1996 in tennis

none 1996 tennis sports 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 Grand Slam events Australian Open 1996 Australian Open Men's singles: GER Boris Becker def. USA Michael Chang, 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 Women's singles: USA Monica Seles def. GER Anke Huber, 6–4, 6–1 French Open 1996 French Open Men's singles: RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovKafelnikov became the first Russian tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title. def. Germany Michael Stich, 7–6(4), 7–5, 7–6(4) Women's singles: Germany Steffi Graf def. Argentina Gabriela Sabatini, 6–3, 6–7(4), 10–8 Wimbledon 1996 Wimbledon Championships Gentlemen's singles: NED Richard KrajicekThe first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title. def. USA MaliVai Washington,Washington was the first African American since Arthur Ashe, in 1975, to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final. 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 Ladies' singles: GER Steffi Graf def. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5 US Open 1996 US Open (tennis) Men's singles: USA Pete Sampras def. USA Michael Chang, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 Women's singles: Germany Steffi Graf def. USA Monica Seles, 7–5, 6–4 Davis Cup 1996 Davis Cup 1996 Davis Cup World Group World Group Draw 9–11 February 5–7 April 20–22 September 29 November - 1 December 13 Rome, Italy (clay) RUS 2 ITA 3 Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard) AUT 2 RSA 3 Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) GER 5 SUI 0 Besançon, France (indoor hard) FRA 5 DEN 0 Jaipur, India (grass) IND 3 NED 2 Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) BEL 1 SWE 4 Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) HUN 0 CZE 5 Carlsbad, California, United States (hard) MEX 0 USA 5 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 4 RSA 1 Limoges, France (indoor clay) GER 0 FRA 5 Calcutta, India (grass) IND 0 SWE 5 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) CZE 3 USA 2 Nantes, France (indoor carpet) ITA 2 FRA 3 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) SWE 4 CZE 1 Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard) FRA 3 SWE 2 Final Sweden France Massan Hall, Malmö, Sweden 29 November - 1 December 1996 hard (indoors) 2 3 Stefan Edberg 3 4 3 Cédric Pioline 6 6 6 Thomas Enqvist 6 6 7 Arnaud Boetsch 4 3 6.02 Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti 3 6 3 3 Guy Forget Guillaume Raoux 6 1 6 6 Thomas Enqvist 3 6.08 6 6 9 Cédric Pioline 6 7 4 4 7 Nicklas Kulti 6.02 6 6 6.05 8 Arnaud Boetsch 7 2 4 7 10 Fed Cup 1996 Fed Cup 1996 Fed Cup World Group I World Group Draw 27–28 April 13–14 July 28–29 September 14 Salzburg, Austria (clay) 1 USA 3   AUT 2 Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard) 4 JPN 3   GER 2 Amiens, France (clay)   FRA 3 3 ARG 2 Murcia, Spain (clay)   RSA 2 2 ESP 3 Nagoya, Japan (indoor carpet) 1 USA 5 4 JPN 0 Bayonne, France (indoor carpet)   FRA 2 2 ESP 3 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (indoor carpet) 1 USA 5 2 ESP 0 Final United States Spain Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 28–29 September 1996 Carpet (Supreme) - Indoors 5 0 Monica Seles 6 6 Conchita Martínez 2 4 Lindsay Davenport 7 6 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5 1 Monica Seles 3 6 6 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 3 1 Lindsay Davenport 7 6 Gala León García 5 2 Mary Joe Fernández Linda Wild 6 6 Gala León García Virginia Ruano-Pascual 1 4 Olympics Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men's singles: USA Andre Agassi def. ESP Sergi Bruguera, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 Women's singles: USA Lindsay Davenport def. ESPArantxa Sánchez Vicario, 7–6(6), 6–2 ATP Tour 1996 ATP Tour ATP World Tour Finals 1996 ATP Tour World Championships USA Pete Sampras def. GER Boris Becker, 3–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–7(11), 6–4 WTA Tour 1996 WTA Tour WTA Tour Championships 1996 Chase Championships Singles: GER Steffi Graf defeated SUI Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 1996: Rosemary Casals, player Dan Maskell, contributor References Category:Tennis by year