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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

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Grand Slam events

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Davis Cup

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World Group Draw

First round
9–11 February
Quarterfinals
5–7 April
Semifinals
20–22 September
Final
29 November - 1 December
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Russia2
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Italy3
 Italy4
Johannesburg, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa1
 Austria2
Nantes, France (indoor carpet)
 South Africa3
 Italy2
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
 France3
 Germany5
Limoges, France (indoor clay)
  Switzerland0
 Germany0
Besançon, France (indoor hard)
 France5
 France5
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)
 Denmark0
 France3
Jaipur, India (grass)
 Sweden2
 India3
Calcutta, India (grass)
 Netherlands2
 India0
Katrineholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
 Sweden5
 Belgium1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Sweden4
 Sweden4
Plzeň, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Czech Republic1
 Hungary0
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Czech Republic5
 Czech Republic3
Carlsbad, California, United States (hard)
 United States2
 Mexico0
 United States5

Final

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Sweden
2
Massan Hall, Malmö, Sweden
29 November - 1 December 1996
hard (indoors)

France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
France
Stefan Edberg
Cédric Pioline
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
2 Sweden
France
Thomas Enqvist
Arnaud Boetsch
6
4
6
3
77
62
     
3 Sweden
France
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti
Guy Forget / Guillaume Raoux
3
6
6
1
3
6
3
6
   
4 Sweden
France
Thomas Enqvist
Cédric Pioline
3
6
69
711
6
4
6
4
9
7
 
5 Sweden
France
Nicklas Kulti
Arnaud Boetsch
62
77
6
2
6
4
65
77
8
10
 

Fed Cup

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World Group Draw

Quarterfinals
27–28 April
Semifinals
13–14 July
Final
28–29 September
Salzburg, Austria (clay)
1 United States3
Nagoya, Japan (indoor carpet)
  Austria2
1 United States5
Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
4 Japan0
4 Japan3
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (indoor carpet)
  Germany2
1 United States5
Amiens, France (clay)
2 Spain0
  France3
Bayonne, France (indoor carpet)
3 Argentina2
  France2
Murcia, Spain (clay)
2 Spain3
  South Africa2
2 Spain3

Final

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United States
5
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
28–29 September 1996
Carpet (Supreme) - Indoors

Spain
0
1 2 3
1 United States
Spain
Monica Seles
Conchita Martínez
6
2
6
4
   
2 United States
Spain
Lindsay Davenport
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7
5
6
1
   
3 United States
Spain
Monica Seles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3
6
6
3
6
1
 
4 United States
Spain
Lindsay Davenport
Gala León García
7
5
6
2
   
5 United States
Spain
Mary Joe Fernández / Linda Wild
Gala León García / Virginia Ruano-Pascual
6
1
6
4
   

Olympics

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ATP Tour

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WTA Tour

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References

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  1. ^ Kafelnikov became the first Russian tennis player (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.
  2. ^ The first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title.
  3. ^ Washington was the first African American since Arthur Ashe, in 1975, to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final.