1996 AT&T Challenge – Singles

Singles
1996 AT&T Challenge
Final
ChampionMorocco Karim Alami
Runner-upSweden Nicklas Kulti
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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

  1. United States Michael Chang (semifinals)
  2. United States Richey Reneberg (semifinals)
  3. Argentina Javier Frana (quarterfinals)
  4. United States Michael Joyce (first round)
  5. Sweden Jonas Björkman (second round)
  6. Morocco Karim Alami (champion)
  7. Sweden Mats Wilander (first round)
  8. United States Chris Woodruff (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States M Chang 6 6  
Q United States M Sell 3 4   1 United States M Chang 6 6  
  Sweden J Apell 3 4     Australia M Tebbutt 1 2  
  Australia M Tebbutt 6 6   1 United States M Chang 6 7  
  Brazil F Meligeni 6 77     Brazil F Meligeni 1 5  
  United States J Palmer 2 65     Brazil F Meligeni 3 6 6
  Australia R Fromberg 6 6     Australia R Fromberg 6 2 2
7 Sweden M Wilander 3 4   1 United States M Chang 4 4  
3 Argentina J Frana 77 3 6 6 Morocco K Alami 6 6  
  Uruguay M Filippini 62 6 4 3 Argentina J Frana 6 6  
  Belgium K Goossens 0 6 6   Belgium K Goossens 3 4  
  Argentina G Etlis 6 4 4 3 Argentina J Frana 6 64 2
Q Australia G Doyle 5 2   6 Morocco K Alami 3 77 6
  Australia S Stolle 7 6     Australia S Stolle 4 2  
  Ecuador L Morejón 62 4   6 Morocco K Alami 6 6  
6 Morocco K Alami 77 6   6 Morocco Karim Alami 6 6  
5 Sweden J Björkman 6 77     Sweden Nicklas Kulti 3 4  
Q Germany O Gross 4 64   5 Sweden J Björkman 5 6 3
  United States V Spadea 6 6     United States V Spadea 7 2 6
  Italy G Pozzi 1 4     United States V Spadea 60 63  
  Australia S Draper 79 6     Sweden N Kulti 77 77  
  Australia P Rafter 67 4     Australia S Draper 4 64  
  Sweden N Kulti 77 3 6   Sweden N Kulti 6 77  
4 United States M Joyce 65 6 1   Sweden N Kulti 65 78 6
8 United States C Woodruff 3 6 3 2 United States R Reneberg 77 66 2
Q United States B Shelton 6 2 6 Q United States B Shelton 6 6  
LL France D Courcol 6 6   LL France D Courcol 3 1  
WC United States L Jensen 4 2   Q United States B Shelton 69 6 5
WC United States D Wheaton 77 3 6 2 United States R Reneberg 711 3 7
  The Bahamas M Knowles 62 6 3 WC United States D Wheaton 4 2  
WC United States J Connors 2 6 1 2 United States R Reneberg 6 6  
2 United States R Reneberg 6 3 6

References

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