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]- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]- Pete Sampras def. Boris Becker, 3–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 6–7(11), 6–4
WTA Tour
[edit]- Singles: Steffi Graf defeated Martina Hingis 6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
- Class of 1996:
- Rosemary Casals, player
- Dan Maskell, contributor
References
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