1996 Peters International

The 1996 Peters International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney in Australia that was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 8 January until 14 January 1996. Todd Martin and Monica Seles won the singles titles.[1]

1996 Peters International
Date8–14 January
Edition104th
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Stadium
Champions
Men's singles
United States Todd Martin
Women's singles
United States Monica Seles
Men's doubles
South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Netherlands Jan Siemerink
Women's doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Mary Joe Fernández
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Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  Todd Martin defeated   Goran Ivanišević 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Martin's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Monica Seles defeated   Lindsay Davenport 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

  • It was Seles' 1st title of the year and the 38th of her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Ellis Ferreira /   Jan Siemerink defeated   Patrick McEnroe /   Sandon Stolle 5–7, 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Ferreira's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career. It was Siemerink's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Lindsay Davenport /   Mary Joe Fernández defeated   Lori McNeil /   Helena Suková 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Davenport's 1st title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Fernandez's 1st title of the year and the 19th of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 146, 168, 175. ISBN 9780002187145.

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