1996 BellSouth Open

1996 ATP Auckland Open
Date 8 – 14 January
Edition 29th
Category World Series
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $303,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Venue ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Jiří Novák [1]
Doubles
South Africa Marcos Ondruska / United States Jack Waite [2]

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.

Winners

Men's Singles

Czech Republic Jiří Novák defeated New Zealand Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4

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

Men's Doubles

South Africa Marcos Ondruska / United States Jack Waite defeated Sweden Jonas Björkman / New Zealand 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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