1996 Wimbledon Championships

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1996 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 7 July
Edition110th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£6,465,910
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek
Women's singles
Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Mixed doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Boys' singles
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Vladimir Voltchkov
Girls' singles
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Boys' doubles
Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud
Girls' doubles
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Olga Barabanschikova / Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak / Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison
Ladies' invitation doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
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The 1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 110th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 24 June to 7 July 1996.

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Events

When rain interrupted play on Centre Court on 3 July with a crowd that included Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent and actress Joanna Lumley, [3] Cliff Richard, who was watching from the royal box, was approached by court officials for an interview. They suggested that he sing a song or two to entertain the crowd. [4] With approval from his PR manager Richard proceeded to give an impromptu performance, starting with "Summer Holiday". [5]

The performance ran for twenty minutes and consisted of Richard's hits such as "Living Doll" and "Congratulations", as well as the Elvis Presley hit "All Shook Up". [5] Past tennis stars Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova, Hana Mandlíková, Pam Shriver, Liz Smylie, Gigi Fernández and Conchita Martínez were in the Royal Box and proceeded to join in as background singers. [3] [5]

Richard was not aware that his performance was televised by the BBC, and after six songs presenter Des Lynam jokingly claimed "we'll probably get one hell of a bill." The performance made the front pages in many major British newspapers on the following day. Since a retractable roof was completed on Centre Court in 2009 such a performance is unlikely to happen again. [6]

During the entrance of the court staff for the Men's Singles final, the court was briefly invaded by a streaker. [7]

Prize money

The total prize money for 1996 championships was £6,465,910. The winner of the men's title earned £392,500 while the women's singles champion earned £353,000. [8] [9]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£392,500
Women's singles£353,000
Men's doubles *£160,810
Women's doubles *£139,040
Mixed doubles *£68,280

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek defeated Flag of the United States.svg MaliVai Washington, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 [10]

  • It was Krajicek's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. He became the first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title and the first Dutch singles winner since Kea Bouman in 1926.

Women's singles

Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf defeated Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5 [11]

  • It was Graf's 20th career Grand Slam singles title and her 7th and last title at Wimbledon.

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 [12]

  • It was Woodbridge's 10th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of Switzerland.svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková defeated Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 [13]

  • It was Hingis' 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. It was Suková's 9th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at Wimbledon.

Mixed doubles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 [14]

  • It was Suk's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd title at Wimbledon. It was Suková's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Vladimir Voltchkov defeated Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 [15]

Girls' singles

Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo defeated Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 [16]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Damien Roberts / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Whitehouse, 6–2, 6–4 [17]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Olga Barabanschikova / Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo defeated Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh / Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 [18]

Invitation

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak / Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1

Ladies' invitation doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith defeated Flag of Slovenia.svg Mima Jaušovec / Flag of South Africa.svg Yvonne Vermaak, 6–3, 6–2

Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent defeated Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart, 7–6, 6–2

Singles seeds

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