1996 Lipton Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1996 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Andre Agassi
Runner-up	Goran Ivanišević
Score	3–0, ret.
Details
Draw	96 (12Q / 3WC)
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Andre Agassi won the men's singles tennis title at the 1996 Miami Open, after Goran Ivanišević was forced to retire from the final with the score at 3–0 to Agassi in the first set. The start of the final had already been delayed for 45 minutes while Ivanišević received treatment. Ivanišević had slept awkwardly the night before the final and had woken up that morning with a very stiff neck.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Thomas Muster (second round)
Pete Sampras (semifinals)
Andre Agassi (champion)
Michael Chang (quarterfinals)
~~Boris Becker~~ (withdrew)
Goran Ivanišević (final, retired)
Jim Courier (quarterfinals)
Thomas Enqvist (second round)
Wayne Ferreira (second round)
Sergi Bruguera (third round)
Marc Rosset (fourth round)
Andriy Medvedev (fourth round)
Marcelo Ríos (third round)
Albert Costa (third round)
Arnaud Boetsch (semifinals)
Todd Martin (fourth round)
MaliVai Washington (third round)
Renzo Furlan (third round)
Mark Woodforde (second round)
Jan Siemerink (second round)
Cédric Pioline (third round)
Todd Woodbridge (third round)
Richard Krajicek (fourth round)
Paul Haarhuis (fourth round)
Mark Philippoussis (second round)
Byron Black (third round)
Magnus Larsson (second round)
Guy Forget (second round)
Jonas Björkman (third round)
Andrea Gaudenzi (second round)
Javier Frana (second round)
Jakob Hlasek (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

15	Arnaud Boetsch	7⁷	3	7

7	Jim Courier	6³	6	5
					15	Arnaud Boetsch	4	3

					3	Andre Agassi	6	6
3	Andre Agassi	6	6

	Michael Joyce	4	1
										3	Andre Agassi	3

										6	Goran Ivanišević	0^r
6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6

4	Michael Chang	4	4
					6	Goran Ivanišević	2	6	6

					2	Pete Sampras	6	4	4
	Vince Spadea	3	4

2	Pete Sampras	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					1	T Muster	6⁴	4
	D Rostagno	6¹⁰	5			N Pereira	7⁷	6
	N Pereira	7¹²	7								N Pereira	4	2
	S Edberg	6⁶	6	6							S Edberg	6	6
	E Sánchez	7⁸	3	2		S Edberg	7⁷	7⁷
					31	J Frana	6⁵	6⁵
															S Edberg	6	4	2
														15	A Boetsch	3	6	6
					17	M Washington	6	2	6
	W Kowalski	6	3	7		W Kowalski	3	6	4
WC	A Krickstein	3	6	5						17	M Washington	3	4
	G Pozzi	1	2							15	A Boetsch	6	6
Q	D Nestor	6	6		Q	D Nestor	5	3
					15	A Boetsch	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					9	W Ferreira	6⁴	6	4
	H Dreekmann	7⁷	6			H Dreekmann	7⁷	3	6
Q	D Musa	6³	4								H Dreekmann	2	3
	P McEnroe	6	6³	0							M Tebbutt	6	6
	M Tebbutt	2	7⁷	6		M Tebbutt	6	7⁷
					24	P Haarhuis	1	6³
															M Tebbutt	6	4	5
														7	J Courier	3	6	7
					26	B Black	6	6
Q	R Jabali	7⁷	6		Q	R Jabali	3	1
Q	D DiLucia	6⁵	4							26	B Black	6¹	0
Q	B Shelton	5	7	4						7	J Courier	7⁷	6
Q	S Bryan	7	5	6	Q	S Bryan	1	0
					7	J Courier	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					3	A Agassi	6	1	7⁷
	B Karbacher	6	6			B Karbacher	4	6	6⁴
	C Woodruff	2	3							3	A Agassi	6	4	6
	J-P Fleurian	6	6								J-P Fleurian	2	6	2
Q	R Koenig	4	3			J-P Fleurian	6	7
					30	A Gaudenzi	1	5
															3	A Agassi	6	6
																S Lareau	4	4
					20	J Siemerink	4	3
	S Lareau	3	6	6		S Lareau	6	6
	H Gumy	6	3	4							S Lareau	6	6
	C Caratti	6⁴	4							14	A Costa	3	1
Q	J L Rascon	7⁷	6		Q	J L Rascon	7	3	4
					14	A Costa	5	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					11	M Rosset	4	6	6
	J Stark	6	7			J Stark	6	4	2
	J Eltingh	2	5							11	M Rosset	7	5	7⁷
Q	K Nováček	6⁶	1							22	T Woodbridge	5	7	6⁴
	M Damm	7⁸	6			M Damm	4	3
					22	T Woodbridge	6	6
															11	M Rosset	4	1
																M Joyce	6	6
					28	G Forget	6⁵	5
	M Joyce	4	7⁷	6		M Joyce	7⁷	7
	M Hadad	6	6⁵	4							M Joyce	6	6
Q	D Nainkin	6	6							Q	D Nainkin	0	2
WC	S Stolle	4	2		Q	D Nainkin	6	5	7⁷
					LL	T Nydahl	1	7	6⁴

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	A Rădulescu	6⁷	4			R Reneberg	4	3
	R Reneberg	7⁹	6							6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	S Matsuoka	6⁵	6	6²							J Sánchez	0	3
	J Sánchez	7⁷	4	7⁷		J Sánchez	6	3	6
					27	M Larsson	4	6	2
														6	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6
														12	A Medvedev	6⁴	4
					21	C Pioline	6	6
	C Wilkinson	3	4			S Draper	4	2
	S Draper	6	6							21	C Pioline	2	2
	J Krošlák	5	7⁷	2						12	A Medvedev	6	6
	G Raoux	7	6⁵	6		G Raoux	4	4
					12	A Medvedev	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					13	M Ríos	6	6
	F Clavet	5	6	4		K Kučera	4	2
	K Kučera	7	2	6					13	M Ríos	4	7⁷	4
	D Dier	4	3							P Korda	6	6⁴	6
	P Korda	6	6			P Korda	6	7⁷
					19	M Woodforde	4	6³
															P Korda	3	6	3
														4	M Chang	6	3	6
					29	J Björkman	6	7¹¹
	G Rusedski	6	7⁷			G Rusedski	4	6⁹
WC	J Gimelstob	4	6⁵						29	J Björkman	3	2
	J Stoltenberg	6	6						4	M Chang	6	6
	G Etlis	1	1			J Stoltenberg	3	4
					4	M Chang	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					8	T Enqvist	3	5
	K Alami	2	6⁶			V Spadea	6	7
	V Spadea	6	7⁸								V Spadea	7	6
	S Pescosolido	6	6								S Pescosolido	5	2
	F Meligeni	1	2			S Pescosolido	6	6
					25	M Philippoussis	4	4
															V Spadea	7⁷	6
														23	R Krajicek	6¹	2
					23	R Krajicek	6	6
	M Ondruska	6	4	6		M Ondruska	3	1
	N Lapentti	2	6	2						23	R Krajicek	7	7⁷
	T Henman	6	6							10	S Bruguera	5	6⁵
	S Campbell	1	2			T Henman	3	6	1
					10	S Bruguera	6	3	6

Section 8

First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round

				16	T Martin	7⁷	6
	À Corretja	6	6		À Corretja	6⁴	4
	M Wilander	2	4					16	T Martin	6	6
Q	P Tramacchi	6	6					18	R Furlan	3	2
Q	G Stafford	3	4	Q	P Tramacchi	6⁵	3
				18	R Furlan	7⁷	6
												16	T Martin	3	4
												2	P Sampras	6	6
				32	J Hlasek	6	6
	P Baur	3	4		L Paes	1	3
	L Paes	6	6					32	J Hlasek	5	6³
	M Knowles	3	5					2	P Sampras	7	7⁷
	S Schalken	6	7		S Schalken	3	2
				2	P Sampras	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

Luis Morejón (first round)
Andrew Ilie (first round)
Karel Nováček (qualified)
Tomas Nydahl (qualifying competition)
Diego Nargiso (qualifying competition)
Bryan Shelton (qualified)
Tati Rascón (qualified)
Daniel Nestor (qualified)
Eyal Ran (second round)
Arne Thoms (second round)
David Nainkin (qualified)
Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
Emilio Benfele Álvarez (first round)
Joost Winnink (first round)
Roberto Jabali (qualified)
Danny Sapsford (qualifying competition)
Óscar Ortiz (qualifying competition)
Orlin Stanoytchev (first round)
Alejandro Hernández (qualifying competition)
Steve Bryan (qualified)
Mark Petchey (first round)
Albert Chang (first round)
Daniele Musa (qualified)
Tuomas Ketola (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Luis Morejón	2	4

	Ivan Baron	6	6
						Ivan Baron	6	6

						Kenny Thorne	3	3
	Kenny Thorne	6	1	6

	Leonardo Lavalle	3	6	4
										Ivan Baron	5	6	5

									23	Daniele Musa	7	1	7
	Andrew Richardson	3	2

WC	Jeff Salzenstein	6	6
					WC	Jeff Salzenstein	6	6

					23	Daniele Musa	7	7
	Miles Maclagan	1	2

23	Daniele Musa	6	6

Second qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

2	Andrew Ilie	4	6

	David DiLucia	6	7
						David DiLucia	0	6	6

						Brian Dunn	6	4	2
	Nicola Bruno	3	7	4

	Brian Dunn	6	5	6
											David DiLucia	6	6

											Nick Gould	2	3
	Mark Draper	4	4

	Nick Gould	6	6
						Nick Gould	5	7	6

						Libor Němeček	7	5	4
	Libor Němeček	6	6	6

24	Tuomas Ketola	7	4	3

Third qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

3	Karel Nováček	7	6

	Louis Gloria	5	3
					3	Karel Nováček	6	6

					WC	Christopher Pressley	4	0
WC	Christopher Pressley	4	6	6

	Rafael Serpa-Guinazu	6	4	2
									3	Karel Nováček	3	7	6

										Alex O'Brien	6	6	4
	Chris Haggard	6	3	6

	Alex O'Brien	3	6	7
						Alex O'Brien	6	6

						Brian MacPhie	1	1
	Brian MacPhie	2	6	7

21	Mark Petchey	6	3	6

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

4	Tomas Nydahl	2	7	7

	Jim Grabb	6	5	6
					4	Tomas Nydahl	6	6

					WC	Mashiska Washington	1	2
	Francisco Montana	3	5

WC	Mashiska Washington	6	7
									4	Tomas Nydahl	6	3	4

										Peter Tramacchi	4	6	6
	Paul Kilderry	7	3	0

	Juan Albert Viloca	6	6	6
						Juan Albert Viloca	3	6

						Peter Tramacchi	6	7
	Peter Tramacchi	6	3	6

22	Albert Chang	3	6	1

Fifth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

5	Diego Nargiso	6	6

	Pablo Campana	3	4
					5	Diego Nargiso	6	6

						Michael Geserer	3	4
	Rainer Schüttler	6	2	1

	Michael Geserer	4	6	6
									5	Diego Nargiso	5	5

									20	Steve Bryan	7	7
	Tommi Lenho	2	7	6

WC	André Sá	6	5	3
						Tommi Lenho	4	4

					20	Steve Bryan	6	6
	Gilles Bastié	3	0

20	Steve Bryan	6	6

Sixth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

6	Bryan Shelton	6	7

WC	Van Winitsky	1	5
					6	Bryan Shelton	6	6

						Yasufumi Yamamoto	1	3
	Yasufumi Yamamoto	6	4	6

	Ben Ellwood	2	6	3
									6	Bryan Shelton	5	6	6

									19	Alejandro Hernández	7	1	3
	Patrik Kühnen	6	6

WC	David Witt	4	3
						Patrik Kühnen	6	3

					19	Alejandro Hernández	7	6
	Fernon Wibier	4	2

19	Alejandro Hernández	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

7	Tati Rascón	3	7	6

	Brett Hansen-Dent	6	6	2
					7	Tati Rascón	6	6

						Max Mirnyi	4	4
	Max Mirnyi	6	7	6

	Pietro Pennisi	7	6	3
									7	Tati Rascón	6	6

									17	Óscar Ortiz	3	4
	Scott Humphries	3	6	6

	Donald Johnson	6	3	2
						Scott Humphries	4	3

					17	Óscar Ortiz	6	6
	Corrado Borroni	7	0	2

17	Óscar Ortiz	6	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

8	Daniel Nestor	6	3	6

	Hideki Kaneko	4	6	3
					8	Daniel Nestor	6	6

						Alex Reichel	4	3
	Alex Reichel	6	6

	Andrew Foster	3	2
									8	Daniel Nestor	7	4	6

										Patrick Mohr	5	6	2
	Karsten Braasch	7	3	6

	Patrick Mohr	6	6	7
						Patrick Mohr	6	7

						Luke Milligan	1	6
	Luke Milligan	4	7	6

18	Orlin Stanoytchev	6	6	4

Ninth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

9	Eyal Ran	3	6	6

	Guillermo Cañas	6	2	2
					9	Eyal Ran	6	0

						Lars-Anders Wahlgren	7	6
	Lars-Anders Wahlgren	6	6

	Álex Calatrava	2	2
											Lars-Anders Wahlgren	1	3

										15	Roberto Jabali	6	6
	Tomáš Zdrazila	3	6	6

	Sargis Sargsian	6	4	4
						Tomáš Zdrazila	6	3	5

					15	Roberto Jabali	3	6	7
	Miguel Tobón	5	2

15	Roberto Jabali	7	6

Tenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

10	Arne Thoms	6	6

	Carsten Arriens	2	4
					10	Arne Thoms	2	3

						Grant Stafford	6	6
	Grant Stafford	6	6

	Patricio Arnold	0	4
											Grant Stafford	7	6

										16	Danny Sapsford	5	1
	Kim Tiilikainen	6	6

	Martijn Bok	4	2
						Kim Tiilikainen	2	6	3

					16	Danny Sapsford	6	3	6
	Mario Rincón	7	3	1

16	Danny Sapsford	6	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

11	David Nainkin	7	6

	Sergio Cortés	5	4
				11	David Nainkin	4	6	6

					Christian Saceanu	6	4	4
	Christian Saceanu	6	6

	Jaime Oncins	3	4
									11	David Nainkin	6	7

										Bojan Vujić	3	5
	Martin Zumpft	6	7

WC	Maurice Ruah	4	6
					Martin Zumpft	7	0	4

					Bojan Vujić	6	6	6
	Bojan Vujić	7	6

14	Joost Winnink	5	3

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

12	Gustavo Kuerten	5	6	6

	Jimy Szymanski	7	2	2
					12	Gustavo Kuerten	6	3	4

						Dennis van Scheppingen	2	6	6
	Dennis van Scheppingen	7	7

	Neville Godwin	5	5
											Dennis van Scheppingen	1	3

											Robbie Koenig	6	6
	Mahesh Bhupathi	1	6	3

	Mark Merklein	6	3	6
						Mark Merklein	3	6	6

						Robbie Koenig	6	3	7
	Robbie Koenig	6	3	7

13	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	4	6	5