1996 Gerry Weber Open | |
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Date | 17–23 June |
Edition | 4th |
Category | World Series |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $875,000 |
Surface | Grass / outdoors |
Location | Halle, Germany |
Venue | Gerry Weber Stadion |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Nicklas Kulti [1] | |
Doubles | |
Byron Black / Grant Connell [2] |
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Nicklas Kulti defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Byron Black / Grant Connell defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek 6–1, 7–5
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