1996 St. Petersburg Open

The 1996 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg in Russia and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from March 18 through March 24, 1996.

1996 St. Petersburg Open
DateMarch 18 – March 24
Edition2nd
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceCarpet / Indoor
LocationSt. Petersburg, Russia
VenuePetersburg Sports and Concert Complex
Champions
Singles
Magnus Gustafsson [1]
Doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy [2]

Winners

Men's Singles
Main article: 1996 St. Petersburg Open – Singles

Magnus Gustafsson defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 7–6(7–4) [1]

  • It was Gustafsson's 1st title of the year and the 8th of his career.


Men's Doubles
Main article: 1996 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles

Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy defeated Nicklas Kulti / Peter Nyborg 6–3, 6–4 [2]

  • It was Kafelnikov's 1st title of the year and the 9th of his career. It was Olhovskiy's 1st title of the year and the 10th of his career.


References
  1. "1996 St Petersburg Open – Men's Singles Draw". ATP. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. "1996 St Petersburg Open – Men's Doubles". ATP. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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