1996 Kroger St. Jude International

The 1996 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 26th edition of the edition of the tournament and ran from February 19 through February 25, 1996. First-seeded Pete Sampras won the singles title.[3]

1996 Kroger St. Jude International
DateFebruary 19–25
Edition26th
CategoryChampionship Series
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money$683,000
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
VenueRacquet Club of Memphis
Champions
Singles
United States Pete Sampras[1]
Doubles
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor[2]
← 1995 · U.S. National Indoor Championships · 1997 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Pete Sampras defeated   Todd Martin 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Sampras' 2nd singles title of the year and the 38th of his career.

Doubles

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  Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor defeated   Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde 7–6, 1–6, 6–4

  • It was Knowles' 4th title of the year and the 21st of his career. It was Nestor's 1st title of the year and the 25th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Memphis – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1996 Memphis – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 137. ISBN 9780002187145.
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