1996 European Community Championships

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1996 European Community Championships
Date19 – 25 February
Edition14th
Category Championship Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$875,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Antwerp, Belgium
Venue Sportpaleis Antwerp
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich [1]
Doubles
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti [2]
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The 1996 European Community Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportpaleis Antwerp in Antwerp in Belgium and was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 19 February through 25 February 1996. Sixth-seeded Michael Stich won the singles title. [3]

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Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Michael Stich defeated Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles

Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti defeated Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting 6–4, 6–4

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References

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  2. "1996 Antwerp – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 137. ISBN   9780002187145.