]]<br> [[Stockholm]], Sweden<br>World Series<br>Hard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Stockholm Open – Singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Stockholm Open – Doubles|Doubles]]|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]]<br> 7–5, 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–0)</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Johansson]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Norman]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]]<br />{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Patrik Fredriksson]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Spadea]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]]
|-valign=top
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patrick Galbraith]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]]<br> 7–6, 6–4 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Woodruff]]

|-valign=top
|style="background:#FFF;" rowspan=2|[[1996 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]]<br> Moscow, Russia<br>World Series<br>$1,125,000 – carpet (i) – 32S/16D<br>[[1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles|Singles]] – [[1996 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Doubles]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br> 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]] || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Sjeng Schalken]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]]
|-valign=top
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Leach]]<br>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]]<br> 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[David Rikl]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=1|13 Nov ||style="background:#FFFFCC;" rowspan=1|[[1996 ATP Tour World Championships|ATP World Doubles Championships]]<br> [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[Connecticut|CT]], United States<br>ATP Tour World Championships<br>$500,000 – carpet (i) – 8D<br>[[1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles|Doubles]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Woodbridge]]<br>6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6 || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sébastien Lareau]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]] ||colspan=2| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grant Connell]]<BR>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trevor Kronemann]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=1|19 Nov ||style="background:#FFFFCC;" rowspan=1| [[1996 ATP Tour World Championships|ATP World Championships]]<br> [[Hannover]], Germany<br>ATP Tour World Championships<br>$3,300,000 – carpet (i) – 8S<br>[[1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles|Singles]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]]<br> 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(11–13)</sup>, 6–4 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] || rowspan=1| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] || rowspan=1|{{center|Round Robin}} {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]]

|-valign=top
|rowspan=1|26 Nov || style="background:#ECF2FF;" rowspan=1| [[1996 Davis Cup|Davis Cup Final]]<br /> [[Malmö]], Sweden – hard (i)||{{davis|FRA}} 3–2||{{davis|SWE}}||style="background:#ededed;"| ||style="background:#ededed;"|
|}

=== December ===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
! style="width:48px;"|Week
! style="width:248px;"|Tournament
! style="width:200px;"|Champions
! style="width:200px;"|Runners-up
! style="width:190px;"|Semifinalists
! style="width:190px;"|Quarterfinalists
|-valign=top
|6 Dec ||bgcolor=moccasin| [[Grand Slam Cup]]<br /> [[Munich]], Germany <br>$6,000,000 – carpet (i) – 8S || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]]<br> 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] ||  {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tim Henman]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]]<br />{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jakob Hlasek]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Woodforde]]
|}

== ATP rankings ==
{| 
|- valign="top"
||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! colspan="3" | As of 8 January 1996
|-
! Rk
! width="200" | Name
! width="65" | Nation
|-
| align="right" | 1 || [[Pete Sampras]] || {{flag|USA}}
|-
| align="right" | 2 || [[Andre Agassi]] || {{flag|USA}}
|-
| align="right" | 3 || [[Thomas Muster]] || {{flag|AUT}}
|-
| align="right" | 4 || [[Boris Becker]] || {{flag|GER}}
|-
| align="right" | 5 || [[Michael Chang]] || {{flag|USA}}
|-
| align="right" | 6 || [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || {{flag|RUS}}
|-
| align="right" | 7 || [[Thomas Enqvist]] || {{flag|SWE}}
|-
| align="right" | 8 || [[Jim Courier]] || {{flag|USA}}
|-
| align="right" | 9 || [[Wayne Ferreira]] || {{flag|RSA}}
|-
| align="right" | 10 || [[Goran Ivanišević]] || {{flag|CRO}}
|-
| align="right" | 11 || [[Richard Krajicek]] || {{flag|NED}}
|-
| align="right" | 12 || [[Sergi Bruguera]] || {{flag|ESP}}
|-
| align="right" | 13 || [[Michael Stich]] || {{flag|GER}}
|-
| align="right" | 14 || [[Arnaud Boetsch]] || {{flag|FRA}}
|-
| align="right" | 15 || [[Marc Rosset]] || {{flag|SUI}}
|-
| align="right" | 16 || [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]] || {{flag|UKR}}
|-
| align="right" | 17 || [[Todd Martin]] || {{flag|USA}}
|-
| align="right" | 18 || [[Paul Haarhuis]] || {{flag|NED}}
|-
| align="right" | 19 || [[Gilbert Schaller]] || {{flag|AUT}}
|-
| align="right" | 20 || [[Andrea Gaudenzi]] || {{flag|ITA}}
|-
|}
||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Year-end rankings 1996 (30 December 1996)<ref>{{cite web |title=ATP Year-end top 20 |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-100&rankDate=1996-12-30|publisher=ATP |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref> 
|- valign="top"
! Rk
! width="200" | Name
! width="65" | Nation
! Points
! High
! Low
! Change
|-
| align="right" | 1 || [[Pete Sampras]] || {{flag|USA}} || align="right" | 4865 || align="center" | 1 || align="center" | 3 || align="left" | {{steady}}
|-
| align="right" | 2 || [[Michael Chang]] || {{flag|USA}} || align="right" | 3597 || align="center" | 2 || align="center" | 6 || align="left" | {{increase}} 3
|-
| align="right" | 3 || [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || {{flag|RUS}} || align="right" | 3564 || align="center" | 3 || align="center" | 8 || align="left" | {{increase}} 3
|-
| align="right" | 4 || [[Goran Ivanišević]] || {{flag|CRO}} || align="right" | 3492 || align="center" | 4 || align="center" | 10 || align="left" | {{increase}} 6
|-
| align="right" | 5 || [[Thomas Muster]] || {{flag|AUT}} || align="right" | 3166 || align="center" | 1 || align="center" | 6 || align="left" | {{decrease}} 2
|-
| align="right" | 6 || [[Boris Becker]] || {{flag|GER}} || align="right" | 2983 || align="center" | 3 || align="center" | 7 || align="left" | {{decrease}} 2
|-
| align="right" | 7 || [[Richard Krajicek]] || {{flag|NED}} || align="right" | 2380 || align="center" | 7 || align="center" | 27 || align="left" | {{increase}} 4
|-
| align="right" | 8 || [[Andre Agassi]] || {{flag|USA}} || align="right" | 2364 || align="center" | 1 || align="center" | 9 || align="left" | {{decrease}} 6
|-
| align="right" | 9 || [[Thomas Enqvist]] || {{flag|SWE}} || align="right" | 2191 || align="center" | 6 || align="center" | 14 || align="left" | {{decrease}} 2
|-
| align="right" | 10 || [[Wayne Ferreira]] || {{flag|RSA}} || align="right" | 2149 || align="center" | 6 || align="center" | 13 || align="left" | {{decrease}} 1
|-
| align="right" | 11 || [[Marcelo Ríos]] || {{flag|CHI}} || align="right" | 2114 || align="center" | 10 || align="center" | 24 || align="left" | {{increase}} 13
|-
| align="right" | 12 || [[Todd Martin]] || {{flag|USA}} || align="right" | 2039 || align="center" | 11 || align="center" | 22 || align="left" | {{increase}} 5
|-
| align="right" | 13 || [[Albert Costa]] || {{flag|ESP}} || align="right" | 1757 || align="center" | 13 || align="center" | 23 || align="left" | {{increase}} 10
|-
| align="right" | 14 || [[Stefan Edberg]] || {{flag|SWE}} || align="right" | 1567 || align="center" | 14 || align="center" | 55 || align="left" | {{increase}} 16
|-
| align="right" | 15 || [[Jan Siemerink]] || {{flag|NED}} || align="right" | 1530 || align="center" | 15 || align="center" | 38 || align="left" | {{increase}} 6
|-
| align="right" | 16 || [[Michael Stich]] || {{flag|GER}} || align="right" | 1518 || align="center" | 11 || align="center" | 21 || align="left" | {{decrease}} 3
|-
| align="right" | 17 || [[Magnus Gustafsson]] || {{flag|SWE}} || align="right" | 1515 || align="center" | 17 || align="center" | 87 || align="left" | {{increase}} 69
|-
| align="right" | 18 || [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] || {{flag|ESP}} || align="right" | 1505 || align="center" | 15 || align="left" | 96 || align="left" | {{increase}} 74
|-
| align="right" | 19 || [[Alberto Berasategui]] || {{flag|ESP}} || align="right" | 1477 || align="center" | 18 || align="center" | 50 || align="left" | {{increase}} 15
|-
| align="right" | 20 || [[MaliVai Washington]] || {{flag|USA}} || align="right" | 1472 || align="center" | 11 || align="center" | 25 || align="left" | {{increase}} 5
|-
|}
|-
|}

== Statistical information ==
List of players and singles titles won:
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] – Miami Masters, '''Atlanta Olympics''', Cincinnati Masters (3)
* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]] – Atlanta, Palermo (2)
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Boris Becker]] – '''Australian Open''', London, Vienna, Stuttgart Masters, Grand Slam Cup (5)
* {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] – Seoul (1)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Berasategui]] – Bologna, Kitzbühel, Bucharest (3)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tomás Carbonell]] – Casablanca (1)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Carretero]] – Hamburg Masters (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] – Indian Wells Masters, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles (3)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francisco Clavet]] – Amsterdam (1)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Albert Costa]] – Gstaad, San Marino, Bournemouth (3)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Courier]] – Philadelphia (1)
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Slava Doseděl]] – Munich (1)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Enqvist]] – New Delhi, Paris Masters, Stockholm (3)
* {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Wayne Ferreira]] – Scottsdale, Canada Masters (2)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Forget]] – Marseille (1)
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc-Kevin Goellner]] – Marbella (1)
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]] – Santiago (1)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Magnus Gustafsson]] – Saint Petersburg, Båstad (2)
* {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Ivanišević]] – Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, Moscow (5)
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] – Adelaide, Prague, '''French Open''', Lyon (4)
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]] – Doha (1)
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] – '''Wimbledon''' (1)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nicklas Kulti]] – Halle (1)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] – Oporto (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Martin]] – Sydney Outdoor (1)
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andrei Medvedev (tennis)|Andrei Medvedev]] – Long Island (1)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fernando Meligeni]] – Pinehurst (1)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Moyà]] – Umag (1)
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Thomas Muster]] – Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Stuttart Outdoor, Bogotá (7)
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] – Auckland (1)
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Andrei Olhovskiy]] – Shanghai (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]] – New Haven (1)
* {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Nicolas Pereira]] – Newport (1)
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]] – Toulouse (1)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]] – Copenhagen (1)
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[David Prinosil]] – Ostrava (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richey Reneberg]] – Rosmalen (1)
* {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Marcelo Ríos]] – St. Poelten (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Sampras]] – San Jose, Memphis, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Indianapolis, '''US Open''', Basel, ATP Championships (8)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javier Sánchez (tennis)|Javier Sánchez]] – Tel Aviv (1)
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sjeng Schalken]] – Jakarta (1)
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Siemerink]] – Nottingham (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Stark (tennis)|Jonathan Stark]] – Singapore (1)
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Greg Rusedski]] – Beijing (1)
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]] – Antwerp (1)
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Stoltenberg]] – Coral Springs (1)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[MaliVai Washington]] – Bermuda (1)

Titles won by nation:
* {{flagicon|USA}} 20 (Sydney Outdoor, San Jose, Memphis, Philadelphia, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Tokyo, Rosmalen, Washington, D.C., '''Atlanta Olympics''', Los Angeles, Cincinnati Masters, Indianapolis, New Haven, '''US Open''', Basel, Singapore, ATP Championships)
* {{flagicon|ESP}} 12 (Casablanca, Hamburg Masters, Oporto, Bologna, Gstaad, Kitzbühel, Amsterdam, San Marino, Umag, Bucharest, Bournemouth, Tel Aviv)
* {{flagicon|AUT}} 7 (Mexico City, Estoril, Barcelona, Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters, Stuttgart Outdoor, Bogotá)
* {{flagicon|GER}} 7 ('''Australian Open''', Antwerp, London, Marbella, Vienna, Ostrava, Stuttgart Masters)
* {{flagicon|SWE}} 6 (Saint Petersburg, New Delhi, Halle, Båstad, Paris Masters, Stockholm)
* {{flagicon|CRO}} 5 (Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam, Moscow)
* {{flagicon|RUS}} 5 (Adelaide, Shanghai, Prague, '''French Open''', Lyon)
* {{flagicon|CZE}} 3 (Auckland, Doha, Prague)
* {{flagicon|NED}} 3 (Jakarta, Nottingham, '''Wimbledon''')
* {{flagicon|AUS}} 2 (Coral Springs, Toulouse)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} 2 (Marseille, Copenhagen)
* {{flagicon|MAR}} 2 (Atlanta, Palermo)
* {{flagicon|RSA}} 2 (Scottsdale, Canada Masters)
* {{flagicon|ARG}} 1 (Santiago)
* {{flagicon|BRA}} 1 (Pinehurst)
* {{flagicon|CHI}} 1 (St. Poelten)
* {{flagicon|GBR}} 1 (Beijing)
* {{flagicon|UKR}} 1 (Long Island)
* {{flagicon|VEN|1930}} 1 (Newport)
* {{flagicon|ZIM}} 1 (Seoul)

The following players won their first career title:
* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim Alami]] – Atlanta
* {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Byron Black]] – Seoul
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Carretero]] – Hamburg Masters
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Gumy]] – Santiago
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Félix Mantilla Botella|Félix Mantilla]] – Oporto
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiří Novák]] – Auckland
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Philippoussis]] – Toulouse
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Cédric Pioline]] – Copenhagen

== See also ==
* [[1996 WTA Tour]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.atpworldtour.com Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) official website]
* [http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/results-archive?year=1996 1996 ATP Tour draws]

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