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1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships

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The 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1996 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from April 15 through April 21, 1996. Pete Sampras and Kimiko Date won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

USA Pete Sampras defeated USA Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–5

  • It was Sampras' 4th singles title of the year and the 40th of his career.

Women's singles

Main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

JPN Kimiko Date defeated USA Amy Frazier 7–5, 6–4

  • It was Date's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde defeated BAH Mark Knowles / USA Rick Leach 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Woodbridge's 5th title of the year and the 45th of his career. It was Woodforde's 6th title of the year and the 49th of his career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1996 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

JPN Kimiko Date / JPN Ai Sugiyama defeated USA Amy Frazier / USA Kimberly Po 7–6, 6–7, 6–3

  • It was Date's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career. It was Sugiyama's only title of the year and the 3rd of her career.

References

References

  1. "1996 Tokyo – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Tokyo – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. (1997). "International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997". CollinsWillow.
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