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1996 Dubai Tennis Championships

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1996 Dubai Tennis Championships
Date12–18 February
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$1,014,250
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
VenueAviation Club Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Croatia Goran Ivanišević[1]
Doubles
Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell[2]
← 1995 · Dubai Tennis Championships · 1997 →

The 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from 12 February through 18 February 1996. Fourth-seeded Goran Ivanišević won the singles title.[3]

Finals

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Singles

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Croatia Goran Ivanišević defeated Spain Albert Costa 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Ivanišević's 2nd title of the year and the 20th of his career.

Doubles

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Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell defeated Czech Republic Karel Nováček / Czech Republic Jiří Novák 6–0, 6–1

  • It was Black's 1st title of the year and the 12th of his career. It was Connell's 1st title of the year and the 18th of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Dubai – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1996 Dubai – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1997). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130, 147. ISBN 9780002187145.
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