1996 RCA Championships | |
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Date | August 12–18 |
Edition | 9th |
Category | Championship Series |
Draw | 56S / 28D |
Prize money | $915,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoors |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Venue | Indianapolis Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Pete Sampras [1] | |
Doubles | |
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg [2] |
The 1996 RCA Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from August 12 through August 18, 1996. [3]
Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg defeated Petr Korda / Cyril Suk 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
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