1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor

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1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor
DateFebruary 26 – March 3
Edition29th
Category Championship Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$589,250
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
Venue CoreStates Spectrum
Attendance40,058 [1]
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier [2]
Doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde [3]
  1995  · U.S. Pro Indoor ·  1997  

The 1996 Comcast U.S. Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the CoreStates Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and ran from February 26 through March 3, 1996. Second-seeded Jim Courier won the singles title. [4] [5]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Jim Courier defeated Flag of the United States.svg Chris Woodruff 6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell 7–6, 6–2

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