1996 Eurocard Open

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1996 Eurocard Open
Date October 21 – October 27
Edition 7th[1]
Category Super 9
Location Stuttgart, Germany
Venue Schleyerhalle
Champions
Singles
Germany Boris Becker
Doubles
Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien

The 1996 Eurocard Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 1st edition of the Stuttgart Masters[2] and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart in Germany from 21 October through 27 October 1996.

Champions

Men's Singles

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Germany Boris Becker defeated United States Pete Sampras 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Becker's 4th title of the year and the 63rd of his career. It was his 1st Super 9 title of the year and his 5th overall.

Men's Doubles

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Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien defeated Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 3–6, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Lareau's only title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was O'Brien's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Notes

  1. This was the 6th edition of the Eurocard Open to be held in Stuttgart; the 1995 edition had been held in Essen.
  2. The Eurocard Open was part of the history of the Stuttgart Masters from 1996 to 1999.