1996 Marseille Open – Singles

Singles
1996 Marseille Open
Final
ChampionFrance Guy Forget
Runner-upFrance Cédric Pioline
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Boris Becker was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Unseeded Guy Forget won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Cédric Pioline.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
  2. Spain Sergi Bruguera (quarterfinals)
  3. Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (second round)
  4. Sweden Jonas Björkman (first round)
  5. Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (second round)
  6. Switzerland Jakob Hlasek (second round)
  7. France Cédric Pioline (final)
  8. Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Spain Tomás Carbonell 3 66
  France Guy Forget 6 78
  France Guy Forget 7 6
7 France Cédric Pioline 5 4
  Germany Hendrik Dreekmann 3 6 2
7 France Cédric Pioline 6 3 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 4  
  Czech Republic C Doseděl 6 6     Czech Republic C Doseděl 1 7 66
  Spain T Carbonell 6 6     Spain T Carbonell 6 5 78
  Germany C-U Steeb 3 1     Spain T Carbonell 6 7  
  Norway C Ruud 5 6 4 Q France S Simian 2 5  
Q France S Simian 7 3 6 Q France S Simian 4 79 6
WC France H Leconte 4 3   8 Netherlands S Schalken 6 67 4
8 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6     Spain T Carbonell 3 66  
3 Czech Republic D Vacek 3 7 6   France G Forget 6 78  
Q France O Delaître 6 5 2 3 Czech Republic D Vacek 77 3 4
  Romania A Voinea 4 7 77   Romania A Voinea 63 6 6
Q France G Carraz 6 5 65   Romania A Voinea 3 6 5
  France G Forget 4 6 6   France G Forget 6 4 7
WC France Y Noah 6 3 3   France G Forget 6 77  
  Russia A Chesnokov 4 2   6 Switzerland J Hlasek 3 64  
6 Switzerland J Hlasek 6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 77 78
Q Haiti R Agénor 6 62 66 5 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 2 63  
  Germany H Dreekmann 6 6     Germany H Dreekmann 6 77  
  Germany M Sinner 3 4     Germany H Dreekmann 77 4 77
  Spain F Mantilla 4 2     Belgium F Dewulf 64 6 65
  Belgium F Dewulf 6 6     Belgium F Dewulf 6 5 6
  Spain C Moyá 6 77     Spain C Moyá 4 7 2
4 Sweden J Björkman 3 65     Germany H Dreekmann 3 6 2
7 France C Pioline 6 6   7 France C Pioline 6 3 6
  Slovakia K Kučera 4 4   7 France C Pioline 6 6  
  Czech Republic M Damm 4 7 6   Czech Republic M Damm 1 2  
  Sweden J Apell 6 5 0 7 France C Pioline 4 6 6
  United Kingdom T Henman 77 6   2 Spain S Bruguera 6 3 2
WC France J-P Fleurian 64 3     United Kingdom T Henman 1 6 4
  France G Raoux 77 3 63 2 Spain S Bruguera 6 3 6
2 Spain S Bruguera 64 6 77

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN 9780002187145.
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