1996 French Open | |
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Date | 27 May – 9 June 1996 |
Edition | 95 |
Category | 66th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
Women's singles | |
Steffi Graf | |
Men's doubles | |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek | |
Women's doubles | |
Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández | |
Mixed doubles | |
Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana |
The 1996 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 27 May until 9 June. It was the 100th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1996.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov [1] defeated Michael Stich, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 10–8
Yevgeny Kafelnikov [2] / Daniel Vacek defeated Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek, 6–2, 6–3
Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández defeated Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva, 6–2, 6–1
Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana defeated Nicole Arendt / Luke Jensen, 6–2, 6–2
Alberto Martín (ESP) defeated Björn Rehnquist (SWE), 6–3, 7–6
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) defeated Meghann Shaughnessy (USA), 6–0, 6–4
Sébastien Grosjean / Olivier Mutis (FRA) defeated Jan-Ralph Brandt / Daniel Elsner (GER), 6–2, 6–3
Alice Canepa / Giulia Casoni (ITA) defeated Anna Kournikova (RUS) / Ludmila Varmužová (CZE), 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
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