1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

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1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
Date March 4 – March 10
Edition 24th
Category ATP International Series
Surface Hardcourt / Indoor
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Venue Ahoy Rotterdam
Champions
Singles
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Doubles
South Africa David Adams / South Africa Marius Barnard

The 1996 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from March 4 through March 10, 1996.

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.

Champions

Men's Singles

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Croatia Goran Ivanišević defeated Russia 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

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South Africa David Adams / South Africa Marius Barnard defeated Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids / Czech Republic 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.

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