1996 Wimbledon Championships

January 2015 October 2020 1996 Wimbledon Championships 24 June – 7 July 110th Grand Slam (ITF) 128S/64D/64XD £6,465,910 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club NED Richard Krajicek GER Steffi Graf AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Helena Suková CZE Cyril Suk / CZE Helena Suková BLR 1995 Vladimir Voltchkov FRA Amélie Mauresmo ITA Daniele Bracciali / CAN Jocelyn Robichaud BLR 1995 Olga Barabanschikova / FRA Amélie Mauresmo POL Wojciech Fibak / USA Tim Wilkison GBR Jo Durie / USA Anne Smith AUS John Alexander / USA Sherwood Stewart The 1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 It was the 110th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 24 June to 7 July 1996. Events When rain interrupted play on Centre Court on 3 July with a crowd that included Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent and actress Joanna Lumley,Smith Aiden Sir Cliff's Wimbledon singalong was all a PR stunt http://sport.scotsman.com/wimbledon2004/Sir-Cliffs-Wimbledon-singalong-was.2546752.jp The Scotsman https://web.archive.org/web/20110702102809/http://sport.scotsman.com/wimbledon2004/Sir-Cliffs-Wimbledon-singalong-was.2546752.jp 2 July 2011 18 July 2004 6 April 2018 Cliff Richard, who was watching from the royal box, was approached by court officials for an interview. They suggested that he sing a song or two to entertain the crowd.True Or False http://www.cliffrichard.org/news/index.cfm?page_id=4 cliffrichard.org https://web.archive.org/web/20160818210421/http://www.cliffrichard.org/news/index.cfm?page_id=4 18 August 2016 6 April 2018 With approval from his PR manager Richard proceeded to give an impromptu performance, starting with "Summer Holiday".3 July 1996: Cliff Richard sings at Wimbledon https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jul/04/cliff-richard-sings-at-wimbledon The Guardian 6 April 2018 The performance ran for twenty minutes and consisted of Richard's hits such as "Living Doll" and "Congratulations", as well as the Elvis Presley hit "All Shook Up". Past tennis stars Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova, Hana Mandlíková, Pam Shriver, Liz Smylie, Gigi Fernández and Conchita Martínez were in the Royal Box and proceeded to join in as background singers. Richard was not aware that his performance was televised by the BBC, and after six songs presenter Des Lynam jokingly claimed "we'll probably get one hell of a bill." The performance made the front pages in many major British newspapers on the following day. Since a retractable roof was completed on Centre Court in 2009 such a performance is unlikely to happen again.Gibson Owen Centre Court at Wimbledon has it covered after years of rain https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/22/wimbledon-centre-court-roof The Guardian 6 April 2018 22 April 2009 During the entrance of the court staff for the Men's Singles final, the court was briefly invaded by a streaker.Williams Richard The magic of Wimbledon https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/jun/19/wimbledon-tennis-best-moments-top-20 The Guardian 6 April 2018 19 June 2009 Prize money The total prize money for 1996 championships was £6,465,910. The winner of the men's title earned £392,500 while the women's singles champion earned £353,000.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£392,500Women's singles£353,000Men's doubles *£160,810Women's doubles *£139,040Mixed doubles *£68,280 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles NED Richard Krajicek defeated USA MaliVai Washington, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Krajicek's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. He became the first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title and the first Dutch singles winner since Kea Bouman in 1926. Women's singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GER Steffi Graf defeated ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Graf's 20th career Grand Slam singles title and her 7th and last title at Wimbledon. Men's doubles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde defeated ZIM Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Woodbridge's 10th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Wimbledon title. Women's doubles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Helena Suková defeated USA Meredith McGrath / LAT Larisa Neiland, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Hingis' 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. It was Suková's 9th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at Wimbledon. Mixed doubles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles CZE Cyril Suk / CZE Helena Suková defeated AUS Mark Woodforde / LAT Larisa Neiland, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Suk's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd title at Wimbledon. It was Suková's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon. Juniors Boys' singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles BLR 1995 Vladimir Voltchkov defeated CRO Ivan Ljubičić, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles FRA Amélie Mauresmo defeated ESP Magüi Serna, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Boys' doubles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles ITA Daniele Bracciali / CAN Jocelyn Robichaud defeated RSA Damien Roberts / RSA Wesley Whitehouse, 6–2, 6–4Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Girls' doubles 1996 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles BLR 1995 Olga Barabanschikova / FRA Amélie Mauresmo defeated USA Lilia Osterloh / USA Samantha Reeves, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Invitation Gentlemen's invitation doubles POL Wojciech Fibak / USA Tim Wilkison defeated CZE Pavel Složil / CZE Tomáš Šmíd, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 Ladies' invitation doubles GBR Jo Durie / USA Anne Smith defeated SLO Mima Jaušovec / RSA Yvonne Vermaak, 6–3, 6–2 Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent defeated USA Marty Riessen / USA Sherwood Stewart, 7–6, 6–2 Singles seeds Men's singles USA Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, lost to Richard Krajicek) GER Boris Becker (third round, lost to Neville Godwin) USA Andre Agassi (first round, lost to Doug Flach) CRO Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals, lost to Jason Stoltenberg) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Tim Henman) USA Michael Chang (first round, lost to Albert Costa) AUT Thomas Muster (withdrew before the tournament began) USA Jim Courier (first round, lost to Jonathan Stark) SWE Thomas Enqvist (second round, lost to MaliVai Washington) GER Michael Stich (fourth round, lost to Richard Krajicek) RSA Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to Magnus Gustafsson) SWE Stefan Edberg (second round, lost to Mikael Tillström) USA Todd Martin (semifinals, lost to MaliVai Washington) SUI Marc Rosset (third round, lost to Pat Rafter) FRA Arnaud Boetsch (first round, lost to Alex Rădulescu) FRA Cédric Pioline (fourth round, lost to Pete Sampras) NED Richard Krajicek (champion) Women's singles GER Steffi Graf (champion) USA Monica Seles (second round, lost to Katarína Studeníková) ESP Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals, lost to Kimiko Date) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final, lost to Steffi Graf) GER Anke Huber (third round, lost to Ai Sugiyama) CZE Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, lost to Steffi Graf) USA Chanda Rubin (withdrew before the tournament began) USA Lindsay Davenport (second round, lost to Larisa Neiland) USA Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals, lost to Meredith McGrath) BUL Magdalena Maleeva (second round, lost to Nathalie Tauziat) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round, lost to Sabine Appelmans) JPN 1947 Kimiko Date (semifinals, lost to Steffi Graf) FRA Mary Pierce (quarterfinals, lost to Kimiko Date) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Meredith McGrath) ROM Irina Spîrlea (second round, lost to Inés Gorrochategui) SUI Martina Hingis (fourth round, lost to Steffi Graf) SVK Karina Habšudová (first round, lost to Judith Wiesner) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1996 French Open Grand Slams 1996 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships