1996 Wimbledon Championships

1996 Wimbledon Championships
Date 24 June – 7 July
Edition 110th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S/64D/64XD
Prize money £6,465,910
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Women's Singles
Germany Steffi Graf
Men's Doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
Women's Doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková
Mixed Doubles
Czech Republic Cyril Suk / Czech Republic Helena Suková
Boys' Singles
Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov
Girls' Singles
France Amélie Mauresmo
Boys' Doubles
Italy Daniele Bracciali / Canada Jocelyn Robichaud
Girls' Doubles
Belarus Olga Barabanschikova / France Amélie Mauresmo
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Poland Wojciech Fibak / United States Tim Wilkison
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Anne Smith
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Australia John Alexander / United States Sherwood Stewart

The 1996 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England.[1][2] It was the 110th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 24 June to 7 July 1996.

Events

When rain interrupted play on Centre Court on 3 July with a crowd that included Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent and actress Joanna Lumley,[3] Cliff Richard, who was watching from the royal box, was approached by court officials for an interview. They suggested that he sing a song or two to entertain the crowd.[4] With approval from his PR manager Richard proceeded to give an impromptu performance, starting with "Summer Holiday".[5]

The performance ran for twenty minutes and consisted of Richard's hits such as "Living Doll" and "Congratulations", as well as the Elvis Presley hit "All Shook Up".[5] Past tennis stars Virginia Wade, Martina Navratilova, Hana Mandlíková, Pam Shriver, Liz Smylie, Gigi Fernández and Conchita Martínez were in the Royal Box and proceeded to join in as background singers.[3][5]

Richard was not aware that his performance was televised by the BBC, and after six songs presenter Des Lynam jokingly claimed "we'll probably get one hell of a bill." The performance made the front pages in many major British newspapers on the following day. Since a retractable roof was completed on Centre Court in 2009 such a performance is unlikely to happen again.[6]

During the entrance of the court staff for the Men's Singles final, the court was briefly invaded by a streaker.[7]

Prize money

The total prize money for 1996 championships was £6,465,910. The winner of the men's title earned £392,500 while the women's singles champion earned £353,000.[8][9]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £392,500
Women's Singles £353,000
Men's Doubles * £160,810 N/A
Women's Doubles * £139,040 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £68,280 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles

Netherlands Richard Krajicek defeated United States MaliVai Washington, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 [10]

  • It was Krajicek's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. He became the first Dutchman to win a Grand Slam singles title and the first Dutch singles winner since Kea Bouman in 1926.

Women's Singles

Germany Steffi Graf defeated Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 7–5 [11]

  • It was Graf's 20th career Grand Slam singles title and her 7th and last title at Wimbledon.

Men's Doubles

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 [12]

  • It was Woodbridge's 10th career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 4th Wimbledon title.

Women's Doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Helena Suková defeated United States Meredith McGrath / Latvia Larisa Neiland, 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 [13]

  • It was Hingis' 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. It was Suková's 9th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at Wimbledon.

Mixed Doubles

Czech Republic Cyril Suk / Czech Republic Helena Suková defeated Australia Mark Woodforde / Latvia Larisa Neiland, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 [14]

  • It was Suk's 3rd career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd title at Wimbledon. It was Suková's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 2nd title at Wimbledon.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov defeated Croatia Ivan Ljubičić, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 [15]

Girls' Singles

France Amélie Mauresmo defeated Spain Magüi Serna, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 [16]

Boys' Doubles

Italy Daniele Bracciali / Canada Jocelyn Robichaud defeated South Africa Damien Roberts / South Africa Wesley Whitehouse, 6–2, 6–4 [17]

Girls' Doubles

Belarus Olga Barabanschikova / France Amélie Mauresmo defeated United States Lilia Osterloh / United States Samantha Reeves, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 [18]

Invitation

Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles

Poland Wojciech Fibak / United States Tim Wilkison defeated Czech Republic Pavel Složil / Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1

Ladies' Invitation Doubles

United Kingdom Jo Durie / United States Anne Smith defeated Slovenia Mima Jaušovec / South Africa Yvonne Vermaak, 6–3, 6–2

Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles

Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent defeated United States Marty Riessen / United States Sherwood Stewart, 7–6, 6–2

Singles seeds

References

  1. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ↑ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
  3. 1 2 Smith, Aiden (18 July 2004). "Sir Cliff's Wimbledon singalong was all a PR stunt". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "True Or False". cliffrichard.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "3 July 1996: Cliff Richard sings at Wimbledon". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Gibson, Owen (22 April 2009). "Centre Court at Wimbledon has it covered after years of rain". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Williams, Richard (19 June 2009). "The magic of Wimbledon". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  9. ↑ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Girls' Doubles Finals 1982-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Preceded by
1996 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1996 US Open
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