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.

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	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	77												F Meligeni	1	5
		J Palmer	2	65					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	77	3	6																	6	K Alami	6	6
		M Filippini	62	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	64	2
	Q	G Doyle	5	2											6	K Alami	3	77	6
		S Stolle	7	6					S Stolle	4	2
		L Morejón	62	4				6	K Alami	6	6
	6	K Alami	77	6																									6	Karim Alami	6	6
	5	J Björkman	6	77																										Nicklas Kulti	3	4
	Q	O Gross	4	64				5	J Björkman	5	6	3
		V Spadea	6	6					V Spadea	7	2	6
		G Pozzi	1	4												V Spadea	60	63
		S Draper	79	6												N Kulti	77	77
		P Rafter	67	4					S Draper	4	64
		N Kulti	77	3	6				N Kulti	6	77
	4	M Joyce	65	6	1																		N Kulti	65	78	6
	8	C Woodruff	3	6	3																	2	R Reneberg	77	66	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	69	6	5
	WC	D Wheaton	77	3	6										2	R Reneberg	711	3	7
		M Knowles	62	6	3			WC	D Wheaton	4	2
	WC	J Connors	2	6	1			2	R Reneberg	6	6
	2	R Reneberg	6	3	6

External links

• 1996 AT&T Challenge draw