1996 Bournemouth International Explained

The 1996 Bournemouth International (also known as the 1996 Samsung Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth in England and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 9 September until 15 September 1996. First-seeded Albert Costa won the singles title.^[1]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1996 Bournemouth International – Singles. Albert Costa defeated Marc-Kevin Goellner 6–7^(4–7), 6–2, 6–2

• It was Costa's 3rd and last singles title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Doubles

See main article: 1996 Bournemouth International – Doubles. Marc-Kevin Goellner / Greg Rusedski defeated Rodolphe Gilbert / Nuno Marques 6–3, 7–6

• It was Goellner's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Rusedski's 1st title of the year and the 4th of his career.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1997. 1997. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002187145. John Barrett. 131, 151.