1996 in tennis

See also: 1995 in tennis, 1997 in tennis and 1996 in sports

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. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 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

	1st Round 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

References