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1996 Australian Open

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1996 Australian Open
Date15 – 28 January
Edition84th
KategorieGrand Slam (ITF)
StandortMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Men's singles
Deutschland Boris Becker
Women's singles
Vereinigte Staaten Monica Seles
Men's doubles
Schweden Stefan Edberg / Tschechische Republik Petr Korda
Women's doubles
Vereinigte Staaten Chanda Rubin / Spanien Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mixed doubles
Lettland Larisa Neiland / Australien Mark Woodforde
Boys' singles
Schweden Björn Rehnquist
Girls' singles
Polen Magdalena Grzybowska
Boys' doubles
Italien Daniele Bracciali / Kanada Jocelyn Robichaud
Girls' doubles
Tschechische Republik Michaela Paštiková / Tschechische Republik Jitka Schonfeldova
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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

Deutschland Boris Becker defeated Vereinigte Staaten Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

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

Women's Singles

Vereinigte Staaten Monica Seles defeated Deutschland Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1

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

Men's Doubles

Schweden Stefan Edberg / Tschechische Republik Petr Korda defeated Kanada Sébastien Lareau / Vereinigte Staaten Alex O'Brien 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–1

  • 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

Vereinigte Staaten Chanda Rubin / Spanien Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Vereinigte Staaten Lindsay Davenport / Vereinigte Staaten Mary Joe Fernandez 7–5, 2–6, 6–4

  • 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

Lettland Larisa Neiland / Australien Mark Woodforde defeated Vereinigte Staaten Nicole Arendt / Vereinigte Staaten 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

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

Girls' Singles

Polen Magdalena Grzybowska defeated Frankreich Nathalie Dechy 6–1, 4–6, 6–1

Boys' Doubles

Italien Daniele Bracciali / Kanada Jocelyn Robichaud defeated Vereinigte Staaten Bob Bryan / Vereinigte Staaten Mike Bryan 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Girls' Doubles

Tschechische Republik Michaela Paštiková / Tschechische Republik Jitka Schonfeldova defeated Weißrussland Olga Barabanschikova / Kroatien Mirjana Lučić 6–1, 6–3

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