# 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Michael Chang in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Cincinnati Masters.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Muster (semifinals)
* Michael Chang (final)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Richard Krajicek (third round)
* Jim Courier (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
* MaliVai Washington (second round)
* Todd Martin (second round)
* Marc Rosset (first round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Richey Reneberg (first round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (third round)

## 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 |
| 10 | Thomas Enqvist | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Michael Chang | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Andre Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 6 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Andre Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Thomas Muster | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Hlasek | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W McGuire | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6$^5$ | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | P Korda | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Reneberg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 |
| | B Black | 1 | 2 | | 10 | T Enqvist | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | T Enqvist | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | H Arazi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | R Krajicek | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | V Spadea | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | R Krajicek | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Damm | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | A Medvedev | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | C Caratti | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 2 | 1 | | | S Edberg | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Caratti | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13/WC | M Rosset | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 5 |
| | M Joyce | 0 | 4 | | 12 | T Martin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6 | 6 | | | B Karbacher | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Eltingh | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Karbacher | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | J Björkman | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | M Larsson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | A O'Brien | 7$^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | Q | A O'Brien | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 4 | 5 | | 11 | M Washington | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Washington | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | C Pioline | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6$^1$ | 6 | 3 |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | C Pioline | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | C Woodruff | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Chesnokov | 6 | 6$^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | C Woodruff | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 2 | | | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | J Courier | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Courier | 6$^9$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | W Ferreira | 7$^{11}$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 4 | 4 | | | D Vacek | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 2 | 3 | | 9 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | W Ferreira | 6$^4$ | 6$^{14}$ |
| 16 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 7$^7$ | 7$^{16}$ |
| Q | J Grabb | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 16 | J Stoltenberg | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Draper | 1 | r | | Q | S Hiršzon | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Hiršzon | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | W Kowalski | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 6 | 5 | 3 | Q | W Kowalski | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

The top five seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Ján Krošlák (qualifying competition)
* Scott Draper (qualified)
* Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
* Grant Stafford (second round)
* Michael Tebbutt (second round)
* Mark Knowles (first round)
* Jonathan Stark (qualifying competition)
* Sébastien Lareau (second round)
* Cristiano Caratti (qualified)
* Jim Grabb (qualified)
* Alex Reichel (qualifying competition)
* Wojciech Kowalski (qualified)
* Sule Ladipo (qualifying competition)
* Michael Sell (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Wojciech Kowalski
* Scott Draper
* Wade McGuire
* Alex O'Brien
* Jim Grabb
* Saša Hiršzon
* Cristiano Caratti

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 1 | Ján Krošlák | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chad Clark | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Chad Clark | 4 | 6 | 7 | | Chad Clark | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Niko Karagiannis | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Niko Karagiannis | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Ján Krošlák | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Wojciech Kowalski | 6 | 6 |
| | Marcus Fluitt | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Wojciech Kowalski | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Matthew Pledger | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Matthew Pledger | 3 | 6 | 5 | | Marcus Fluitt | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Wojciech Kowalski | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nebojša Đorđević | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | Wojciech Kowalski | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Wojciech Kowalski | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Scott Draper | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Keith Evans | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Greg Van Emburgh | 3 | 2 | | | Keith Evans | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Keith Evans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keith Evans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Scott Draper | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tommy Haas | 2 | 6 |
| | Tommy Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Tommy Haas | 2 | 6 |
| | Max Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | Tommy Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Michael Sell | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Chris Tontz | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | Michael Sell | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 14 | Michael Sell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 3 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Wade McGuire | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wade McGuire | 6 | 6 | | Wade McGuire | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | David Ortiz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Ortiz | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Wade McGuire | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Sule Ladipo | 3 | 4 |
| | Graham Gilles | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Sule Ladipo | 3 | 4 |
| | Jim Thomas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Thomas | 6 | 7 | | Jim Thomas | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | Sule Ladipo | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ludwig Sundin | 1 | 1 | 13 | Sule Ladipo | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 13 | Sule Ladipo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 4 | Grant Stafford | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alex O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Geoff Grant | 4 | 6 | | Alex O'Brien | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alex O'Brien | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex O'Brien | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Alex O'Brien | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | Alex Reichel | 2 | 4 |
| | Frank Ofori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Alex Reichel | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Michael Griesser | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Michael Griesser | 2 | 2 | | Frank Ofori | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Alex Reichel | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Frank Salazar | 1 | 2 | 11 | Alex Reichel | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 11 | Alex Reichel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 5 | Michael Tebbutt | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Mikael Stadling | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mikael Stadling | 7 | 6 | | Mikael Stadling | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | David Macpherson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | David Macpherson | 6 | 2 | | | | | | Mikael Stadling | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 10 | Jim Grabb | 6 | 6 |
| | Dan Kronauge | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Jim Grabb | 6 | 6 |
| | Mashiska Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mashiska Washington | 6 | 6 | | Mashiska Washington | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | Jim Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Randy Baldemor | 3 | 2 | 10 | Jim Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Jim Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Mark Knowles | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Koenig | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Robbie Koenig | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Robbie Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ryan Clark | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Marq Foster | 5 | 3 | | | Ryan Clark | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | Ryan Clark | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Clark | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Robbie Koenig | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Saša Hiršzon | 6 | 6 |
| | Saša Hiršzon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Saša Hiršzon | 6 | 6 |
| | Peter Nyborg | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Nyborg | 2 | 1 | | | Saša Hiršzon | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Sébastien Lareau | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | Mitch Sprengelmeyer | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Sébastien Lareau | 3 | 4 | | | |
| 8 | Sébastien Lareau | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Eagle | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Eagle | 3 | 2 | 7 | Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Curt Josselyn | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ford Lankford | 2 | 3 | WC | Curt Josselyn | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Curt Josselyn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Curt Josselyn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Jonathan Stark | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Cristiano Caratti | 6 | 6 |
| | David DiLucia | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Cristiano Caratti | 6 | 6 |
| | Chuck Adams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chuck Adams | 6 | 7 | | Chuck Adams | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | Cristiano Caratti | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cedric Kauffmann | 3 | 1 | 9 | Cristiano Caratti | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Cristiano Caratti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |