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1996 Australian Open
1996 Australian Open
Date	15–28 January 1996
Edition	84th
Kategorie	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Standort	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Melbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
	Boris Becker
Women's singles
	Monica Seles
Men's doubles
	Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda
Women's doubles
	Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mixed doubles
	Larisa Neiland / Mark Woodforde
Boys' singles
	Björn Rehnquist
Girls' singles
	Magdalena Grzybowska
Boys' doubles
	Daniele Bracciali / Jocelyn Robichaud
Girls' doubles
	Michaela Pastiková / Jitka Schönfeldová

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The 1996 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.

Seniors

Men's singles

Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2^[1]

It was Becker's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Women's singles

Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1^[2]

It was Seles' 9th and last career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title.

Men's doubles

Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda defeated Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1^[3]

It was Edberg's 9th and last career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was Korda's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.

Women's doubles

Chanda Rubin / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández 7–5, 2–6, 6–4^[4]

It was Rubin's only career Grand Slam title. It was Sánchez Vicario's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last Australian Open title.

Mixed doubles

Larisa Neiland / Mark Woodforde defeated Nicole Arendt / Luke Jensen 4–6, 7–5, 6–0

It was Neiland's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Björn Rehnquist defeated Mathias Hellstrom 2–6, 6–2, 7–5

References

^ "1996 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
^ "1996 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
^ "1996 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
^ "1996 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

External links

Australian Open official website

Preceded by 1995 US Open	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1996 French Open

[AOchampms-1] "1996 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.

[AOchampws-2] "1996 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.

[AOchampmd-3] "1996 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.

[AOchampwd-4] "1996 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

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+The '''1996 Australian Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] at [[Melbourne Park]] in [[Melbourne]] in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.
-The '''1996 Australian Open''' was a [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] at [[Melbourne Park]] in [[Melbourne]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] in Australia. It was the 84th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 15 through 28 January 1996.
 ==Seniors==
-===Men's Singles===
+===Men's singles===
-{{main|1996 Australian Open – Men's Singles}}
+{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Men's singles}}
-{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Boris Becker]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 <ref name=AOchampms>{{cite web|title=1996 Men's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_MS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Boris Becker]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Chang]] 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2<ref name=AOchampms>{{cite web|title=1996 Men's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_MS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>
 * It was Becker's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Australian Open title.
-===Women's Singles===
+===Women's singles===
-{{main|1996 Australian Open – Women's Singles}}
+{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Women's singles}}
-{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Monica Seles]]''' defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anke Huber]] 6–4, 6–1 <ref name=AOchampws>{{cite web|title=1996 Women's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Monica Seles]]''' defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Anke Huber]] 6–4, 6–1<ref name=AOchampws>{{cite web|title=1996 Women's Singles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LS_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>
 * It was Seles' 9th and last career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title.
-===Men's Doubles===
+===Men's doubles===
-{{main|1996 Australian Open – Men's Doubles}}
+{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Men's doubles}}
-{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Stefan Edberg]]''' / {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Petr Korda]]''' defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sébastien Lareau]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]] 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 <ref name=AOchampmd>{{cite web|title=1996 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_MD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Stefan Edberg]]''' / {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Petr Korda]]''' defeated {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sébastien Lareau]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alex O'Brien]] 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1<ref name=AOchampmd>{{cite web|title=1996 Men's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_MD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia}}</ref>
 * It was Edberg's 9th and last career Grand Slam title and his 4th Australian Open title. It was Korda's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title.
 ===Women's doubles===
-{{main|1996 Australian Open – Women's Doubles}}
+{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Women's doubles}}
-{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin]]''' / {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernandez]] 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 <ref name=AOchampwd>{{cite web|title=1996 Women's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130117095904/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LD_1.html|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Chanda Rubin]]''' / {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernández]] 7–5, 2–6, 6–4<ref name=AOchampwd>{{cite web|title=1996 Women's Doubles|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LD_1.html|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=4 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117095904/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1996_LD_1.html|archive-date=17 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 * It was Rubin's only career Grand Slam title. It was Sánchez Vicario's 12th career Grand Slam title and her 4th and last Australian Open title.
-===Mixed Doubles===
+===Mixed doubles===
-{{main|1996 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles}}
+{{Main|1996 Australian Open – Mixed doubles}}
 {{flagicon|LAT}} '''[[Larisa Neiland]]''' / {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Mark Woodforde]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Luke Jensen]] 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
 * It was Neiland's 6th and last career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title. It was Woodforde's 11th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Australian Open title.
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 ==Juniors==
-===Boys' Singles===
+===Boys' singles===
-{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Rehnquist]]''' defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Mattias Hellstrom|Mathias Hellstrom]] 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
+{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Björn Rehnquist]]''' defeated {{flagicon|SWE}} Mathias Hellstrom 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
-===Girls' Singles===
+===Girls' singles===
 {{flagicon|POL}} '''[[Magdalena Grzybowska]]''' defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathalie Dechy]] 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
-===Boys' Doubles===
+===Boys' doubles===
 {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Daniele Bracciali]]''' / {{flagicon|CAN}} '''[[Jocelyn Robichaud]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bryan]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bryan]] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
-===Girls' Doubles===
+===Girls' doubles===
 {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Michaela Paštiková]]''' / {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Jitka Schönfeldová]]''' defeated {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Olga Barabanschikova]] / {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mirjana Lučić]] 6–1, 6–3
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 ==External links==
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918071711/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/index.html Australian Open official website]
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+{{1996 ATP Tour}}
+{{1996 WTA Tour}}
+{{1996 in tennis}}
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 [[Category:1996 in Australian tennis]]
-[[Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year|1996]]
 [[Category:January 1996 sports events in Australia]]
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v t e 1996 ATP Tour « 1995 1997 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Mercedes Super 9	Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Stuttgart Indoor (S, D) Paris (S, D)
ATP Championship Series	Antwerp (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Milan (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Stuttgart Outdoor (S, D) Washington (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Vienna (S, D)
ATP World Series	Adelaide (S, D) Doha (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Zagreb (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Marseille (S, D) San Jose (S, D) Mexico City (S, D) Rotterdam (S, D) Scottsdale (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) New Delhi (S, D) Bermuda (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Munich (S, D) Prague (S, D) Pinehurst (S, D) Coral Springs (S, D) St. Pölten (S, D) London/Queen's Club (S, D) Oporto (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Bologna (S, D) Halle (S, D) Nottingham (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Newport (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Amsterdam (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) San Marino (S, D) Umag (S, D) Long Island (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Bournemouth (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Basel (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Lyon (S, D) Marbella (S, D) Singapore (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Ostrava (S, D) Tel Aviv (S, D) Toulouse (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Santiago (S, D) Stockholm (S, D)
Team events	Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup
Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles) (S, D)

v t e 1996 WTA Tour « 1995 1997 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Zürich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Essen (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Manhattan Beach (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Oklahoma City (S, D) Linz (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bol (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Karlovy Vary (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) Summer Olympics, Atlanta (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)