# 1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

Pete Sampras defeated the defending champion Boris Becker in the final, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(11–13)}$, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 ATP Tour World Championships. It was his third Tour Finals title. Andre Agassi withdrew after the first round robin match to be replaced by Thomas Enqvist because of health issues.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Michael Chang (round robin)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (round robin)
* Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
* Thomas Muster (round robin)
* Boris Becker (final)
* Andre Agassi (round robin)
* Richard Krajicek (semifinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (round robin)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Boris Becker | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Richard Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Richard Krajicek | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 3 | 6 | Boris Becker | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^{13}$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 1 | Pete Sampras | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^{11}$ | 6 |
| 4 | Goran Ivanišević | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | 5 | 1 | Pete Sampras | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^{11}$ | 6 |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | |

### Red group

| | | Sampras | Kafelnikov | Becker | Agassi Enqvist | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ | 6–2, 6–1 (w/ Agassi) | 2–1 | 4–2 | 36–25 | 2 |
| 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4–6, 4–6 | | 4–6, 5–7 | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ (w/ Enqvist) | 1–2 | 2–4 | 30–34 | 3 |
| 6 | Boris Becker | 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ | 6–4, 7–5 | | 3–6, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ (w/ Enqvist) | 2–1 | 4–2 | 36–34 | 1 |
| 7 9 | Andre Agassi Thomas Enqvist | 2–6, 1–6 (w/ Agassi) | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ (w/ Enqvist) | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ (w/ Enqvist) | | 0–1 1–1 | 0–2 2–2 | 3–12 22–22 | 5 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

### White group

| | | Chang | Ivanišević | Muster | Krajicek | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Michael Chang | | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 | 4–6, 3–6 | 4–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 34–38 | 4 |
| 4 | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 1–6 | | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ | 2–1 | 5–3 | 45–44 | 1 |
| 5 | Thomas Muster | 6–4, 6–3 | 4–6, 4–6 | | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 36–38 | 3 |
| 8 | Richard Krajicek | 6–4, 6–4 | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 | | 2–1 | 5–3 | 48–43 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.