1996 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1996. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF edit

Grand Slam events edit

Australian Open edit

Men's singles: Boris Becker def. Michael Chang, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Women's singles: Monica Seles def. Anke Huber, 6–4, 6–1

French Open edit

Men's singles: Yevgeny Kafelnikov^[1] def. Michael Stich, 7–6(4), 7–5, 7–6(4)
Women's singles: Steffi Graf def. Gabriela Sabatini, 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–8

Wimbledon edit

Gentlemen's singles: Richard Krajicek^[2] def. MaliVai Washington,^[3] 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Ladies' singles: Steffi Graf def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5

US Open edit

Men's singles: Pete Sampras def. Michael Chang, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
Women's singles: Steffi Graf def. Monica Seles, 7–5, 6–4

Davis Cup edit

World Group Draw

First round
9–11 February

Quarterfinals
5–7 April

Semifinals
20–22 September

Final
29 November - 1 December

Rome, Italy (clay)

Russia

2

Rome, Italy (clay)

Italy

3

Italy

4

Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)

South Africa

1

Austria

2

Nantes, France (indoor carpet)

South Africa

3

Italy

2

Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)

France

3

Germany

5

Limoges, France (indoor clay)

Switzerland

0

Germany

0

Besançon, France (indoor hard)

France

5

France

5

Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)

Denmark

0

France

3

Jaipur, India (grass)

Sweden

2

India

3

Calcutta, India (grass)

Netherlands

2

India

0

Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)

Sweden

5

Belgium

1

Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

Sweden

4

Sweden

4

Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

1

Hungary

0

Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

Czech Republic

5

Czech Republic

3

Carlsbad, California, United States (hard)

United States

2

Mexico

0

United States

5

Final edit

Sweden
2

Massan Hall, Malmö, Sweden
29 November - 1 December 1996
hard (indoors)

France
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Stefan Edberg Cédric Pioline	3 6	4 6	3 6
2	Thomas Enqvist Arnaud Boetsch	6 4	6 3	7⁷ 6²
3	Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux	3 6	6 1	3 6	3 6
4	Thomas Enqvist Cédric Pioline	3 6	6⁹ 7¹¹	6 4	6 4	9 7
5	Nicklas Kulti Arnaud Boetsch	6² 7⁷	6 2	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	8 10

Fed Cup edit

World Group Draw


Quarterfinals 27–28 April			Semifinals 13–14 July			Final 28–29 September

Salzburg, Austria (clay)

1	United States	3
			Nagoya, Japan (indoor carpet)
	Austria	2
			1	United States	5
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
			4	Japan	0
4	Japan	3
						Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (indoor carpet)
	Germany	2
						1	United States	5
Amiens, France (clay)
						2	Spain	0
	France	3
			Bayonne, France (indoor carpet)
3	Argentina	2
				France	2
Murcia, Spain (clay)
			2	Spain	3
	South Africa	2

2	Spain	3

Final edit

United States
5

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
28–29 September 1996
Carpet (Supreme) - Indoors

Spain
0

		1	2	3
1	Monica Seles Conchita Martínez	6 2	6 4
2	Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7 5	6 1
3	Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3 6	6 3	6 1
4	Lindsay Davenport Gala León García	7 5	6 2
5	Mary Joe Fernández / Linda Wild Gala León García / Virginia Ruano-Pascual	6 1	6 4

Olympics edit

Men's singles: Andre Agassi def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles: Lindsay Davenport def. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 7–6(6), 6–2

ATP Tour edit

ATP World Tour Finals edit

Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker, 3–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–7(11), 6–4

WTA Tour edit

WTA Tour Championships edit

Singles: Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0

International Tennis Hall of Fame edit

Class of 1996:
- Rosemary Casals, player
- Dan Maskell, contributor

References edit

^ Kafelnikov became the first Russian tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
^ The first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title.
^ Washington was the first African American since Arthur Ashe, in 1975, to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final.

[1] Kafelnikov became the first Russian tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.

[2] The first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title.

[3] Washington was the first African American since Arthur Ashe, in 1975, to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final.

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