1996 ATP Tour


The Association of Tennis Professionals Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, the ATP World Series, the ATP World Team Cup, the Davis Cup, the ATP Tour World Championships and the Grand Slam Cup.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1996 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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Grand Slam events
ATP Tour World Championships
Summer Olympic Games
ATP Super 9
ATP Championship Series
ATP World Series
Team events

January

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
1 JanHopman Cup
Perth, Australia
Hopman Cup
Hard – 8 teams

2–1
Round Robin

Round Robin

1 JanAustralian Men's Hardcourt Championships
Adelaide, Australia
World Series
Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles

February

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 Feb
Davis Cup first round

Rome, Italy – clay

Johannesburg, South Africa – hard

Geneva, Switzerland – clay

Besançon, France – hard

Jaipur, India – grass

Katrineholm, Sweden – carpet

Plzeň, Czech Republic – carpet

Carlsbad, CA, United States – hard
First-round winners 3–2
3–2
5–0
5–0
5–0
4–1
3–2
5–0
First-round losers






12 FebDubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
World Series
Hard – $1,014,250 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles

March

April

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
1 AprDavis Cup Quarterfinals
Rome, Italy – clay
Limoges, France – clay
Calcutta, India – grass
Prague, Czech Republic – carpet
Quarterfinal winners 4–1
5–0
5–0
3–2
Quarterfinal losers


8 AprSalem Open
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
World Series
Hard – $303,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles

May

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
6 MayPanasonic German Open
Hamburg, Germany
Super 9
$1,950,000 – clay – 56S/28D
Singles – Doubles

June

July

August

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
5 AugSan Marino Open
San Marino, San Marino
World Series
$275,000 – clay – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles

September

October

WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
7 OctCA-TennisTrophy
Vienna, Austria
Championship Series
$675,000 – carpet – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles

November

December

ATP rankings

Statistical information

List of players and singles titles won:
Titles won by nation:
  • 20
  • 12
  • 7
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 5
  • 3
  • 3
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
The following players won their first career title:
  • Karim Alami – Atlanta
  • Byron Black – Seoul
  • Roberto Carretero – Hamburg Masters
  • Hernán Gumy – Santiago
  • Félix Mantilla – Oporto
  • Jiří Novák – Auckland
  • Mark Philippoussis – Toulouse
  • Cédric Pioline – Copenhagen