1996 in tennis

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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[]

• 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[]

• 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[]

• 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[]

• 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[]

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[]

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[]

World Group Draw

	Quarterfinals 27–28 April					Semifinals 13–14 July					Final 28–29 September
	Salzburg, Austria (clay)
	1	United States	3
		Austria	2			Nagoya, Japan (indoor carpet)
						1	United States	5
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)					4	Japan	0
	4	Japan	3
		Germany	2								Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (indoor carpet)
											1	United States	5
	Amiens, France (clay)										2	Spain	0
		France	3
	3	Argentina	2			Bayonne, France (indoor carpet)
							France	2
	Murcia, Spain (clay)					2	Spain	3
		South Africa	2
	2	Spain	3

Final[]

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[]

• 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[]

ATP World Tour Finals[]

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

WTA Tour[]

WTA Tour Championships[]

• Singles: Steffi Graf defeated 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[]