| Singles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 ATP Tour World Championships | |||
| Final | |||
| Champion |  Pete Sampras | ||
| Runner-up |  Boris Becker | ||
| Score | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4 | ||
| Details | |||
| Draw | 8 | ||
| Events | |||
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Pete Sampras defeated the defending championBoris Becker in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 6–7(11–13), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 ATP Tour World Championships. It was his thirdTour Finals title.[1]Andre Agassi withdrew after the first round robin match to be replaced byThomas Enqvist because of health issues.[2]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Pete Sampras (champion)Michael Chang(round robin)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov(round robin)
Goran Ivanišević(semifinals)
Thomas Muster(round robin)Boris Becker(final)Andre Agassi(round robin)
Richard Krajicek(semifinals)
Thomas Enqvist(round robin)Key
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Boris Becker | 64 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Richard Krajicek | 77 | 63 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Boris Becker | 6 | 65 | 64 | 713 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 3 | 77 | 77 | 611 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Goran Ivanišević | 78 | 64 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 66 | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Sampras | Kafelnikov | Becker | AgassiEnqvist | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Pete Sampras | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–7(10–12), 6–7(4–7) | 6–2, 6–1 (w/Agassi) | 2–1 | 4–2 | 36–25 | 2 | |
| 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4–6, 4–6 | 4–6, 5–7 | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) (w/Enqvist) | 1–2 | 2–4 | 30–34 | 3 | |
| 6 | Boris Becker | 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–4) | 6–4, 7–5 | 3–6, 6–7(1–7) (w/Enqvist) | 2–1 | 4–2 | 36–34 | 1 | |
| 7 9 | Andre AgassiThomas Enqvist | 2–6, 1–6 (w/Agassi) | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/Enqvist) | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) (w/Enqvist) | 0–1 1–1 | 0–2 2–2 | 3–12 22–22 | 5 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
| Chang | Ivanišević | Muster | Krajicek | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Michael Chang | 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | 4–6, 3–6 | 4–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 34–38 | 4 | |
| 4 | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6(10–8), 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–1) | 2–1 | 5–3 | 45–44 | 1 | |
| 5 | Thomas Muster | 6–4, 6–3 | 4–6, 4–6 | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 36–38 | 3 | |
| 8 | Richard Krajicek | 6–4, 6–4 | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7) | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 48–43 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.