# 1996 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

Fifth-seeded Todd Martin was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ against first-seeded Pete Sampras.

## Seeds

All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Pete Sampras (champion)
* Andre Agassi (second round)
* Michael Chang (semifinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
* Todd Martin (final)
* MaliVai Washington (quarterfinals)
* Paul Haarhuis (third round)
* Marcelo Ríos (third round)
* Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
* Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)
* Todd Woodbridge (third round)
* Byron Black (third round)
* Brett Steven (third round)
* Carlos Costa (third round)
* Jiří Novák (quarterfinals)
* Greg Rusedski (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 3 | 2 | 1 | Pete Sampras | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 5 | Todd Martin | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 5 | Todd Martin | 6 | 7 | 5 | Todd Martin | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 10 | Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | R Reneberg | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Rikl | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Tebbutt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | G Rusedski | 6$^7$ | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | K Alami | 3 | 3 | | M Tebbutt | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | G Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Woodforde | 4 | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | 9 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fromberg | 6 | 6 | | R Fromberg | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Washington | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Carbonell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | WC/8 | M Ríos | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Stoltenberg | 6 | 7 | | J Stoltenberg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | WC/8 | M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Draper | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Draper | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gumy | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Woodruff | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 14 | C Costa | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Moyá | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | C Moyá | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | C Costa | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | MV Washington | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 12 | B Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Marques | 6 | 6 | | | N Marques | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | B Black | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | D Wheaton | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | MV Washington | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | MV Washington | 7$^7$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Tillström | 6 | 3 | 7 | WC | M Tillström | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Pereira | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Stafford | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | T Woodbridge | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6 | 4 | 4 | Q | G Stafford | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | T Woodbridge | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Martin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 13 | B Steven | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Roux | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | L Roux | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 13 | B Steven | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | K Evans | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | B MacPhie | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | Q | K Evans | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | T Enqvist | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tarango | 6 | 2 | | | J Tarango | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C-U Steeb | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Adams | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | C Adams | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | M Philippoussis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | J Novák | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | 15 | J Novák | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Stark | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | Q | J Grabb | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Grabb | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 15 | J Novák | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | WC | L Jensen | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 3 | 6$^4$ | | WC | L Jensen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Agassi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |