The 1996 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 17 June through 23 June 1996. Unseeded Nicklas Kulti won the singles title.[3]

1996 Gerry Weber Open
Date17–23 June
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$875,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoors
LocationHalle, Germany
VenueGerry Weber Stadion
Champions
Singles
Sweden Nicklas Kulti[1]
Doubles
Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell[2]
← 1995 · Gerry Weber Open · 1997 →

Finals

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Singles

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  Nicklas Kulti defeated   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Kulti's 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd and last of his career.

Doubles

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  Byron Black /   Grant Connell defeated   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek 6–1, 7–5

  • It was Black's 4th title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Connell's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Halle – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1996 Halle – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 150. ISBN 9780002187145.
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