1996 Gerry Weber Open

The 1996 Gerry Weber Open was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 17 June through 23 June 1996. Unseeded Nicklas Kulti won the singles title.

1996 Gerry Weber Open
Date17–23 June
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$875,000
SurfaceGrass / outdoors
LocationHalle, Germany
VenueGerry Weber Stadion
Champions
Singles
Nicklas Kulti [1]
Doubles
Byron Black / Grant Connell [2]

Finals

Singles

Nicklas Kulti defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Kulti's 3rd title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Doubles

Byron Black / Grant Connell defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek 6–1, 7–5

  • It was Black's 4th title of the year and the 15th of his career. It was Connell's 3rd title of the year and the 20th of his career.

References

  1. "1996 Halle – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1996 Halle – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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