1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

The 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 4 March 4 through 10 March 1996. Goran Ivanišević won the singles title.

1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date4 – 10 March
Edition24th
CategoryATP World Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$725,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
Champions
Singles
Goran Ivanišević [1]
Doubles
David Adams / Marius Barnard [2]

The singles draw featured World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion and recent San Jose and Memphis titlist Pete Sampras, Zagreb, Dubai and Milan winner Goran Ivanišević and Australian Open quarterfinalist and Adelaide champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Also competing were Milan runner-up Marc Rosset, 1995 Stockholm finalist Arnaud Boetsch, Richard Krajicek, Jan Siemerink and Bohdan Ulihrach.

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles

Goran Ivanišević defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

  • It was Ivanisevic's 5th title of the year and the 23rd of his career.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles

David Adams / Marius Barnard defeated Hendrik Jan Davids / Cyril Suk 6–3, 5–7, 7–6

  • It was Adams' only title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Barnard's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

References
  1. "1996 Rotterdam Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Rotterdam Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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