1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships

1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships April 15–21 23rd Hard / outdoor $935,000 (men) $164,250 (women) Tokyo, Japan Ariake Coliseum USA Pete Sampras1996 Tokyo – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tokyo/329/1996/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) JPN Kimiko Date AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde 1996 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tokyo/329/1996/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) JPN Kimiko Date / JPN Ai Sugiyama Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 15 through April 21, 1996.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997 1997 CollinsWillow London 9780002187145 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 139, 183 Pete Sampras and Kimiko Date won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles USA Pete Sampras defeated USA Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–5 It was Sampras' 4th singles title of the year and the 40th of his career. Women's singles 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles JPN Kimiko Date defeated USA Amy Frazier 7–5, 6–4 It was Date's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of her career. Men's doubles 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde defeated BAH Mark Knowles / USA Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3 It was Woodbridge's 5th title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was Woodforde's 6th title of the year and the 49th of his career. Women's doubles 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles JPN Kimiko Date / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated USA Amy Frazier / USA Kimberly Po 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 It was Date's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Sugiyama's only title of the year and the 3rd of her career. References External links Official website ATP tournament profile Japan Open Tennis Championships Japan Open Tennis Championships Category:Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open Tennis Championships Japan Open Tennis Championships