1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships

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1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships
Date1–7 January
Edition19th
Category World Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$303,000
Location Adelaide, Australia
Venue Memorial Drive Park
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov [1]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde [2]
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The 1996 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 1 January through 7 January 1996. First-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov won the singles title. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black 7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Ho 7–5, 7–6

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References

  1. "1996 Adelaide – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Adelaide – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 146. ISBN   9780002187145.