Alex Corretja defeated Marcelo Filippini 7-5 6-1 in the Marbella quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Filippini came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Corretja A. took it in straight sets.
Alex Corretja beat Marcelo Filippini 7-5 6-1. Umpiry, "Alex Corretja vs Marcelo Filippini — Marbella Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/1996-09-30/corretja-vs-filippini-marbella-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 30 September 1996).