1996 BellSouth Open

The 1996 BellSouth Open was a tennis tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland in New Zealand and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 8 January through 14 January 1996. Eighth-seeded Jiří Novák won the singles title.

1996 ATP Auckland Open
Date8 – 14 January
Edition29th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$303,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
VenueASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Jiří Novák [1]
Doubles
Marcos Ondruska / Jack Waite [2]

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1996 BellSouth Open – Singles

Jiří Novák defeated Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4

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

Doubles
Main article: 1996 BellSouth Open – Doubles

Marcos Ondruska / Jack Waite defeated Jonas Björkman / Brett Steven by Walkover

  • It was Ondruska's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Waite's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

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


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