1996 Panasonic German Open

The 1996 Panasonic German Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 90th edition of the Hamburg Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in Germany from 6 May through 12 May 1996.

For the WTA Tour event, see 1996 WTA German Open.
1996 Panasonic German Open
Date6 – 12 May
Edition90th
CategorySuper 9
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHamburg, Germany
VenueRothenbaum Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Roberto Carretero [1]
Doubles
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor [2]

The singles field was headlined by ATP No. 5, 1995 Tour Championships winner, Australian Open and 1991 Hamburg runner-up Boris Becker, Zagreb, Dubai, Milan, Rotterdam and Grand Slam Cup champion Goran Ivanišević and Adelaide winner and Rotterdam and St. Petersburg finalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Other top seeds competing were Indian Wells winner Wayne Ferreira, Monte Carlo and Indian Wells semifinalist Marcelo Ríos, Sergi Bruguera, Arnaud Boetsch and Marc Rosset.

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open – Singles

Roberto Carretero defeated Àlex Corretja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Carretero's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career. It was his 1st Masters title of the year and his 1st overall.


Men's Doubles
Main article: 1996 Panasonic German Open – Doubles

Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Guy Forget / Jakob Hlasek 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Knowles' 4th title of the year and the 8th of his career. It was Nestor's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career.

References
  1. "1996 Hamburg Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Hamburg Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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