1996 IN REVIEW
Improved ATP Tour Ranking with success on Challenger level...Ranked as low as No. 215 on June 17 before making improvement...Reached SF at Eisenach Challenger and Merano Challenger before winning his third career Challenger title in September in Skopje (d. Krocsko)...Jumped from 172 to No. 149 afterward, his first Top 150 ranking of the year...Also advanced to QF of Budva Challenger...Qualified in four ATP Tour stops during year and best win came over No. 49 and countryman Mikael Tillstrom in 1st RD of Bastad.
