title: 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles
text: # 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles
  
  Andre Agassi was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Patrick Rafter.
  
  Michael Chang won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Wayne Ferreira.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Andre Agassi (third round)
  * Michael Chang (champion)
  * Jim Courier (second round)
  * Wayne Ferreira (final)
  * Albert Costa (third round)
  * Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)
  * Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
  * Renzo Furlan (semifinals)
  * Byron Black (second round)
  * Carlos Costa (first round)
  * Daniel Vacek (first round)
  * Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
  * David Prinosil (second round)
  * Chris Woodruff (third round)
  * Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  * Vince Spadea (third 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Renzo Furlan | 3 | $7^{13}$ | 3 | | | | |
  | 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 6 | 4 | Wayne Ferreira | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
  | | Kenneth Carlsen | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Michael Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | WC/1 | A Agassi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Eltingh | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | S Pescosolido | $6^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Pesocsolido | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | WC/1 | A Agassi | $7^7$ | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | D Nainkin | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Cunha e Silva | 6 | 3 | 7 | | J Cunha e Silva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Grabb | 2 | 5 | | 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Rafter | 4 | 6 | 5 |
  | 9 | B Black | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | 6 | 4 | 7 |
  | | C Adams | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | B Black | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Cantwell | 4 | 0 | | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kučera | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Ó Ortiz | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Sargsian | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | R Furlan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Ogorodov | 3 | 6 | 7 | | O Ogorodov | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | P Goldstein | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Paes | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | C Woodruff | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | J Krošlák | 6 | 6 | | | J Krošlák | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J-P Fleurian | 2 | 2 | | 14 | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | C Woodruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | D Vacek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 4 | 2 |
  | | N Pereira | 6 | 6 | | | N Pereira | $6^1$ | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Caratti | 6 | 5 | 2 | | L Roux | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Roux | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | L Roux | 6 | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | G Stafford | 7 | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Ondruska | 5 | $7^9$ | 6 | Q | M Ondruska | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Hernández | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | S Campbell | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Campbell | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Costa | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | S Simian | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | S Lareau | 6 | 6 | | | S Lareau | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Carlsen | 4 | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | K Carlsen | 6 | 6 |
  | 13 | D Prinosil | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Godwin | 3 | 2 |
  | | F Fetterlein | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | 13 | D Prinosil | $6^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tebbutt | 2 | 4 | | | H Arazi | $7^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Arazi | 6 | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | N Godwin | $7^{10}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | N Godwin | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Wheaton | $6^8$ | 6 | 3 | Q | N Godwin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | J Courier | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Joyce | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Joyce | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pozzi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Hadad | $6^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | S Noszály | 3 | 2 | | | M Hadad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | W McGuire | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | W McGuire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | C Costa | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Haarhuis | 4 | 3 |
  | 16 | V Spadea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | L Jensen | 2 | 5 | | 16 | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Gimelstob | $6^2$ | 3 | | | B Shelton | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Shelton | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | V Spadea | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
  | Q | G Grant | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | M Hilpert | 2 | 2 | | Q | G Grant | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  