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1996 Lipton Championships

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1996 Lipton Championships
DateMarch 22 – March 31
Edition12th
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
StandortKey Biscayne, United States
VenueTennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Vereinigte Staaten Andre Agassi
Women's singles
Deutschland Steffi Graf
Men's doubles
Australien Todd Woodbridge / Australien Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
Tschechische Republik Jana Novotná / Spanien Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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The 1996 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 22 through March 31, 1996.

Champions

Men's Singles

Vereinigte Staaten Andre Agassi defeated Kroatien Goran Ivanišević 3–0 (Ivanišević retired)

  • It was Agassi's 1st title of the year and the 33rd of his career. It was his 3rd win at the event, having also won in 1990 and 1995.


Women's Singles

Deutschland Steffi Graf defeated Vereinigte Staaten Chanda Rubin 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Graf's 2nd title of the year and the 109th of her career. It was her 5th win at the event, having also won in 1987, 1988, 1994 and 1995.


Men's Doubles

Australien Todd Woodbridge / Australien Mark Woodforde defeated Südafrika Ellis Ferreira / Vereinigte Staaten Patrick Galbraith 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Woodbridge's 4th title of the year and the 44th of his career. It was Woodforde's 5th title of the year and the 48th of his career.


Women's Doubles

Tschechische Republik Jana Novotná / Spanien Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated Vereinigte Staaten Meredith McGrath / Lettland Larisa Neiland 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Novotná's 2nd title of the year and the 68th of her career. It was Sánchez Vicario's 2nd title of the year and the 64th of her career.