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 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4–10 March |
| Edition | 24th |
| Category | ATP World Series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $725,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Venue | Rotterdam 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.[3]
Finals
editMen's singles
edit 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
edit 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
edit- ^ "1996 Rotterdam – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1996 Rotterdam – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN 9780002187145.
External links
edit- Official website (in Dutch)
- Official website (in English)
- ATP tournament profile
- ITF tournament edition details