1996 Mercedes Cup

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1996 Mercedes Cup
Date15–21 July
Edition20th
Category Championship Series
Draw48S / 24D
Prize money $915,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Stuttgart, Germany
Venue Tennis Club Weissenhof
Champions
Singles
Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster [1]
Doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek / Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot [2]
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The 1996 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany that was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 15 July until 21 July 1996. Thomas Muster won the singles title. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Muster defeated Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek / Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot defeated Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell / Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig 6–2, 5–7, 6–4

References

  1. "1996 Stuttgart Outdoor – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Stuttgart Outdoor – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Briefly : Muster and Kafelnikov into final" . The Independent . 20 July 1996. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  4. John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 141–142. ISBN   9780002187145.