1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles

Singles
1996 AT&T Challenge
Champion	Karim Alami
Runner-up	Nicklas Kulti
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Michael Chang was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Karim Alami.

Alami won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Nicklas Kulti. This was the last tournament of Jimmy Connors career, and he lost to Richey Reneberg in the first round.[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Michael Chang (semifinals)
2. Richey Reneberg (semifinals)
3. Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
4. Michael Joyce (first round)
5. Jonas Björkman (second round)
6. Karim Alami (champion)
7. Mats Wilander (first round)
8. Chris Woodruff (first 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
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Chang	6	6
	Q	M Sell	3	4				1	M Chang	6	6
		J Apell	3	4					M Tebbutt	1	2
		M Tebbutt	6	6											1	M Chang	6	7
		F Meligeni	6	7^7												F Meligeni	1	5
		J Palmer	2	6^5					F Meligeni	3	6	6
		R Fromberg	6	6					R Fromberg	6	2	2
	7	M Wilander	3	4																		1	M Chang	4	4
	3	J Frana	7^7	3	6																	6	K Alami	6	6
		M Filippini	6^2	6	4			3	J Frana	6	6
		K Goossens	0	6	6				K Goossens	3	4
		G Etlis	6	4	4										3	J Frana	6	6^4	2
	Q	G Doyle	5	2											6	K Alami	3	7^7	6
		S Stolle	7	6					S Stolle	4	2
		L Morejón	6^2	4				6	K Alami	6	6
	6	K Alami	7^7	6																									6	Karim Alami	6	6
	5	J Björkman	6	7^7																										Nicklas Kulti	3	4
	Q	O Gross	4	6^4				5	J Björkman	5	6	3
		V Spadea	6	6					V Spadea	7	2	6
		G Pozzi	1	4												V Spadea	6^0	6^3
		S Draper	7^9	6												N Kulti	7^7	7^7
		P Rafter	6^7	4					S Draper	4	6^4
		N Kulti	7^7	3	6				N Kulti	6	7^7
	4	M Joyce	6^5	6	1																		N Kulti	6^5	7^8	6
	8	C Woodruff	3	6	3																	2	R Reneberg	7^7	6^6	2
	Q	B Shelton	6	2	6			Q	B Shelton	6	6
	LL	D Courcol	6	6				LL	D Courcol	3	1
	WC	L Jensen	4	2											Q	B Shelton	6^9	6	5
	WC	D Wheaton	7^7	3	6										2	R Reneberg	7^11	3	7
		M Knowles	6^2	6	3			WC	D Wheaton	4	2
	WC	J Connors	2	6	1			2	R Reneberg	6	6
	2	R Reneberg	6	3	6

References

1. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 149. ISBN 9780002187145.

External links

• 1996 AT&T Challenge draw